Malawi National Council of Sports (MNCS) has challenged recently elected Netball Association of Malawi (Nam) executive committee to rise above \u2018petty netball politics\u2019 and concentrate on commercialising and professionalising the sport.<\/p>\n
MNCS Administration Officer, Henry Mereka, who was the returning officer during elections held at Nkopola Lodge in Mangochi on Saturday, said Nam should aim at introducing club licensing as a way of commercialising the game.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou have to come up with a strategic plan to guide you on how to administer netball in the country. The success of the Queens at international tournaments should not be your only measure of success. You need to do more,\u201d Mereka said in his advice to the Khungekile Matiya-led Nam.<\/p>\n
Mereka said the Queens\u2019 success should not be achieved by fluke but should be the result of good foundations supported by club licensing and well-organised leagues and youth structures.<\/p>\n
Mereka said club licensing would also help teams attract corporate support because the teams would be well established in their operations.<\/p>\n
He said it was a pity that spectators were watching the game for free all over the country when they should have been paying.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is because we are not running netball professionally. If we did, we could have been charging at the gates. We could have also gone for other commercial ventures to source extra funding for the association to supplement government subventions. Sports is an industry on its own and administrators must acquire skills of marketing their respective games,\u201d Mereka advised.<\/p>\n
Mereka also spoke of the need for visionary leaders in sports, citing Malawi\u2019s lack of a standard in-door court as an obstacle to netball development.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s pathetic that up to now we do not have such a structure. This is because our leaders do not have a vision to set up structures that can help us commercialise the sport and attract corporate support,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Matiya has promised to deliver in her four-year term.<\/p>\n
\u201cI will work jointly with all stakeholders. As Nam, we plan to set up committees to spearhead different activities such as marketing, development and technical. We are not here to fight against individuals or teams but rather, we want to work with everyone to promote the sport,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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