Perbasi to appoint head coach for SEA Games 2001<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Basketball Association (Perbasi)
\nhas decided to appoint a head coach for the men's and women's
\nnational basketball teams to be groomed for the Kuala Lumpur 2001
\nSoutheast Asian (SEA) Games, an official said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
\"Perbasi appointed Rastafari Horongballa as the head coach to
\nhelp men's coach Tjetjep Firmansyah and women's coach Willyanto
\nPribadi,\" secretary-general Yudi Soeyoto told reporters.<\/p>\n
\"Both coaches will have the right to decide on the players and
\ntheir assistants for each team.\"<\/p>\n
\"We have also appointed two team managers, Max B. Lani for the
\nboys and Erik Thohir for the girls. A chaperon, Yulisa Rastafari,
\nwill also accompany the girls.\"<\/p>\n
Yudi said the decision for the appointment of a head coach was
\nmade after the success of using the strategy during the Southeast
\nAsian Basketball Association (SEABA) tournament in Surabaya.<\/p>\n
\"The function of a head coach is to give input to coaches,
\nespecially in critical times. The head coach won't be involved
\ndirectly in day-to-day training,\" he said.<\/p>\n
\"Meanwhile, both coaches have the right to decide on the
\nplayers and their assistants best-suited for the team. We'll soon
\nsummon the coaches to form the team. Currently, we have a list of
\n30 players in each event to be picked.\"<\/p>\n
The training center for basketball teams will start after the
\nBhinneka Cup from Jan. 14 until Jan. 18 in Surakarta, Central
\nJava.<\/p>\n
\"Coaches will also determine their own program for the teams,
\nincluding try-out matches. We expect both teams to do their best
\nby reaching the finals. We have to be optimistic that we'll
\nachieve the target,\" Yudi said.<\/p>\n
The men's team won the bronze after beating Malaysia in the
\n1999 SEA Games in Brunei Darussalam, while the women's event was
\nnot staged.<\/p>\n
Yudi also revealed a plan to organize the Jakarta Anniversary
\ntournament for the men's team in June by inviting teams from
\nBeijing, Paris, Rotterdam, Seoul and Tokyo.<\/p>\n
\"Our men's team will benefit from this tournament as part of
\ntheir preparation,\" he said. (nvn)<\/p>",
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