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so IMO - it appears working in basketball - be coaching, administration, playing etc in 2025 -

If you have tenure for 10 years - you are lucky.
Doesn't matter how good you are at the job either politics or change in structure leads to a move on.

Seemed to me 30-40 years ago - jobs were fewer and lower paid but people appeared to have longer tenure.

Even volunteers expire quicker now ?

Is this fair comment / observation ?

The only ones that seem to be safe are ones that have their own business ?

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Dunkman
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It's the way of the world, it happens in all works of life, loyalty well and truly gone out the window.

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retired
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Working in Basketball is overall not a long term thing as stated Politic etc come into it.Some do last a length of time but they are the ones who tend to suck up to the right people.

Today most people who work in basketball as state body staff and others at associations are overpaid and do little to develop the game and athletes.

In our state the State body Performance coaches get overpaid and at times you hardly see them at workouts and it is left to the network volunteer coaches to do the work.

Today the Coaches who do work outs for the state body apparently some get paid and others do not.

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O&B
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Outside of Melbourne basketball is big business without big interest. From what I can see, most clubs are run by a dozen or so and AGMs frequently get recalled as turnout doesn't met required numbers.

As a result of a lack of oversight by members, those who work their way into positions of power through nepotism, being good salespeople, lying or fear tend to run clubs or state bodies out of fear of losing that power. Surrounding themself with people unable to challenge them.

In some states there's more appealing sporting communities and basketball is considered quite toxic, so general qualified sports management types avoid the sport. It's also poor paying and non seasonal.

Others with years of experience have become too frustrated with the lack of leadership and power hungry at the top and simply walked away.

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That Parent
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As an observer, I feel it has also become quite political.
You look at the interactions between the referees, the ref coaches, the SSOs/ Stadium officers.

You have some SSO's who ignore referees unless they are in the SARDP. What incentive do those referees have to continue on when they don’t feel valued? What parent wants to see their child continuously strive for positive feedback when that SSO refuses to even acknowledge them?

The average age of a referee is apparently 14. There’s long drives, gruelling games and little benefit to the Mum/Dad taxi.

People will always do more when they feel appreciated. Do coaches feel appreciated? Or are they under the pump to get the next win? To have the highest scorer? At the end of the week, what satisfaction do they get?

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