This article is from page 83 of the 2011-11-01 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 83 JPG
ON SATURDAY, November 12, the new Clare Juvenile Basketball League for Under 14 girls will tip off in St Flannan’s gym.
Seven clubs will compete from Kilrush to St Colman’s (Gort) and Abbey Lakers (Quin) in the first of many underage blitzes that will take place throughout the county for the coming season.
The boy’s Under 14 tournament will take place in Ennistymon on Saturday, November 26. There has been a lot of basketball development in the county over the past number of years, especially in the Marion Keane primary schools tournament so this new campaign will give children the opportunity to continue playing basketball as they get older.
The committee has proposed that clubs with teams under 12 should organise friendlies on a home and away basis until the Christmas break so that the kids get to learn more and enjoy the fun and social aspect of basketball.
This is a very exciting time for basketball in Clare and the committee hope that the community will benefit greatly from this new initiative. Clare Sports Partnership has helped and supported the setting up of the league and this should see a dramatic rise in the amount of players, spectators, and public interest in basketball around the County.
In the coming weeks, the league will run a coaching and referee’s course for people interested in getting involved in the sport.
Anybody looking for further information can contact Clare Sports Partnership, or ring Stephen on 0862170688. or email, rivoleigh@eircom.net