	{"id":105006,"date":"2024-10-05T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/?p=105006"},"modified":"2024-10-03T10:25:53","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T00:25:53","slug":"new-all-abilities-sports-club-to-launch-in-geelong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/news\/new-all-abilities-sports-club-to-launch-in-geelong\/","title":{"rendered":"New all-abilities sports club to launch in Geelong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A NEW inclusion club is launching tomorrow (October 6) and hopes to share the joys of sport with more local children with disabilities.<\/p>\n<p>The Geelong All-Abilities Sports Club (STARS) Family Launch Day will be held at the Barwon Regional Cricket Centre.<\/p>\n<p>The event will introduce the community to STAR&#8217;s offering for children aged 5\u201315 years and will feature a series of come and try sports workshops.<\/p>\n<p>Geelong&#8217;s newest sports club is being led by 2022 National NAB Auskick Volunteer of the Year and former Newcomb FNC junior coordinator Scott Smith.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Smith introduced All-Abilities Auskick to the Geelong region and has worked in the disability and support sector for close to 10 years.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_105011\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-105011\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-105011\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/10\/IMG_6225_54648-1-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/10\/IMG_6225_54648-1-rotated.jpg 800w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/10\/IMG_6225_54648-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/10\/IMG_6225_54648-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/10\/IMG_6225_54648-1-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-105011\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Geelong All-Abilities Sports Club is being led by 2022 National NAB Auskick Volunteer of the Year Scott Smith.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He said the new venture would service children and their families keen to access sport in a different way.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I really enjoyed what I was doing at Newcomb and this is another way of helping more clubs to be inclusive,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We will be working with clubs in football, netball, baseball, basketball, little athletics and so on to make all-abilities programs available to them.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Leisure Networks has some amazing programs for the older kids, and this will be there to complement that and help the younger kids.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A membership with STAR will include athletic clothing and a backpack, and all program costs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Say there&#8217;s four clubs across the region that are running football, then we will connect the kids with them and pay for them to be part of it,&#8221; Mr Smith said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If the kids really love it and want to continue with it, then they can join more mainstream programming with Leisure Networks.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve been working with Luke Maher on it all and essentially we will be there to connect them and make sure those kids are looked after.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The club will be based out of the Barwon Regional Cricket Centre for the time being, but it is on the hunt for a home.<\/p>\n<p>It will host its first program with the South Barwon Cricket Club on October 9.<\/p>\n<p>For more, head to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61563454708703\">Geelong All-Abilities Sports Club Facebook page.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A NEW inclusion club is launching tomorrow (October 6) and hopes to share the joys of sport with more local children with disabilities. 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