Ayos may liga na ang mga eba

SIGURADONG malaki ang maitutulong ng Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) para umangat  sport na ito sa bansa.

Binindisyunan na ng Games and Amusement Board (GAB) ang WNBL pati ang National Basketball League (NBL) para maging mga propesyonal na mga liga na rin gaya ng Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

“Basically the reason why we seek the GAB’s approval is because number one, it’s long overdue to have a women’s professional league. That’s number one, it’s long overdue,” ani NBL executive vice president Rhose Montreal sa isang podcast.

“Second, you just see women ballers everytime there’s an international competition like the SEA Games and then later on after the SEA Games, again we go back to that word continuity. There’s no continuity either,” hirit ng opisyal.

Makakaagapay rin aniya ang GAB upang maprotektahan ang mga women cager at team owner sa pananamantala ng ilan.

“So what will GAB bring to WNBL, there’s already a regulatory body, there will be protection both for the team owner and for the players especially that, this is my personal opinion though, that majority of the women ballers are being exploited. Exploited meaning there will be like a manager thing and then financing the ladies, financing the players but basically it’s not really the way you operate as a team,” salaysay ni Montreal.

Dinugtong niyang hindi lang allowances at ‘per game’ o ‘per practice’ payment ang ipaiiralain sa WNBL.

“Everybody, all the players will be getting a contract, they will be protected by a contract, they have to be paid a salary. Because once you say professional, you have to get a salary already, it cannot be a per game payment or a per practice thing anymore or allowances. Basically, it’s really professionalizing the league management and professionalizing running the team. So basically that’s GAB will bring in to WNBL as we become a pro league,” pagtatapos niya.

Sana nga makapagsimula na agad ang bagong liga para magkaroon din ng hanap buhay ang mga manlalaro natin kapag wala na sila sa kanilang mga eskuwelahan o sa National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) o University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). (REC)