Buying into Basketball Canada and their plans

When I was attending my coaching level 3 technical course we had many animated discussions in my class. An ongoing theme was whether Basketball Canada deserved our support or needs to change. One of the instructors had this suggestion: Buy into what Basketball Canada has planned!

What he was getting at is that while it's fine to complain about what Basketball Canada has planned for future isn't it best that we all give it our best effort and then make a judgement on the plans. It's hard to say whether something will work or not if you never try it.

Perhaps local basketball organizations are just too small and tightly budgeted to be able to buy in. Most local house leagues prefer not to use referees from the local board in order to keep costs low, despite that good referees can help kids better learn the rules of the game, not to mention the insurance issues involved with not using board officials. I have even seen this in the mens league level.

I often wonder why local leagues will spend money on nicer jerseys than they will on training for coaches, properly run camps for kids, properly trained officials and use of basketball canada's many programs, clinics and camps.

I don't know how many people I've met who could use a whole lot more knowledge about the details of the game. Usually most coaches only know a few offensive and defensive schemes and ride them out, but our young players would benefit so much more by having coaches that are up to date and connected in the system to mentors and other coaches that can share ideas.

How can Basketball Canada help those who don't want to be helped?