UPDATE: Guy L. Malone promises transparency for B'ball Assoc.
![Members of the newly elected BVI Basketball Federation Committee. [L-R] Keith](https://www.virginislandsnewsonline.com/cache/images/800x_i_IMG20140123WA000.jpg)
“One of the things that I have as a trademark is being a person of discipline, so one of the things I want to do is put the love of the game back at the forefront. I want to understand the youths, see what the problems are and work with them to stop them going astray,” said Malone, following his election to the helm of the BVI Basketball Federation last evening January 24, 2014.
Malone has been away from the frontline for a while, but has, after some serious thought, listened to public opinion and came back to the sport.
“Everywhere I went someone would tell me I needed to come back, but as I said to the new executive, it can’t just be about me, we need to give respect to earn respect and work together.”
As far as planning for the new season and what he intends to focus on, Malone was forthright that discipline and the regulations need to be re asserted as the basic principles.
“The Executive will meet to set the agenda,” he said, “but when I left we had a Constitution and we were supposed to establish by- laws. There currently aren’t any by-laws so that will be at the forefront before the league starts. We also have to get all the other basketball leagues to buy into an overall programme so there is no overlap.”
See previous story posted January 23, 2014:
Guy L. Malone in! Byron J. Hodge out! in B'Ball elections
- Malone replaces Hodge as BVI Basketball Federation President following elections held today, January 23, 2014
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Guy Lester Malone successfully ran unopposed for the role of BVI Basketball Federation President following elections held today, January 23, 2014 at the Department of Youth Affairs & Sports.
Malone replaces Byron J. Hodge as the man in charge for the next four years. Malone previously served as President for a four-year term and has now been re-elected to the post.
Other elected members are as follows:
Keith Malone - Vice President
Delia Jean Baptist - Secretary
Clayton O'Neal - Treasurer
Lyndell Defreitas – Public Relations Officer
More details to come…
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20 Responses to “UPDATE: Guy L. Malone promises transparency for B'ball Assoc.”
The entire direction of the sport needs to be run by one body and all involved need to be on same page. But being that everyone here have such massive ego, and crabs in a barrel seems to come to mind.
Change has to come at the street level and work its way up. Blaming Mr Hodge is a cop out for development overall is suffering because of jealousy and envy.
Finally General is back in c...y aint know what the hell is was doing....When guy was in Basketball was Basketball Well come back,
First thing is, everyone need to be on same page in the districts and above. As far as I know Coaches Steve and Mike are only ones who are willing to work for the benefit of the children and not their egos. And perhaps this new administration can be at the forefront of this revelation of togetherness. That's a word all our sports here need to embrace. In fact all people here need to embrace. We have slowly and methodically turned into crabs in a barrel.
It takes a village remember and a village aint one or two adults.