Basketball continues to grow in participation, but that has brought its own challenges.
That is one of the key messages from last night's Basketball Otago 2018 annual meeting.
An increase of 46 teams across all its competitions took it to 470 teams in total for the year.
That notably includes 165 secondary school teams, which all play on Friday evenings.
The biggest growth again came in the social grades.
Catering for those numbers, which have been growing every year, is becoming difficult.
Finding solutions to the issues will be paramount if growth is to continue.
All seven wooden courts at the Edgar Centre and 11 school gyms are being used, meaning space is at a premium.
It also puts a strain on the available referees, many of whom are young and are having to do extra games.
It means fewer team requests for specific game times are able to be granted, resulting in a spike in defaults.
General manager Justin Ludlow also said supporting referees remained a priority.
Players and coaches could still become loud and abusive towards referees in the sport.
Ensuring there was zero tolerance towards this remained key.
Despite the challenges, there were many positives that were discussed - including those that had led to the new problems.
Chairwoman Angela Ruske is proud of the progress BBO has made since its financial difficulties four years ago.
She said it had been successful year and the organisation had done well to meet many of its strategic goals.
Alongside participation growth, those included providing greater support to clubs, improved communication with stakeholders and more networking with other sporting bodies.
She also said the growth and increased professionalism of the Otago Gold Rush had been a big success. That resulted in the team winning the Women's Basketball Championship.
Financially, the organisation made a $3756 surplus. That was another continuing challenge.
Ruske said remaining fiscally responsible so BBO could continue meeting its goals was the primary focus of the board.
The greatest challenge remained setting up a budget that met its targets when community funding - a major revenue source - was so unpredictable.
Finding other sources of revenue remained a focus if the organisation was to remain financially stable.
Lance Pearson was acknowledged as a life member of BBO.
