2015/2016 BOARD OF BASKETBALL IRELAND Jackie Dunne Ann Diffney Derek McGrath Frank Ryan Noreen O’Connell Seamas Donnelly Tim Murphy Tommy Canavan
Chairperson
BASKETBALL IRELAND NATIONAL COUNCIL Gerry Kelly Annette O’Toole Margaret Miley Martin Conroy Denis Hennessey Paula Ryan-Kavanagh Rachel O’Connell Richie O’Mahoney Rovena Fahey Tom O’Malley
President Women’s National League Committee (WNLC) National Area Boards Committee (NABC) Colleges Committee (NCC) Referees Council (NRC) National Tables Official Committee (NTOC) Coaches Committee (BICC) Primary Schools Mini Basketball Committee (PSMNC) Commissioners Post Primary Schools Committee (PPSC) 2
MESSAGE FROM THE IRISH SPORTS COUNCIL I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Basketball Ireland on a superb year of competitions that produced countless memorable moments both at an international and national level. In 2016 Sport Ireland will invest over 685,000 in Basketball Ireland through core and women in sport funding to support a range of national and local initiatives aimed at developing the sport of basketball in Ireland.
JOHN TRACEY
Basketball has witnessed a period of sustained growth over the last twelve months. The 2016 season is shaping up very well and the future looks bright with the increasing popularity of Basketball amongst Ireland’s youth, which can be seen in increasing membership numbers which is now over 18,000. I would like to take this opportunity to wish the best of luck to all those involved in the Irish basketball community for the up-and-coming season.
CEO, Irish Sports Council
MESSAGE FROM FIBA Dear Friends, It is with great pleasure that I write this foreword for the Basketball Ireland Annual Report. I say this because Basketball Ireland has enjoyed another groundbreaking year, ultimately leading to eight Irish teams taking to the court in European competition in the summer of 2016. It was particularly pleasing from my point of view to see Ireland represented in the FIBA Europe Cup – FIBA’s newest club competition – via a unique development programme that brought together some of the best Irish talents to give them a taste of European basketball.
at the European Games in Baku, where your women’s team finished a commendable seventh in the Women’s 3x3 competition. It is fantastic to see the leaps and bounds our smaller federations are making in this exciting new format as they not only compete, but also regularly beat their rivals from more established basketball-playing nations. Of course, Basketball Ireland’s successes in 2015 not only came on the court. It was encouraging to learn that the federation’s debt continues to shrink.
I am in no doubt of the extreme learning curve that all involved in this project must have gone through, but I am confident of the longterm benefits Irish basketball will ultimately experience from having players exposed to this high level of basketball.
I look forward to seeing Basketball Ireland operating in the positives in the very near future which will no doubt be assisted by the increasing number of active players, a commendable achievement in a crowded sporting market.
Another major highlight was of course seeing Ireland represented
I wish all Irish teams the best of luck on the courts in summer 2016, and 3
KAMIL NOVAK Regional Director Europe I look forward to meeting with some of you in the very near future when Dublin hosts the FIBA Europe General Assembly. All the best going forward, Kamil Novak FIBA Executive Director Europe
CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT
JACKIE DUNNE Chairperson
As my term comes to an end and I pen my final annual report I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has come on the journey with me over the past four years. I am extremely proud of what we have achieved in my term and it was a huge honour to be the only female Chairperson of a board of a national governing body of a major sport which has both male and female members. Thank you also to those who nominated me for “Ireland’s Top 30 Female, most influential women in sport”. Our sport has tremendous input from our volunteers throughout the basketball community. Without this we would struggle to function as well as we do. There is a great sense of community building and under the direction of the BI HQ, there are a number of very promising steps made in the past that will effect the future. As always in sport we must learn from our past and ensure to make it a stronger vibrant future, I am very fortunate to have chaired a board of directors with two common objectives to develop a strategy for longevity and sustainability to make basketball better for all and place our sport on the platform it deserves and to implement a governance structure that complies with appropriate governance standards and a 4
framework to measure this effectively. I am delighted to say we succeeded in completing both next steps are now underway to implement the longer term strategy. Our President and Chairman of Council Mr Gerry Kelly is also at the end of this term, I think you will join with me in acknowledging the significant input Gerry has dedicated to our sport, he travelled the country to events and was a brand ambassador promoting our game and association at every opportunity. Gerry and I worked extremely closely in my first two years, as I had the pleasure of being part of his council constituent, we embraced the challenges together with a common sense of improving the game and enhancing the quality of same, I would like to extend my sincere thanks to Gerry for all he has done for me and our sport. This leads me to the individual committees where some members have changed over my time and some roles evolved however one common theme has remained and that is they all do the best they can for our sport. Well done to you all for your enthusiasm, energy and passion. Long may it continue as we show the way for others to take on roles and as we prepared to plan our successors. We have lost and gained some professional staff at BIHQ all led by our Secretary General / CEO, Bernard O’Byrne, who has restructured his organisation in the past twelve months to allow for appropriate succession planning, Bernard thank you for your continued support and contributions during my time as Chairperson. Thank you to all
CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT our professional staff for your continued support and professionalism throughout my term, I have to call out our CFO Donal Walsh for his outstanding contribution in managing our finances and keeping our sport aligned with all financial protocols, Donal has been a pleasure to work with.
had the Cup Finals weekend on TG4 where this past year we split the Men’s and Women’s finals and it generated enormous viewers. We continued to move the league finals around Ireland this year going to Kilkenny which was a very successful weekend with a view to showcase the sport around the county.
Donal and Bernard together with the board of directors have guided our sport from a deep financial debt to a much stronger financial standing, allowing in the very near future for some reinvestment back into our sport. During my time we have also seen tremendous growth in our development officers, who are working tirelessly through the country to improve our game. With the addition of Bernard as a member of a FIBA subcommittee we are reaping the benefits with him raising our profile and acquiring FIBA financial support. Testament to this
There are a few milestones on my four year journey that I am particularly proud of and it was only due to the drive and commitment of my colleagues and the basketball community that they are so successful.
was the FIBA 2016 general assembly held here in Dublin on May 27th & 28th. It is a great achievement to see us host the Basketball leaders from all over Europe and to showcase our support.
moved to March to allow more time to sell them and as you know bring more money to the grass roots.
The National Draw is in its third year and has gained more momentum each year with significant funds going back into the Community. It is a great initiative and success story within Basketball Ireland. The tickets for this year are already in circulation and the draw date has been
I introduced and developed a governance structure around our sport that has a solid foundation and is compliant with governance standards; this has paved the path to longer term vision and objective setting for our sport in general. With that in mind we completed the analysis within the basketball community our “grass roots” to develop the strategic plan “Step to the Line” and now a development group “strategic plan implementation group” are empowered with driving the implementation of the plan. I firmly believe this plan when implemented puts our sport at the forefront and will result in great successes.
I would like to extend my gratitude to the Board of the Arena and the Arena staff who continue to provide a warm welcoming environment at all events that are held in the NBA. The Arena staff had a change in some roles during the year and I am delighted to see it thriving and evolving On the Media front we have made significant progress with all our social media platforms doing exceptionally well, our professional staff have developed a new website which gives us the aesthetics, consistent with other sports. Raising our profile and brand awareness was key. On the streaming aspect this took a significant leap this year with school games , college games, National league games and national cup been streamed live, it opens many doors of opportunities. Live on TV we
One particular milestone is the resurgence of the International programmes, it is wonderful to see our sport at a full complement of teams travelling away this summer to Europe representing our sport and their country. For the first time in a number of years we will 5
CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT have representation at U16, U18, U20, and senior in both men and women. Also the international structure seen the development of the Elite Performance Committee (EPC) leading development of players and providing a platform for our elite athletes to compete. This ensured that policies, procedures and guidelines for our high performers are much more available and transparent. It also ensures that we can provide a positive experience for the players. It has to be noted and commented that hundreds of hours the international management and coaches devote to their programmes. Anyone that was in Gormanstown in May at our international weekend could only be enthused. To see in excess of 250 International players “a sea of green” playing with such pride and determination for the green jersey was hugely satisfying. On the management side it was refreshing to see the great collaboration between the squads and the willingness to help each other with ideas, game tape, preparation ideas and indeed development squads playing teams that will travel to Europe starting with our senior women this summer. It is fantastic to see such activity and the fact that we can showcase our sport in Europe, only leaves me to extend my good wishes to all the players and management involved.
Donnelly, Noreen O Connell, Tommy Canavan, Tim Murphy, Derek McGrath , Frank Cashman, Helen King, Fergal Molloy, Paul Meaney and Dave Cody, who work tirelessly in lending their expertise in leading our sport. Significant time, effort and commitment were given by each member to drive the changes in our Sport. My gratitude to the Sports Council of Ireland and the Sports Minister’s office and all of our sponsors and partners for their continued support in helping us advance our sport. I look forward to seeing you all at the AGM on June 11th. My sincere thanks for all your support, efforts over my term. I would like to wish the incoming board members, the new president and all committee members continued success. Last but not least I would like to thank my family for their support and tolerance to the significant time dedicated to our sport. Yours in Sport Jackie Dunne Chairperson Basketball Ireland
Finally my sincere gratitude to my current and past fellow directors, Ann Diffney, Fran Ryan, Professor Seamus
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Dear Members
GERRY KELLY President
As the season draws to a very successful close so does my 4 year term as President of Basketball Ireland. My sincere thanks to everyone for all your advice, help and support throughout the 4 years genuinely it has been very much appreciated. To all Members of Basketball Ireland thank you for giving me the opportunity to serve and represent our Sport as your President. It has been an experience and honour I will treasure for ever. Sincere best wishes to Teresa Walsh on her election to BI President. I hope Teresa enjoys her tenure as much as I have. During my 4 years in office I had the pleaseure of working with 2 very dedicated BI Board Chairpersons Paul Meany and Jackie Dunne. Both worked tirelessly with their respective Board members in developing our Sport. The leadership they have shown is commendable. The legacy of Jackie’s work is to be seen in the Governance and Compliance structures she is leaving for her successor. There are many hurdles ahead for our Sport following the launch of the new 10 year Strategic Plan. It is ambitious, it is creative, it’s aspirational and I look forward to its positive implementation as our Sport continues to grow. The Board and Council working with our Secretary General, Bernard O’Byrne I have no doubt will work tirelessly in insuring its success. 7
To Bernard, Deirdre, the Office Team and the Development Officers my sincere thanks. My work as President would not have been possible without your advise and support. The year under review has, to say the least, been very challenging for the Basketball Ireland Council. As you know the Council is responsible for the implementation and running of our Sport on the ground. Throughout the year your Representatives on the BI Council have worked tirelessly in delivering on the aims and objectives of the respective sectors of our Sport. The Basketball Ireland Operational Agreement signed in 2010 sets out the Role of the Board and Council of Basketball Ireland. The journey on its full implementation is well advanced. The National Draw, which enables all participating Clubs and Teams to raise substantial funds was again a huge success. This initiative is without doubt going to grow in seasons to come. As Basketball Ireland’s domestic season comes to a close, we can all recall countless memorable moments across the country. Congratulations to UCC Demons on retaining their League Trophy and to Templeogue on their incredible Cup victory over Swords Thunder. What would have happened if Isaac Westbrooks last second 3 pointer had dropped. It was a weekend which also witnessed Glanmire defeat Killester in the Women’s Cup Final. In a hugely successful season for Glanmire, the club also won another League Trophy. Congratulations also to UCC Demons and Meteors who this season both celebrated their 50th Anniversary. Congratulations to our Senior Mens and Women’s
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Teams who participated on the International scene with great distinction.
Highlights of the school year would include on the boys side a significant achievement from former school of the year St Malachy’s College, Belfast who won an incredible four National “A” Trophies while Sliabhe Luachra, Rathmore, Lucan Community School and St Aidens Whitehall secured “A” titles for the first time. In the girls schools competitions notable highlights would include Holy Faith Clontarf’s domination of the Senior “A” competitions with SCR Portlaoise and Crescent Comprehensive, Limerick winning titles in the younger age groups.
6 years ago Basketball Ireland had zero teams competing at International level. This season we have 12. Congratulations to all who have made this transition possible. Early in the season the former International Affairs Committee was replaced by the Elite Performance Committee (EPC). Dedicated work has been undertaken by the EPC and I look forward with anticipation to its further development. Best wishes to all our Players, Coaches and Management Teams who are representing us over the coming months.
The Schools U15 Inter-Regional Tournament this season attracted 9 Boys and 9 Girls teams. This Tournament is part of the selection process for the International underage development squads.
NATIONAL AREA BOARD COMMITTEE Throughout the country Basketball could not continue to flourish without the dedicated work of the members of the National Area Boards Committee. They along with the members of the Area Boards are responsible, with the exception of the Super League, for the organising and running of all Club League and Cup Competitions.
PRIMARY SCHOOLS MINI NATIONAL COMMITTEE Primary Schools Mini-Basketball continues to go from strength to strength. This sector of our Sport is working closely with the Local Area Boards around the Country. Close on 15,000 children will have played Primary Schools Mini Basketball under the auspices of affiliated local Area Boards during the season. This sector of our Sport is continuing to grow with the support of our 4 Development Officers.
When support and advice is required I urge you to contact your local Area Board Representatives. They are your point of contact. WOMEN’S SENIOR COMPETITION COMMITTEE
NATIONAL BASKETBALL COLLEGES COMMITTEE The Women’s Senior Competition Committee had its most successful season in a long time. In addition to their normal full season of activities they organised two preseason Tournaments hosted in the Arena and NUIG
The National Basketball Colleges Committee continued its excellent work throughout the season. The College Development Plan for the coming seasons to ensure longevity within College Basketball proving to be very successful. The season under review highlighted:
The PINK Weekend saw 8 National League games were played in the Arena all of which were streamed live. A big “Thank You” to the Referees and Table Officials for their time and service contributed free of charge. Increased attendances were reported at all games throughout the season.
The very successful Intervarsities in Galway with 32 Teams competing, over the 3 days in excess of eighty games were played. The Fresher’s Tournament was again played at full capacity in Carlow with 24 Teams competiting.
POST PRIMARY SCHOOL COMMITTEE Schools finals once again packed the National Basketball Arena and UL. Underage Basketball is the life line of our Sport and without the dedicated work of the Schools Committee, Schools, Coaches and Parents the development of our young players would not be possible. During the season over 600 Registered Schools participated in Schools League and Cup competitions. League and Cup Competitions were run at U19, U16, Junior and Minor levels at A, B, C and D grades in 9 regions before proceeding to All Ireland Qualifying Tournaments.
This season Irish International Colleges Representative Teams travelled to Scotland to play their counterparts. This is the second year of this initiative and next season the Irish Teams will host the now Annual Challenge.
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE COACHES COMMITTEE
Jessica McCarthy was this years NRC Representative at the FIBA Young Peoples International Development Camp.
During a very busy and successful Season the National Coaching Committee were very active running a broad range of Development Programmes for Coaches at all levels of our Sport. This season:
4 National League Referees were accepted to officiate at this years Scania Cup. This is the first time in almost 10 years that Irish Officials have refereed at this International Competition.
Martin McGetterick participated in Year 2 on the FIBA Europe Coaching Certificate.
NATIONAL TABLE OFFICIALS James Weldon completed his FIBA Europe Coaching Certificate.
During the season under review, the National Table Officials Committee continued to build its capacity to develop the important role of Table Officials at all levels in the game from School to International level. With the cooperation of the Area Boards, Clubs and the Schools Committees, significant delivery of Table Officials Development Programmes were provided. Key activities during the season were:
Erin Bracken represented BI Coaches at a FIBA Europe Coaching Clinic during the past year. Over 50 Coaches from around the country attended the BI Ireland Coaches Conference in the Arena. In excess of a dozen Coaching Clinics were run throughout the country as part of Area Board Technical weeks.
Increase in the number of qualified Table Officials at Basketball games.
14 Coaches from all around the country attended a Coaching Development Programme run in conjunction with the National Camp in Gormanston.
A FIBA appointed Table Official provided a number of Development Workshops for all registered Table Officials.
During the season, Introduction to Basketball Coaching Courses were provided to a large number of new Coaches.
Appointment of accredited Table Officials at the 3 FIBA European Games, Schools, Area Board, Club and National Competitions.
Dawn Smyth, Coach Education Manager in Canada gave Skill Development Courses in Dublin, Cork, and Claremorris. This initiative was organised between the National Coaches Committee and Ciaran O’Sullivan, BI Development Officer.
Qualified Table Officials appointed at Home Internationals. Appointments for Special Olympics and Irish Wheelchair Basketball Programmes.
NATIONAL REFEREES COMMITTEE
My sincere thanks also to the members of the National Appeals Committee who we hope are never needed but who are always readily available when required.
The National Referees Committee undertook an ambitious programme of activity for the year under review:
To members throughout the Sport who have lost loved ones during the year my sincere condolences on your sad loss. My prayers and thoughts are with you all.
Grade 3 Programmes designed to provide all new officials with the proper basic tools required to start their refereeing career were provided countrywide. This initiative continues to run in tandem with the Yellow Whistle Programme.
To everyone enjoy the summer, enjoy the 2016/17 Season and again Thank You for the opportunity and the memories.
At National level the “Coaches/Mentors” scheme continued for all new entrants to the National Referees Panel.
Regards Gerry Kelly President Basketball Ireland
A very successful Grade 2 Development Programme was held in Galway at the Inter-Varsities with 21 Participants. Also in Galway at the Inter-Varsities an Assessors Programme was held with 10 Participants. 9
NATIONAL ANNUAL AWARDS 2015/2016 REFEREES Referee of the Year
Maciej Nazimek
Young Referee of the Year
Leanne Ahern
TABLE OFFICIALS Table official of the Year
Mark Traynor
Young Table Official of the Year
Shauna Kavanagh
PRIMARY SCHOOLS MINI-BASKETBALL NATIONAL COMMITTEE Appreciation Award
Noel Keating
Primary School of the Year
BALLYROAN Boys National School
POST PRIMARY SCHOOLS Tom Collins Award
Tom O'Malley
Boys A School of the Year
Colaiste Choilm, Ballincollig
Girls A School of the Year
Holy Faith Clontarf
Girls B School of the Year
Colaiste Choilmcille, Ballyshannon
Boys B School of the Year
De La Salle Waterford
Girls C School of the Year
Abbey Vocational School, Donegal
Boys C School of the Year
Colaiste Oiriall Monaghan
Girls D School of the Year
St. Michael’s Finglas
Boys D School of the Year
Scoil Ui Mhuire Dunleer
Male U19 Schools Player of the Year
Dylan Corkery (Colaiste Choilm, Ballincollig)
Female U19 Schools Player of the Year
Claire Melia (Ard Scoil Rathangan)
Male U16 Schools Player of the Year
Kris Arcilla (Colaiste Padraig Lucan)
Female U16 Schools Player of the Year
Elizabeth Black (Holy Faith Clontarf)
Girls School Coach of the Year
Jerome Westbrooks (Holy Faith Clontarf)
Boys School Coach of the Year
Francis O' Sullivan (Colaiste Choilm Ballincollig)
COLLEGES Div 1 -Male Collegiate Player of the Year
Corey Starkey (NUI Galway)
Div 1-Female Collegiate Player of the Year Jazmen Boone (Waterford IT) Div 2 -Male Collegiate Player of the Year
Graham Brannelly (IT Tallaght)
Div 2-Female Collegiate Player of the Year Lillian McCabe (IT Carlow) Div 3 -Male Collegiate Player of the Year
Dillon Muldoon (IT Sligo)
Div 3-Female Collegiate Player of the Year Aisling McCann (RCSI) 10
NATIONAL ANNUAL AWARDS 2015/2016 AREA BOARDS CLUB OF THE YEAR (non National League)
Ongar Chasers
IWA Irish Wheelchair Basketball Men's Player of the Year
Jason Kennedy (NI Knights WBC)
Irish Wheelchair Basketball Women's Player of the Year
Christine Doyle (Killester WBC)
COMMISSIONERS Commissioner of the Year
Thomas Rawley (RIP)
NATIONAL LEAGUES Men's Premier League Player of the Year
Lehmon Colbert (C&S UCC Demons)
Women’s Premier League Player of the Year
Jazmen Boone (Maxol WIT Wildcats)
Men's Premier League Young Player of the Year
Sean Flood (Templeogue)
Women's Premier League Young Player of the Year
Amy Waters (Singleton's SuperValu Brunell)
Div 1-Male Player of the Year
Kenneth Hansberry (Maree BC)
Div 1-Female Player of the Year
Siobhan Kilkenny (NUIG Mystics)
Div 1 - Men's Young Players of the Year
Eoin Rockall (Maree BC)
WD1 Female YOUNG Player of the Year
Ailish O'Reilly (NUIG Mystics)
Men's Premier League Coach of the Year
Brian O'Malley (Pyrobel Killester)
Women’s Premier League Coach of the Year
Mark Scannell (Team Montenotte Hotel)
Div 1-Men’s Coach of the Year
John Finn (Maree BC)
Div 1- Women’s Coach of the Year
Mike Murray (NUIG Mystics)
UNDERAGE COACHES Men’s Underage Coach of the Year
Daniel O'Sullivan (Ballincollig BC)
Women’s Underage Coach of the Year
Andy Gill (Irish U15W National Team)
APPRECIATION AWARD
Special Olympics Ireland Basketball Team
PRESIDENT'S AWARD
Blue Demons BC & Meteors BC
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
John Landy
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FINANCIAL REPORT 2007-15 2007-2015 Update for Annual Report April 2016 - DW1
Basketball Ireland / Arena Consolidated (Combined) View
2007 Actual 2008 Actual Audited Audited
Income & Expenditure
2009 Actual Audited
2010 Actual Audited
2011 Actual Audited
2012 Actual Audited
2013 Actual Audited
2014 Actual Audited
2015 Actual Audited
ISC Core Grant ISC Women-in-Sport Grant Other State Grants (Dept. of Integration Grant) General income - Deposit Interest & Misc. Income International income - FIBA Europe/ Hibernia/ EPC Olympic Council Grants for 3X3 Basketball Capital Grant Amortisation - Seating Grant 2007 - €400,000 Camp income Total Sponsorship Income incl. Uniforms contract Other 3X3 Grants and income Competitions + National Finals Gate Income Registrations income Courses income 2013 -The Gathering Event/ 2015 Referees Fees Misc. Merchandise Income Special Promotions 2007-2010 : 2014 National Draw Income Arena Income (excl. Shop Sales) Arena Shop Sales (incl. Merchandise from Aug 2012)
€1,021,032 €250,000 €170,495 €61,062 €0 €66,519 €50,000 €188,413 €97,500 €100,000 €88,924 €93,830 €25,584 €0 €93,691 €102,753 €294,434 €96,295
€650,050 €310,000 €185,000 €89,781 €0 €56,269 €50,000 €220,299 €166,577 €0 €133,958 €174,686 €30,843 €0 €84,468 €108,914 €306,347 €100,509
€650,050 €250,000 €100,000 €104,103 €25,000 €64,820 €50,000 €264,983 €53,937 €34,342 €168,832 €117,472 €23,995 €41,995 €88,004 €5,000 €318,324 €89,612
€624,048 €240,000 €5,947 €114,103 €0 €53,775 €50,000 €169,973 €81,950 €31,510 €162,074 €87,483 €24,956 €0 €75,922 -€1,506 €243,094 €72,865
€590,349 €227,040 €45,500 €1,913 €0 €0 €50,000 €63,617 €100,783 -€31,510 €131,221 €220,934 €19,423 €0 €54,032 €0 €265,482 €86,913
€590,349 €127,000 €13,553 €3,703 €0 €0 €50,000 €92,007 €133,993 €0 €157,139 €208,504 €26,746 €0 €11,647 €0 €235,262 €92,959
€572,639 €120,650 €0 €4,041 €0 €0 €50,000 €126,556 €118,427 €0 €154,104 €227,076 €19,301 €5,320 €2,318 €0 €237,253 €101,270
€564,049 €118,000 €0 €8,201 €0 €3,759 €50,000 €144,878 €120,541 €11,285 €181,014 €244,380 €32,505 €0 €864 €22,683 €222,396 €105,742
€575,330 €105,000 €0 €15,330 €59,288 €11,241 €0 €125,243 €173,100 €1,720 €189,191 €233,933 €34,500 €25,000 €0 €0 €240,878 €125,390
Total Revenue
€2,800,532
€2,667,701
€2,450,469
€2,036,194
€1,825,697
€1,742,862
€1,738,955
€1,830,297
€1,915,144
Total Cost of Sales + Overhead Expenditure
€3,045,683
€3,489,868
€2,695,936
€1,790,551
€1,599,080
€1,517,771
€1,531,468
€1,614,847
€1,730,426
(€245,151)
(€822,167)
(€245,467)
€245,643
€226,617
€225,091
€207,487
€215,450
€184,718
€225,091
€207,487
€215,450
KEY PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT LINE / (DEFICIT) FOR THE YEAR
SURPLUS
(€124,000)
Prior-Year Adjustment - Dept. TT&S Capital Grants Extraordinary/ Exceptional Legacy Items 2009 - Arena - Change in Status of Liability to Contingent : 2015 Dept. of Education Secondment 2001-2003 SURPLUS / (DEFICIT) after PYA and Exceptional Legacy Items
€1,138,425 (€245,151)
(€822,167)
€892,958
(€46,708) €245,643
€102,617
€138,010
Basketball Ireland / Arena Consolidated (Combined) View 2010 Actual Audited
Cashflows 2010 - 2015
2011 Actual Audited
2012 Actual Audited
2013 Actual Audited
2014 Actual Audited
2015 Actual Audited
( Bank Current Accounts ) Opening Consolidated Bank Current A/cs
(€440,764)
€268,177
€438,552
€463,367
€389,027
€475,076
Consolidated Surplus/ (Deficit) for Year Add : Depreciation Charge Less: Capital Grant Amortisation Less: Integration Grant Amortisation Working Capital Movement for Year Capital Repayments - All Loans New Term Loan Receipt - Bank of Ireland BI Patron Scheme Receipt Capital Expenditure ( net of Grants Rec'd) )
€245,643 €144,615 (€113,195) (€5,947) (€130,700) (€103,000) €450,000 €225,000 (€3,475)
€226,617 €141,518 (€113,195) (€45,500) €155,404 (€166,210)
€225,091 €142,608 (€113,195) (€13,553) (€31,837) (€154,668)
€207,487 €146,521 (€115,854) €0 (€95,826) (€157,301)
€215,450 €141,952 (€115,854) €0 €73,802 (€200,931)
€138,010 €93,629 (€67,639) €0 (€76,393) (€296,520)
(€28,259)
(€29,631)
(€59,367)
(€28,370)
(€32,875)
€268,177
€438,552
€463,367
€389,027
€475,076
€233,288
Closing Consolidated Bank Current A/cs
Consolidated Balance Sheets
Basketball Ireland Dec 2009
Arena Dec 2009
2009 Actual 2010 Actual Consolidated Audited
2011 Actual Audited
2012 Actual Audited
2013 Actual Audited
2014 Actual Audited
2015 Actual Audited
€295,250
€3,017,535
€3,312,785
€3,170,877
€3,058,266
€2,945,288
€2,902,353
€2,832,794
Other Net Current Assets/ (Liabilities)
(€254,623)
(€4,104)
(€258,727)
€146,417
€239,244
€309,453
€332,741
€299,180
€155,538
Bank of Ireland Overdraft/ 10-Year Term Loan
(€440,764)
€0
(€440,764)
(€430,093)
(€393,122)
(€356,297)
(€317,483)
(€275,668)
(€165,768)
FIBA Europe Loan
(€400,000)
€0
(€400,000)
(€375,000)
(€364,100)
(€328,824)
(€293,827)
(€257,798)
(€130,000)
Friends First Lease/ HPA
(€266,200)
€0
(€266,200)
(€215,112)
(€174,780)
(€134,448)
(€94,116)
(€53,822)
€0
€0
€0
€0
(€218,192)
(€173,186)
(€130,951)
(€87,793)
(€5,000)
€0
(€1,106,964)
€0
(€1,106,964)
(€1,238,397)
(€1,105,188)
(€950,520)
(€793,219)
(€592,288)
(€295,768) (€145,708)
Fixed Assets
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FINANCIAL REPORT 2007-15
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2016 ALL STAR AWARDS
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Y R a t e R t c R o p Se e R S ’ l a R e n Ge SECRETARY GENERAL’S ADDRESS Thank you to all of you who have co-operated and strived to continue the recent progress of our sport back from the edge of financial abyss to a new future where hopefully all sectors will be helped and encouraged to thrive.
BERNARD O’BYRNE Secretary General
As we move towards the ultimate target of being debt-free we can gradually turn our attentions towards a new era where decisions will be taken on how best to spread development funds rather than if we have enough to pay bank payments.
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Intermediate Club Cupvolunteers, Final thisbetter yearorganisational in those that everybody added greatly toensuring the enjoyment. As in the sport feels connected. work is never done, the ch usual the decibels raisedThe the roof never over – you never have everything c at all the schools finals in the Arena At this time of year I always like to tak and indeed around the country. through minefield called “pick your high Our four Nationalyear” Leagues offeringprovided as it does a unique opportu unintentionally great competition and that offend sectorseveral people and at the one time. It is a particularly danger seems to be set for more growth in this year as, genuinely, there have several the coming seasons. of enjoyment and enthusiasm. Our Ladie
to Baku; our men heading to China; C&S
Demons donning eight the “Invincibles” tag; fa To round off our season, Inter-Regionals competitions in the Scho teams will travel to European AICC and NAIC competitions; Table Offi Championships holding thistheir first summer FIBA clinic; referees we including for thelovely first uniforms time in inseven the Cup semi-finals an great Cup years our SeniortheMen andsemi-final Senior in Cork; our fan Finals in the Arena; the season–end bask Women. We wish them all great festival in Galway. I also thoroughly enjo success. attending AGMs in Kerry, Donegal, the M
and Dublin plus the meetings in Carrick-
Personally, I wantShannon to thank thoseA genuine feeling and all Virginia. BY BERnARD o’BYRnE who I have met during the year I think that is an appropriate lesson for all in just past, new friends and old for o, we hired a marquee for the front of the Basketball take our annual really stock of building so that those attending the 2015 The Ireland seasonas wejust ended the courtesy and hospitality I have things have gone and where we are going. National Cup Finals would have a new experience – howhas been a most enjoyable one.It is received. I am most appreciative. undoubtedly true that we have much progress made. a basketball fan zone. In it, amongst other things, TheParticipations dark cloud of debt is and lifting, weexcitement can see blue we put a life-size picture of our special Guest of grew in participation all areas numbers of the are game – Finally, I want to say thanks to two skies beyond; growing, Honour, Olympic hero John Treacy. On arrival we have growing complaints that not enough games he would enter the fan zone and the first thing we primary schools, secondary schools, colleagues that I have worked closely are colleges, being provided; the International platform would see was his glorious image as he crossed the clubs, both at local andis with during the past four years – being prepared for full re-engagement; sponsors have finish line to collect his silver medal. He would National level. The fact that we now begun to re-emerge from the long grass of austerity-Chair Jackie Dunne and President immediately feel welcome and appreciated in the have twelve International in than driven inaction. There are definitely squads more smiles home of Irish Basketball. Great stuff. Gerry Kelly. Both have reached frowns. That was until a member different stages of development is the end of their allotted tenures. I Wethe havelargely grappled of staff spotted him arriving great boost, albeit that wish to thank them for their Trojan and helpfully ushered with financial And the lesson is – model is still in place.challenges self-funded work on behalf of Basketball Ireland
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him in through a sideand we will always never believe you have door so he could avoid the have to be wary of any and their influence on me and The visits of our Men’s teamof those to encouragement to me during that re-emergence queues. Four thousand one everything covered monsters. Our new hundred and thirty six fans China last summer and the fantastic likely to time. I know neither of them will be visited the Cup Finals that performance of our challenges Women’sareteam be broader than just that fight, such as providing lost to the sport and I wish them the weekend; only one didn’t see the homage to John in facilities, Baku inbetter the coaching European Treacy – John Treacy himself. better and Olympics officialdom, very best for the future. clearly point to greatbasketball possibilities And the lesson is – never believe you have brighter initiatives to move nearerfor to the everything covered. centre-stage of the Irish sporting landscape. More the future. Page 14
On behalf of my staff I would like to thank all the voluntary committees around the sport with whom we deal throughout the season. I believe the relationship between BIHQ and our volunteers continues to strengthen as each appreciates the challenges of the other section more and more. I am delighted that the National Cup Final weekend continues to expand and excite, the addition of the Wheelchair Cup Final and the new
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Enjoy your summer, see you for the 2016/17 season – it is already promising to be a cracker. Regards, Bernard O’Byrne Secretary General Basketball Ireland
DIGITAL EMPOWERMENT
HOW THE FUTURE OF BASKETBALL COVERAGE IN IRELAND IS IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND. Ask any basketball club in the 32 counties what they want more of and ‘media coverage’ will make the list. Games promotion and marketing are always a high priority but budget, expertise and time constraints can often hold back even the best-willed of volunteers. Basketball held its own in mainstream media in the last year. The sport was featured much more frequently on TV news programming while the audience for the live TG4 broadcasts of the 2016 Hula Hoops National Cup finals increased by 19% from the previous year.
with a future-proof platform to build on the 5,000,000 page views to date by half a million users. And that’s not even where the future lies. The new generation of ‘digital natives’ see their social media timeline as the primary source of news. That gives every club in the country a chance to increase their reach, grow their community and promote their sport through platforms like Facebook and Twitter. And that’s great news. Because they’re free!
In print, there were 1,865 articles about basketball in the narrow window of the National League season. That’s over 70 articles per week across local and national print media. The thing is, the definition of ‘media coverage’ has completely changed in the past number of years. Before the morning papers, the evening radio bulletin or the nightly TV news – the latest stories are sitting in the palm of your hand.
Your club’s Facebook Page can now live stream directly to your followers. Download the Facebook Pages App, Go to ‘Publish’ then tap the ‘Live Video on Facebook Icon’. Don’t worry if you’re not a camera person. A cheap tripod can give any smart phone broadcast the professional touch.
For the c. 15,000 people who visit the Basketball Ireland website every month, 64% of traffic comes through a smart phone or tablet. Thanks to a new mobile responsive website, the amount of articles people are now viewing has more than tripled. It has provided the organisation
Still want to be part of the mainstream? 58% of Irish journalists use social media for sourcing news with Sport Journalists the most active users. [Source: Heravi, B. R., Harrower, N., Boran,M.(2014)] 16
With a little training, a smart phone and a commitment to consistency, clubs can have their own voice to speak to the people they need access to. If the status of sports were once judged by their column inches, now strength of social community is the real litmus test. Basketball Ireland’s own social platforms cracked the 20,000 barrier for the first time in 2016. What if the 230+ clubs currently active added another 1,000 each? We wouldn’t just have a sport worth shouting about, we’d have a sport that could shout for itself. If your club would like to avail of free social media training, please email Basketball Ireland Media & Communications Manager at rodonoghue@basketballireland.ie
THE TOP THREE COUNTIES THAT SEARCH FOR THE WORD ‘BASKETBALL’ ONLINE IN IRELAND ARE:
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2015/16 ROLL OF HONOUR Men’s Premier League
Colleges Freshers
Men’s Premier League Champions
C&S UCC Demons
Men’s National Cup Champions
Templeogue BC
Champions Trophy Champions
C&S UCC Demons
Men’s Cup Winners
DCU
Ladies Cup Winners
UCC
Men’s Plate Winners
Maynooth University
Ladies Plate Winner
UCD
NBCC Leagues
Women’s Premier League Women’s Premier League Champions
Team Montenotte Hotel
Women’s National Cup Champions
Team Montenotte Hotel
Women’s Regular Season Champions
DCU Mercy
Men’s Division One Men’s Division One Champions
Maree BC
President’s Cup Champions
Maree BC
League Cup Champions
KUBS BC
Men’s Div.3 Winners
IT Sligo
Ladies Div.3 Winners
RCSI
Men’s Div.2 Winners
IT Tallaght
Ladies Div. 2 Winners
IT Carlow
Men’s Div.1 Winners
NUIG
Ladies Div.1 Winners
Waterford IT
Intervarsities
Women’s Division One
Ladies Div.2 Winners
UL
Men’s Div.2 Winners
UCC
Ladies Div.1 Winners
Waterford IT
Men’s Div.1 Winners
NUIG
Women’s Division One Champions
NUIG Mystics
All Ireland Club Championships
Senior Women’s National Cup Champions
NUIG Mystics
U14A Girls Winners
Liffey Celtics
U14A Boys Winners
Ballincollig BC
U14B Girls Winners
St Colms BC
U14B Boys Winners
Gneeveguilla BC
U16A Girls Winners
DCU Mercy
U16A Boys Winners
Templeogue BC
U16B Girls Winners
Ulster Elks Kestrels BC
Underage National Cups U20 Men’s National Cup Champions
Neptune BC
U20 Women’s National Cup Champions
Killester BC
U18 Men’s National Cup Champions
Neptune BC
U18 Women’s National Cup Champions
Brunell BC
U16B Boys Winners
U18 Men’s Shield Champions
Tolka Rovers
National Area Intermediate Championships
U18 Women’s Shield Champions
Moycullen BC
Men’s Cup Winners
Basketball Northern Ireland
Women’s Cup Winners
Dublin
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2015/16 ROLL OF HONOUR ALL-IRELAND SCHOOLS LEAGUE
U16 Boys
U19 Boys
A Winners B Winners C Winners
A Winners B Winners C Winners
Colaiste Choilm Ballincollig DLS Waterford Adamstown CS, Dublin
U16 Girls
U19 Girls A Winners B Winners C Winners
A Winners B Winners C Winners
Holy Faith Clontarf St Pauls Oughterard Loreto Crumlin
A Winners B Winners C Winners
St Malachy’s College, Belfast St Aidan’s Cork CBS Thurles
A Winners B Winners
Holy Faith Clontarf Kings Hospital Palmerstown
A Winners B Winners C Winners
Sliabh Luachra Rathmore Colaiste na Sceilge Presentation SS, Milltown St Joseph’s Bish Galway
A Winners B Winners
Scoil Chriost Ri, Portlaoise
Clonaslee Community School
Kilrush Community School Presentation Castleisland
2nd Year - Junior Boys A Winners B Winners C Winners
St Malachy’s College, Belfast
Colaiste Chiarain Leixlip
Hansfield Educate Together
2nd Year - Junior Girls A Winners B Winners C Winners
Presentation Castleisland St Genevieves Belfast Colaiste Bhaile an Chlair
Subway All Ireland Schools Cup Champions U19 Boys A Winners B Winners C Winners
St Aidans CBS, Whitehall Castleisland CC Colaiste Treasa Kanturk
U19 Girls A Winners B Winners C Winners
Ard Scoil Rathangan St Pauls Oughterard Ulidia Integrated
St Malachy’s College Belfast
Rathmore Grammar De La Salle, Dundalk
Scoil Chriost Ri, Portlaoise
Carrigaline Community School
St Malachy’s College Belfast
St Patrick’s College, Cavan Colaiste Oiriall, Monaghan
U15 Girls
1st Year - Minor Girls A Winners B Winners C Winners A Plate Winners
Abbey VS, Donegal
U15 Boys
Colaiste Choilmcille Ballyshannon
1st Year - Minor Boys A Winners B Winners C Winners A Plate Winners
Colaiste Choilmcille Ballyshannon
U14 Girls
U16 Girls A Winners B Winners C Winners
Holy Faith Clontarf
U14 Boys
U16 Boys A Winners B Winners C Winners
Colaiste Padraig Lucan DLS Waterford CBS Thurles
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Crescent Comprehensive
St Genevieves High School, Belfast
NATIONAL CAMP The National Camp this year will run for its 45th straight year making it Ireland’s longest running Residential Basketball Camp. Over the last 10 years the camp has gone through a lot of changes including a change of venue from its spiritual home in Dungarven up the East Coast to Gormanston College County Meath.
In making this move it has allowed the National Camp to grow both in terms of size and quality with Gormanston one of the few gyms in the country that has 4 full size indoor courts within the sports hall. Gormanston College also offers over 200 rooms for campers and coaches along with fully catered meals to keep the campers going through the long days of non stop basketball. Year Total Campers
2011 165
The camp philosophy of the last 5 years has been centred around the standard of coaching provided to Ireland’s junior basketball players. The camp caters to all standards from beginner to international players so having a wide range of experienced coaches from both home and abroad has become one of the big draws for players. With the basketball day running from 9am until
2012 144
2013 116
183
2014 182
185
2015 198
187
week 1 week 1 week 2 week 1 week 2 week 1 week 2 week 1
189 week 2
The camp has a long tradition of famous coaches and players that have attended the camp both from home and abroad and the move to Gormasnton has not changed this at all. In 2012 the National Camp was lucky to have USA Junior National Team and Davidson College Head Coach Bob Mckillop in attendance. Bob’s appearance at the camp was a great boost at a time when the National Camp was just getting back on its feet after being hit by the financial downturn.
9pm for the 5 days of the camp players attending really do get a great basketball experience as well as getting the unique chance to make new friends amongst the basketball world. The making of friends has always been one of the big selling points for the camp dating back to its early years in Dungarven. This is still a huge part of the camp and with over 40 foreign players attending the camp in 2014 the friendships and the camp have now become truly global.
The National Camp was in jeopardy after the 2010 camp following the downturn but after going from 2 weeks to just one week in that year the numbers have continued to grow every year since with the last two years being full to capacity.
With the national camp constantly evolving with new ideas and new exciting initiatives being added to the camp each year it is hoped that the National Camp will continue its growth over the last 5 years and with this year’s camp selling quicker than ever before the National Camp will be a big part of the Irish Basketball calendar for years to come. 20
3x3 – THE EUROPEAN OLYMPICS
3x3 basketball has been slowly growing in Ireland over the last 4 years since FIBA started to push it as a new competitive version of the sport in 2010. Basketball Ireland joined other smaller basketball nations in taking up 3x3 as a way of growing social basketball as well as a chance to compete with the major nations at the very highest level. From Basketball Ireland’s first underage National Championships in 2012 there has been a steady increase from just having one tournament with 2 age groups in 2012 to the 2015 program which included 12 Basketball Ireland tournaments and a lot more locally run ones around the country. This summer Basketball Ireland are running a underage summer program to try and keep players playing using 3x3 basketball as the format. Any age, any format, and standard is the tag line for what we hope will happen this summer. Regardless of who you are if you are interested in getting summer 3x3 basketball set up Basketball Ireland is keen and willing to help. The highlight of the 3x3 program to date has undoubtedly been the Senior Women’s program that competed in the first ever European Olympic Games in Baku during the summer of 2015. The Baku event was the culmination of 2 years of hard work which saw the women’s squad first of all qualify out of their group in the European Championships qualifying event and head to Romania for the European Championships. The team recovered from a nervous losing start against hosts and tournament favourites to record a memorable overtime victory against another of the pre-tournament favourites the Ukraine. Finishing 11th in Europe in this competition during 2014 gave them entry into the 2015 European Olympics. 21
Baku was an experience of a lifetime for all players involved with all the trimmings of the Olympic movement including athletes village, purpose built venues and opening and closing ceremonies in front of a sold out Olympic stadium. On the court the women’s team Captained by Suzanne Maguire also included Niamh Dwyer, Grainne Dwyer and Orla O’Reilly performed beyond all expectations. After two early loses, which included defeat to the European Championships runners up and a fully professional Spanish team the team finally hit their stride demolishing Slovakia in a must win game. This win got them a knock out game on the main court in front of the live TV cameras where they took on 3rd ranked Czech Republic. Playing the best basketball they had played since their journey began the team were triumphant in an up and down game that proved highly emotional for all involved. The team eventually bowed out of the tournament in the quarterfinal stage losing by just 4 points to the Russian European Champions who also went on to lift this title with no one else getting closer to them than the Irish team. An 8th place finish was a chapter in Irish basketball history that will hopefully be looked back on in years to come as the start of Ireland’s rise on the 3x3 stage. This summer along with national tournaments for age groups from Under 14 to seniors our National team presence will grow with Basketball Ireland entering senior teams for both men and women as well as under 18 teams for men and women for the very first time. If your club, school or local area board are interested in getting 3x3 leagues, tournaments or scrimmage days set up please contact the Basketball Ireland office or email mhall@basketballireland.ie
MALAWI PROJECT
What is the Malawi Project? Initiated by Orla Crowe of Irish Rule of Law International, a Mayo native, who approached Basketball Ireland and the National Referees Committee about providing necessary equipment and learning materials to support the game of basketball in Malawi. BI and NRC have committed to supply referee jerseys, basketballs, learning materials and whistles and to send a Tutor to run a Referee’s Course. As well as sending gear and equipment, Basketball Ireland have donated €1,600 to help send Marie Horgan over to Malawi in July where she will conduct tutorials on refereeing. How can you or your club help? Donate team gear, contribute towards the expenses and/or donate some of the equipment required. Please the NRC if you would like to offer some help - nrc@basketballireland.ie
NATIONAL DRAW The National Draw was another huge success this past year generating just under €138,000 in fundraising for clubs. This is in addition to the €112,000 the Draw generated in fundraising for clubs in 2014/15, meaning that a quarter of a million euro has been raised for and by clubs as direct result of the draw. Here is your list of the 2016 winners. 1. Charlene McHugh - Donegal 2. Ber Coffey - Cork 3. Alan Hogan - Longford 4. James Dineen - Cork 5. Sadie Fennell - Dublin 6. Moira Doyle - Dublin 7. Diana Moore - Clare The winner of this year’s main prize, a Suzuki Celerio, was Charlene McHugh. (pictured) 22
JUMP TOGETHER
The Jump together programme invites basketball and GAA clubs to form a partnership and share training ideas for the ultimate benefit of the children and coaches involved. This programme has proved very successful in Cork, over the past number of years the Jump Together programme has been introduced to several clubs in Cork City and County. Due to the success of the programme in Cork, Basketball Ireland has rolled out the programme across the country. There has been a fantastic response and willingness to get involved by GAA and basketball clubs alike. The aim of this programme is firmly based on participation in sport. The GAA and Basketball season dovetail nicely as their playing seasons differ, this will ensure a child playing both sports will have year-round physical activity. In addition to this both sporting codes are aiming to ensure that children develop key motor skills which will impact on their overall physical development. The programme has a major focus on the crossover skills of both sports. The tactical aspects of the game are much the same with a key emphasis on spacing, developing spatial awareness, peripheral vision, timing cuts and decision making.
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By providing a variety of different sports and fundamental movement skills to children involved in the programme, physical literacy will be improved and there will be more opportunities for them to participate and excel in a range of sports and physical activities. To date there has been 28 programmes run throughout Ireland, catering for approximately 1,000 children. Counties where programmes were run include: Dublin, Cork, Galway, Sligo, Clare, Cavan, Westmeath, Kerry and Donegal. This is an ongoing project with several more programmes to be run before the end of the calendar year.