Basketball Operations Manual - Basketball New Zealand

• Protective floor covering.
• Fire wardens.
• Management staff.
• Public caterer.
• Corporate boxes.
• PA system.
• Availability for team practice on the day of the game.
• Public liability insurance.
(b) Ticketing — an efficient system of ticketing for General Admission and Corporate
Box admission, player passes and NBL sponsors and guest passes.
(c) Corporate Hospitality — a high standard of seating and catering for Corporate
boxes.
(d) Provide game time clock with 4 × 10 min capability, 2 × 24 second time clocks and
a score board.
(e) Appoint an Event Manager who will be responsible for the conduct of the home
game in accordance with the directions given by the General Manager of the
League.
(f) Score bench with score and time clock controls. Provide operators as required in
a NBL regular season game. All bench personnel shall be in neutral attire unless
specified otherwise by NBL Ltd.
(g) Provide match statisticians.
(h) Two × floor wipers at each end of the court during games, with material for general
floor wiping and material to handle blood spills. (Note blood material should
include protective gloves, separate wipe cloths and a bucket for disposal).
(i) Provide 2 St. Johns medical officers [or similar] and bulk ice [min. 2 × 5 kg bags]
(j) For televised games, the floor playing surface shall be marked with basketball lines
only. No other lines shall be visible. Court presentation shall be approved by NBL
Ltd prior to the semi-finals being played.
(k) Provide a suitable standard of after-match hospitality to visiting team members
and referees, sponsors and guests of NBL Ltd.
2. Provide playing facility:
The stadium must be approved by the NBL Ltd, and be:
(a) Capable of seating for semi-finals should have as a minimum general admission
seating capacity of at least 1,000 general seats plus corporate boxes. Seating for
finals should have as a minimum general admission seating capacity of at least
2,000 general seats plus corporate boxes or otherwise approved by the General
Manager of the League.
(b) Suitable for TVNZ broadcast.
(c) Within the host team’s area of domicile
The following requirements should also be accommodated:
(d) Separate changing rooms for two teams, with shower and toilet facilities. Separate
changing rooms for referees, with shower and toilet facilities.
NBL Finals Hosting Document
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