OCTOBER 2018 NORTHERN SUBURBS BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION NORTHERN SUBURBS BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION ISSUE 4, 2018 WWW.NSBA.COM.AU NEWS
[email protected] 3X3 BASKETBALL'S POPULARITY RISING FAST The connuing boom in 3x3 Basketball since it became an Olympic sport for Tokyo in 2020 has led to record numbers playing across the country. That trend is evident at Norths as more players and teams are taking part in 3x3 Basketball right across the state. With a number of our u13 Boys breaking into the top 1000 players in Australia - seng their sights on our high-performance manager, Tom Garlepp (currently ranked #3) and Coach, Mike Golding (ranked #21 in Australia). With regular training sessions happening in and around Norths. “Every year it has just grown bigger and bigger with parcipaon numbers. It is really introducing 3x3, which is now an Olympic sport in 2020, to a generaon of younger athletes," Mike Golding said. "It has been great to see more and more kids here keen to train and learn the 3x3 game. It is also a great teaching tool for the 5x5 game because all the athletes on court get to pracce their skills and learn to play as a team because you are not allowed a game coach. So it is about collecve player ownership.” said Tom Garlepp. There are plenty of compeons to get involved in with more planned in 2018. To get involved or enter a “Bears” team into a compeon please contact
[email protected] NORTHS BASKETBALL - STRONGER TOGETHER WWW.NSBA.COM.AU !1 OCTOBER 2018 NORTHERN SUBURBS BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION More Norths players at 3x3 tournaments around NSW Get involved, learn the game, have fun! NORTHS BASKETBALL - STRONGER TOGETHER WWW.NSBA.COM.AU !2 OCTOBER 2018 NORTHERN SUBURBS BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION 10 QUESTIONS WITH MADELEINE O’HEHIR Sydney Uni Flames, #22 | Norths Player 10 years - U12 to U18s and 2 years in Waratah League [1] How far do you want to go with basketball? As far as it takes me! Right now I am so grateful for the opportunity to play in the WNBL and am excited for the many years ahead of me in this league.