Record registrations for national secondary-school basketball with 105% increase since 2011
The long-term and steady trend of increased secondary school basketball participation continues. Basketball New Zealand’s 2018 registration figures for their secondary school tournaments have shown another surge in numbers with 10% growth since last year and a record 385 school teams.
Since 2011, secondary school team entries have increased 105%, with an average annual increase of 11%.
Basketball New Zealand’s Chief Executive, Iain Potter, says this growth is not new to Basketball New Zealand and the challenges to cater for demand is only getting tougher.
“This highlights that it’s long-term and steady growth. There’s no particular spike or fad happening here, it’s simply that more kids are enjoying the game and keen to take up any opportunity provided to them to step on court.
“Of course that puts pressure on. We need more facilities, more hours spent administering tournaments and teams, more referees, volunteers and people to help run these tournaments, but it’s a great problem to have.
“We have to give direct credit to the schools, they are the ones really stepping up to the challenge. The parents, teachers and coaches volunteer a lot so these players can get to these events,” says Potter.
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