yes - a good manager is the workhorse - and scorebench personell should have freebees

but whilst they are happy to part with their money at the door - basa will take it

Just wanted to take this on a lsightly different tangent. First I agree Team Managers and/or Manageresses should get free admission, BUT why don't coaches get free admission to any BASA junior game. For example if I coach under 14 div 2's, why can't I see the Under 14 Div 1's without having to pay ?? Chances are I am involved with lots of those kids at training every week. And if Div 2 really is a devlopment ground for Div 1, then coaches (of the 2's) should be able to sit on the bench of the 1's and "listen in" for free. Coaches donate huge amounts of their time to developing kids for all the right reasons, surely BASA could recognise this by way of a "gold pass" to junior games ?

I agree with you Baggy, I'm in the same situation where I coach a Div but then I like to go and watch as many games as possible in the same age group for various reasons,looking at players for promotion/demotion and to assist some of the junior coaches.
Also I like to get to the age group below to see what players will be coming up and the one above to see how the ones I was involved with are going.
It also gives you a chance to see different coaching styles and ideas.
To eliviate the problem on the wallet I've purchased a transfer pass,buy a ticket Friday night then get all the venues I wish to visit on the Saturday listed to use with the pass!
It's a shame that people abused the passes Jirachi mentioned because it would save a lot of mucking around!

Spot on baggy, current junior coaches should not have to pay to watch any Junior basketball game. An ID card with a photo and signature is the simple solution to the abuse Jirachi speaks of. It would be a small gesture of appreciation by BASA for the hours coaches volunteer to help our Juniors

Indeed - I don't think it's fair on the coaches to have to pay to see any junior basketball. Consider that without the coaches, the kids wouldn't even have teams to play in! Especially as I notice that the spectator fee is $3.50 now.

Agree with Jeremy, an ID card is an easy solution. Even if a coach pays a nominal fee of say $10 to cover the cost of producing the card, and it allows access to any junior game, at any time. If I were coaching somewhere on a particular night, I would hesitate to drive to another venue and cough up $3.50 to see another game. Surely getting more coaches to games (IE - div 2 coaches to go see div 1 games, and vice versa, and so on down the chain) can only be a good thing.

With regards to managers & scorers, as Jirachi said, if BASA weren't almost broke as it is, perhaps it'd be feasible to get them free entry. Unfortunately every $3.50 counts, and in the end, they're still mostly parents of kids in the team. I think the entry fee should be lower (IE - $2), which just feels like a 'gold coin donation' to most anyhow. I thought BASA were aiming to get this fee down in recent times, but it appears to have gone up? Regardless, they obviously need the money. I really don't think it's fair to slug hard working coaches, however.

maybe a season ticket to get in all stadiums is the answer for parents and maybe the clubs could buy them for team mangers do u think that would fix the problem and what should be the cost of them?