AUSTRALIAN wheelchair basketball Paralympian Brad Ness will be at a skills clinic as part of a Wheelchair Basketball seven-week program in Mandurah.
Ness will attend the clinic on the first week of the program for participants to learn the rules and develop their skills.
The program is open to everyone and wheelchairs will be provided, including for children.
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Following a successful come-and-try day, the program was made possible through a partnership between Mandurah Basketball Association, the City of Mandurah, the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries, Basketball WA, Rebound WA and the Department of Communities.
Local referees from the Mandurah Basketball Association will be mentored by Basketball WA through the program.
Basketball WA members will support local coaches or parents interested in coaching wheelchair basketball.
The cost is $60.
WHAT: Wheelchair Basketball
WHERE: Mandurah Aquatic and Recreation Centre
WHEN: January 30 to March 13, 6.30pm to 8.30pm
CONTACT: email leanne.peebles@dlgsc.wa.gov.au or call 9550 3193