16-10-2023 | Announcements

Nomination of Athletes Commission (AC)

Basketball Association of Singapore shall establish an Athletes Commission (AC) with the view to providing a process to promote open communication with the athletes.

The AC shall comprise of no more than five (5) elected members, who are either past or present national Basketball athletes, including the Chairman who must be a former National Basketball athlete within the last 10 years from the time of election.

To be eligible for nomination and appointment to the Athletes’ Commission, candidates applying for appointment as the Chairperson of the AC need to be at least 21 years of age, be a Singaporean, must not have a criminal record and, have never been sanctioned for a doping offence. Applicants (for nomination of AC member only) who are below 18 years of age must have the written consent of their parent or guardian.

The Chairman and members of the AC shall be elected by National athletes who have represented Singapore in international Basketball competitions within the past twenty-four (24) months.

The term of office of the AC members and their term limits, if any, shall follow that of the Board.

The Chairman of the AC shall be appointed as a Board member with voting rights and shall represent the AC in the Board until the expiry of his term as Chairman of the AC.

.Do note that application forms must reach BAS by 26 October 2023, 5pm. 

Download the Athletes’ Commission Timeline for more information.

Please contact High Performance Senior Executive Muhammad Darwis at darwis@bas.org.sg for more information.