Recently, the Korean Basketball Association reformed internally to appoint officers from the KBL, KUBL and High-School varsity associations into a cabinet for closer coordination when it comes to both administrative and domestic coordination when it comes to organizing national teams and local competitions.
This is a move related to the "recommendations" sent by FIBA, questioning the structure that the KBA operated where it was deemed less efficient.
Thus, the Korea Republic Basketball Association was formed in late January, culminating with a press conference that announced the reformation of the basketball federation. Korea Republic Basketball Association will still be known as the KBA.
Under this structure and model - which was approved by FIBA, will aim to better accomplish what the old KBA had trouble accomplishing, which was mainly finances. Ironic given the fact that the national basketball teams have no long term sponsors in the land where giants such as Kia, Hyundai, Samsung, Korean Ginseng, Kookmin and LG are located.
This year, the KBA will appoint a long term national team coach for the men and women instead of the annual appointments which was normally given to whoever coaches the champions of the KBL and the WKBL.
The campaign will start at the FIBA Asia Challenge, formerly the FIBA Asia Cup where the KBA will form a commission to select the national team coach, his assistants and name the player pool.
But according to the news, whom ever the KBA will appoint as the coach for the FIBA Asia Challenge will not necessarily be the long term coach to pilot the team towards the new FIBA Asia format for qualifications to the 2019 World Cup in China.
This early, finances are a problem but the KBA is working on it.
This is a move related to the "recommendations" sent by FIBA, questioning the structure that the KBA operated where it was deemed less efficient.
Thus, the Korea Republic Basketball Association was formed in late January, culminating with a press conference that announced the reformation of the basketball federation. Korea Republic Basketball Association will still be known as the KBA.
Under this structure and model - which was approved by FIBA, will aim to better accomplish what the old KBA had trouble accomplishing, which was mainly finances. Ironic given the fact that the national basketball teams have no long term sponsors in the land where giants such as Kia, Hyundai, Samsung, Korean Ginseng, Kookmin and LG are located.
This year, the KBA will appoint a long term national team coach for the men and women instead of the annual appointments which was normally given to whoever coaches the champions of the KBL and the WKBL.
The campaign will start at the FIBA Asia Challenge, formerly the FIBA Asia Cup where the KBA will form a commission to select the national team coach, his assistants and name the player pool.
But according to the news, whom ever the KBA will appoint as the coach for the FIBA Asia Challenge will not necessarily be the long term coach to pilot the team towards the new FIBA Asia format for qualifications to the 2019 World Cup in China.
This early, finances are a problem but the KBA is working on it.
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