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WESTERN NEWS Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz Thursday May 21 2020 7 Canterbury basketball’s role player SPORT • By Jacob Page JAMES LISSAMAN has carved out a niche for himself as a jack of all trades for Canterbury Basketball. The 41-year-old Burwood resident is the organisation’s community basketball manager, but his reach can be felt throughout all levels of the game in the region. Basketball’s popularity has surged in recent years with 177 weekend teams playing in Canterbury each weekend last year compared to just 81 in 2013. The 2020 season will hopefully get underway next month at the earliest if coronavirus restrictions ease. “My role is varied,” he said. “I commentate on games, writing, website development, photography and co-ordinating the Lincoln University scholarship as well as my competition draws. “I try to be that contact point for people and volunteers in our community.” In 2006, Lissaman and his wife, Pina, went over to Indiana State to do a Masters in Sport and PE Coaching. “We went for two years and coached basketball at a division 3 DYNAMIC DUO: James Lissaman and wife Pina commentating a National Basketball League game. PHOTO: NBL college and then came back. Lissaman had a taste of the organisation a decade ago before raising a young family drew him back to teaching. “Late in 2009 to 2012, I worked part time as the competitions manager which was far smaller of a role than what it is now. I wasn’t paid particularly well so I went back to primary teaching purely for financial reasons. “I came to the realisation that I didn’t particularly enjoy teaching and I was spending more time there than at home with my oldest child.” Fortunately, a new role lured him back. “I did that for a year and then the community coach developer role came up at Canterbury Basketball. That was the first time they’d had that role in a number of years, so I applied, got that, and did it for three years. “The competitions side of things continued to grow so I eventually moved around and organised the draws for that, and Lori McDaniel came on to do the coaching role. “It’s not a nine-to-five role. A lot of the people are volunteers, so being that contact point is important.” He said variety was stimulating. “I go into work thinking I’m going to complete certain tasks and then other things pop-up like the lockdown over Covid-19 and what an altered season would look like for us. Then it’s working out how much communication we have with our members so that we aren’t firing out stuff to them all the time, but also giving them enough clarity that they know we are giving them what they need once it is definitive.” Lissaman said he played all sorts of sports during his school days but it was not until he tried basketball during year 7 at Cathedral College that he found a sport to stick at. “It was the first sport I played for more than two seasons and I’ve been playing ever since.” He said the numbers boom in the sport has made a big difference. “The growth of the game is No 1. “In terms of boys at high school we got ahead of rugby two years ago for the first time. “The interest in the game has surged, especially around our Thomson and Wheelan high school competition. “Finals night last year was packed. The growth over the last couple of years has been amazing.” He said the people involved with basketball in Canterbury would ensure the sport could adapt to life after the lockdown. “We’ve been through the earthquakes and lost our courts at QEII. We had to farm our teams out all over the city because people understood we had to adapt to play basketball. The discussions we’ve had with people around contact tracing and sanitisation have been positive. “It will just come down to what venues we can use because we do use school gyms at times.” He said he remains as passionate as ever about the work. “The great thing is that I can take my kids to school and I can make the time up later. And just the variety of the role. “I didn’t take the role thinking I would be doing commentating, live streaming games and learning website design, but the ability to learn new skills and become at least partially competent in them is something I’ve really enjoyed. “It is a job that agrees with me, that’s for sure.” Classifieds Contact us today Phone our local team 03 379 1100 Trades & Services WINDOW TINTING tintawindow advanced film solutions 99% uv block fade protection heat control reduce glare 25 Years Experience privacy films frosting designs non-darkening films Workmanship Guaranteed Lifetime Warranties on Most Films UV block Free Quotes Canterbury and Districts 03 365 3653 0800 368 468 BATHROOM Renovations, complete ELECTRICIAN Registered, electrical service from start to finish, free quotes, ph Dave 027 334 4125 BRICKLAYER George Lockyer. 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