WALKING Basketball is the latest program to make its way to Bendigo Basketball, with a focus on improving the physical activity of older and less active residents.<\/p>\n
Sessions involve a warm-up, with skill-based drills including passing, dribbling and shooting, with a low-impact game to finish.<\/p>\n
Basketball manager at Bendigo Basketball Sam Cartwright said they were approached by Basketball Victoria to engage a different segment of the community.<\/p>\n
\u201cBasketball in the traditional sense is a high impact, fast-paced game, so much like we do with our all-abilities classes and junior development program, it\u2019s modified,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The game involves no running, with a one-metre-tall ring to aid shoulder mobility.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s just another outlet for people to stay active. Myself and the community here, we obviously love basketball and there\u2019s people that still love basketball that can\u2019t quite fully engage in that high impact way,\u201d Mr Cartwright said.<\/p>\n
Mr Cartwright said so far the response to the program has been slow and consistent participation has been limited due to lockdowns.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re hoping to further engage with the Bendigo community, the council networks and U3A specifically,\u201d he said. \u201cI can definitely say there\u2019s a community for the program, but it\u2019s been tough to really grab them of yet.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll continue to push the program with the support of Basketball Victoria and the resources they provide us. They\u2019re obviously seeing the need and we\u2019ll try deliver it as best we can.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr Cartwright said Bendigo Basketball offers programs to every section of the community, with an all-abilities program, wheelchair basketball, junior programs, and competitions on five out of seven days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
WALKING Basketball is the latest program to make its way to Bendigo Basketball, with a focus on improving the physical activity of older and less active residents. Sessions involve a warm-up, with skill-based drills including passing, dribbling and shooting, with a low-impact game to finish. Basketball manager at Bendigo Basketball Sam Cartwright said they were […]<\/p>\n