1. Basketball Ireland Strategic Plan 2015-25
Engagement of Line-up – professionals in this field
Significant investment - €37,000
Countrywide consultation with the Basketball community
STEP TO THE LINE : emerged and was overwhelmingly adopted
Absolute commitment to implement was a major point for all
Strategic Plan Implementation Group an absolute necessity

2. THE RED COW AGREEMENT Joint meeting of Board & Council - 12 Jan 2016
BJOB to be designated the Chair of a the Strategic Plan Implementation Group (SPIG).Within a month he would get agreement from 4 or 5 people to join him on SPIG. These need not be from Board or Council. He will bring this list to Board and Council for approval.
This approval would be taken as empowering SPIG to proceed with implementation of the Strategic Plan in whatever way they see fit providing they are following the templates set out in the published document.
SPIG will then begin work on addressing the achievement of the 6 Pillars of the plan. This will most likely involve satellite groups being formed comprising of some members of SPIG and other members, probably from outside BI, with specialised knowledge in the particular areas being addressed.
These satellite groups will report back to SPIG continuously.
SPIG will report back to the Joint Board/Council forum for information purposes on a timescale to be agreed between them, possibly every 4 months.
Good communication will be a priority of SPIG.
This proposal was put to meeting and agreed by acclamation with no dissenters.

3. Basketball Ireland in 21 months since January 2016
Number of member Clubs & Colleges has increased from 234 to 264 (+14%)
Number of Registered players has increased from 17,576 to 21,268 (+23%)
Number of Registered Post Primary schools has increased from 570 to 690 (+21%)
Number of Primary School-goers exposed to basketball has increased from 15,000 to over 25,000 per annum
Number of National League teams has increased from 38 (20m+18w) to 42 (26m+16w)
National League geographical spread has improved greatly – Kerry, Letterkenny, Midlands now have National League teams
Legacy Debt has fallen from the original €1.31m (2008) to €0.28m (2016) to €0.18 (2017)
Transformational improvement in media coverage on traditional platforms, social media and live streaming.
B.I. hosted the FIBA Europe General Assembly for the 52 Federations (May 2016)
B.I. hosted the FIBA U18w European Championships for 23 countries (August 2017)
B.I. awarded hosting rights for the 2018 FIBA Women’s Small Nations Championships (June 2018)
President Higgins attended our Men’s National Cup Final
Two additional Development Officers appointed bringing total to 5 – Leinster, Cork, Galway, Northwest & Northern Ireland

4. SPIG’s work since January 2016
Conducted a countrywide survey of Hall Hire expenditure which established that the annual spend by our member clubs is between €2.5 & €3mln.
Actively engaged with our Media & Communications professional staff to set out a plan of engagement and improvement.
Formation of the Pillar 4 Group to engage with our coaches in an informal gathering to harness their expertise and opinions.
Formation of the Coaching & Playing Standards Unit (CPSU) to activate ideas from the Pillar 4 group and other sources. Regional Academies recently announced as part of this process.
Research best practice internationally for recruitment of a Technical Director/ Basketball Director when the funds become available.
Interact directly with schools to further understand their challenges and needs.
Produce detailed proposals for improvements to existing organisational structures to facilitate progress on all fronts of the Strategic Plan.

5. What now?