On Monday, members of the Saba United Sports Federation (SUSF) met with Commissioner of Sports, Bruce Zagers. The members in attendance were Jarmila Berkel and Kim te Riele. The discussions surrounded the final stages of setting up the SUSF.
Once the necessary documents are presented, the Government will be financing all notary fees in order to get the organization up-and-running quickly. Once this Federation is legalized, arrangements are planned to hand over the management of Julianas Sports Field to SUSF’s Supervision.
Commissioner Zagers has a desire to see the other sports foundations and associations on Saba work together with SUSF in the near future. This will be very important for having a centralized organization to plan the deliver sports opportunities on Saba. Zagers further stated that he feels the members of this federation are neutral and unbiased when it comes to sports and athletics in general.
As for the Sports Field, plans are in the works to have it painted by the Government as there is necessary funding available to do so. The project should be completed in the near future which will also supply volleyball equipment, basketball rims, and misc other sports hardware.