FSMBF Elects New Officers
NEW FSM Basketball Federation Officers are:
President Heinrich Palik
V. President John Waathan
V. President Aurelio Joab
Secretary Clark Graham
Treasurer Lilly Sewell
Eah officer made brief remarks to the assembled FSM basketball coaches, players and stakeholders.
President's Remarks
* Each association must get organized
* We must go back and develop a grassroots basketball program beginning at elementary aged students.
* Bill Sewell coached in Pohnpei and is now coaching in Chuuk. This is very good and your effort has been appreciated. We need to have plans for players and coaches.
* Kosrae has four high school players on their team. This is good for development.
* We are going to be concentrating on identifying talented youth.
* Using the FIBA Oceania support people we will try to improve our coaches and referees. Palau is a good example of how they have developed referees.
* We need more women to be active in our sport.
Aurelio Joab
* I do not represent Pohnpei but all the FSM states
* We will try to visit each state, through my work I visit the states and I will try to assist the states.
* Thank you for your confidence.
John Waathan
* We represent all of the FSM, not our states
* Email often as this is how we learn what we need to do to assist you. We can help each other through emailing.
Clark Graham
* I welcome emails from all basketball associatrions and stakeholders.
* If you have questions, I will do his best to get the answers for you.
* Please send me stories, pictures, emails, everything you have...
We want to tell people what FSM Basketball is doing.
Lilly Sewell
*Thank you for nominating me and I will do my best to get money for both men and women so we can have equality in our sport.
President Heinrich Palik
V. President John Waathan
V. President Aurelio Joab
Secretary Clark Graham
Treasurer Lilly Sewell
Eah officer made brief remarks to the assembled FSM basketball coaches, players and stakeholders.
President's Remarks
* Each association must get organized
* We must go back and develop a grassroots basketball program beginning at elementary aged students.
* Bill Sewell coached in Pohnpei and is now coaching in Chuuk. This is very good and your effort has been appreciated. We need to have plans for players and coaches.
* Kosrae has four high school players on their team. This is good for development.
* We are going to be concentrating on identifying talented youth.
* Using the FIBA Oceania support people we will try to improve our coaches and referees. Palau is a good example of how they have developed referees.
* We need more women to be active in our sport.
Aurelio Joab
* I do not represent Pohnpei but all the FSM states
* We will try to visit each state, through my work I visit the states and I will try to assist the states.
* Thank you for your confidence.
John Waathan
* We represent all of the FSM, not our states
* Email often as this is how we learn what we need to do to assist you. We can help each other through emailing.
Clark Graham
* I welcome emails from all basketball associatrions and stakeholders.
* If you have questions, I will do his best to get the answers for you.
* Please send me stories, pictures, emails, everything you have...
We want to tell people what FSM Basketball is doing.
Lilly Sewell
*Thank you for nominating me and I will do my best to get money for both men and women so we can have equality in our sport.
Last Modified on 09/07/2006 18:41
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