Basketball Coach Declines Invitation To Continue
The Bermuda Basketball Association International Affairs Committee [IAC] has announced “with much regret” that Coach Roderick Spencer has declined an invitation to continue as Head Coach of the Senior Men’s National Team Program, thus vacating the position.
A spokesperson said, “Coach Spencer has been the Men’s Head Coach since 2002. Throughout the years, he has shown unconditional commitment and dedication towards the Men’s National Team Program. He has recruited, trained and motivated many of Bermuda’s best players into becoming top performers on the International playing courts.
“He has had tremendous coaching success in 6 Island Games tournaments, has coached in 2 CBC Championship tournaments, and has been involved with the Men’s National Team Program in numerous other tournaments and basketball events over the years.
“On behalf of the BBA Executive Committee, we thank Coach Spencer for the sacrifice and passion that he has shown in his 14 years of service as National Team Head Coach. The IAC accepts Coach Spencer’s best wishes to the Men’s National Team Program going forward, and we in turn, wish him the best of success in all of his future challenges and endeavors.”
I feel the need to clear up a few misunderstandings about what is going on.
Anyone that thinks I would walk away from a program I started and built to respectability over almost 15 years of work on the eve of this team being in a position to reach their highest height of qualifying for the 2018 Commonwealth Games then you know nothing about me, my competitive nature and above all my commitment to not only the program but more so to those players that have been in the trenches with me over the years. The talent available can do the job.
I wish this program nothing but the best and success.
I was offered a position with terms, procedures and conditions attached. Some of those would have put me in a situation my years of experience told me couldn’t work and one would have asked me to enforce conditions the BBA don’t and I don’t do double standards.
I expressed to the IAC who report to the BBA president I could not accept the terms and they accepted that and walked away from the table.