Basketball has always been Boineelo Hardy’s passion. She started with it from a young age and her love for it has deepened as she grew up. This explains why it didn’t take a lot of encouragement for her to run and claim the presidency of the Botswana Basketball Association (BBA) in 2016. When her term ends in three years’ time, her ambition is to see Botswana teams playing quality basketball as well as the association producing quality players. However, one year into her term, Hardy is not happy with how things are going. Though she is adamant that she will effect change by the end of her term she said things are currently moving slower that she had wanted. She attributes this slow momentum to the lack of a secretariat which leads to them being thin on the ground and unable to push the association’s administrative and technical mandate. This, she said, has been worsened by the preparations for the on-going Zone VI Basketball Championships Cup which has diverted their energy and focus. According to Hardy, not having a secretariat hinders the association’s growth and development. She said with a permanent person in office who will be focused on administrative…