The women’s groups will receive a budget of NIS 6 million

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ONE System | 17/02/2021 19:34

Eden Rotberg with the ball in front of Ami Rinat (courtesy of the director of the Women's Basketball Premier League) (ONE system)

Eden Rotberg with the ball in front of Ami Rinat (courtesy of the director of the Women’s Basketball Premier League) (ONE system)

The women’s Premier League teams in basketball received hundreds of thousands of shekels today (Wednesday), as part of the program to encourage the status of the Israeli player, a budget that has so far been distributed to men’s teams only in the basketball and football industries.

As part of the budget that will be distributed for the first time, each women’s team in the basketball Premier League will receive an amount of up to NIS 600,000 this season. This is a total amount of about NIS 6 million per season. Today, the Ministry of Culture and Sports transferred about NIS 3 million to the teams.

It should be noted that the women’s soccer teams also receive an average of NIS 300,000 this season, all against meeting various criteria such as the number of Israeli players on the field, the quality of the professional team and the investment in the girls’ teams.

Shai Kelly with the ball in front of Daniel Adams (courtesy of the director of the Women's Basketball Premier League) (ONE system)Shai Kelly with the ball in front of Daniel Adams (courtesy of the director of the Women’s Basketball Premier League) (ONE system)

For comparison, last year the women’s basketball teams in the Premier League received only about NIS 67,000 and the women’s soccer teams did not receive a budget at all, while the men’s teams in the soccer and basketball industries received a total of about NIS 14 million.

Chair of the Women’s Basketball Premier League Canister Bar-David Commented on the precedent-setting achievement: “For many years, the state has invested hundreds of millions of shekels in men’s sports alone. One of the goals I set for myself when I took office is to change this mix, and open up the possibility for women to integrate as professionals, at the highest level, in Israel.” “The change is still a long way off. I would like to thank the Minister of Culture and Sports, Hili Troper, for the partnership and for the willingness to invest in Israeli actresses.”

More Uri KahanaThe legal adviser to the director of the Women’s Basketball Premier League commented on the precedent change in the criteria: More Israeli players on the field. “

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