Twilight Basketball
Do you have what it takes to be the next NBA all-star? Is the next Michael Jordan or Sheryl Swoopes out there just waiting to be discovered?
Youngsters in Inverness have the chance to find out if they can be like Mike or Sheryl by coming along to Phase 2 of the Twilight Basketball scheme, which will launch on Saturday 12 December 2009 at Inverness Leisure Centre between 2.30pm and 5.30pm, featuring the Bellahouston Hustlers –v- Inverness Rocks.
Twilight Basketball is a multi-agency initiative backed by Northern Constabulary and co-ordinated by Scottish Sports Futures with support from Basketball Scotland, Merkinch Partnership, Cashback for Communities and of course Scotland’s very own pro basketball team, the Scottish Rocks.
The first phase of this scheme which is funded by monies from Cashback for Communities launched in Inverness on 23 January 2009 and forty sessions were held at Inverness College and Inverness Royal Academy. Due to the success of this initiative it was decided that a bigger venue, offering facilities for matches, was required and Inverness Leisure Centre was identified as a suitable central venue.
Sessions will take place every Friday between 7.30pm and 9.30pm (apart from Christmas Day and New Years Day) and is open to all youngsters between 11 and 21.
It is hoped that teams will have their own strips with their names on the back, just like their colleagues in the pro ranks. In the future it is hoped to establish a local tournament and a Scotland wide tournament for those who take part.
For more information on Twilight Basketball visit the Scottish Sports Futures website.
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