Yesterday, the Swedish Basketball Association went out and told us about a series of crisis measures that will save Swedish basketball clubs. A big expense that is removed is the match commissioners who have the task of keeping track of the secretariat and the judges.

In addition, transition fees and the cost of moving matches are eliminated.

For the Wetterbygden, which has women's and men's teams in the highest league, this is a chance to survive.

- This was a prerequisite for us to be able to play in the women's and men's league. It is great that the union takes responsibility and shows that they understand the seriousness, says Wetterbygden's general manager Thomas Ekström to SVT Sport.

Cannot set budget

At the end of March, the club was unsure if the elite business would survive at all

- We have been hit pretty hard, just like many others. But companies have to look after their own how first, says Ekström.

- Right now we are working on different scenarios, you cannot set a fixed budget. Many sponsors can't tell us if they can support us next season. It's about how things are going for the companies that are involved in our association.

Ekström believes that the union's actions will make the clubs save some SEK 100,000. However, he emphasizes that it can differ from club to club because the expenses and the costs of various things are different.

Are you satisfied with the union's actions?

- It's super important what the union has done. They have not mentioned anything about the court costs, about reducing them. We hope they do, because that's a big part of the cost budget.

RF money important puzzle piece

Around midsummer it becomes clear how the sports movement should be compensated for the corona pandemic. The Sports Federation will distribute SEK 5,000 million and Ekström admits that RF money will be an important puzzle piece in the budget.

- I sincerely hope that we will be able to continue our business. But we will see what the RF money can give, it will be an extremely important party in the pot.

When do you know if you can continue with your elite business?

- A concrete answer comes when we receive definitive messages from sponsors.