AUSTRALIAN BOOMERS ACTIVITY PACK Australian Boomers ACTIVITY PACK CONTENTS Hi Aussie Hooper, Thanks for being part of the Aussie Hoops program – it is great to have you developing your basketball skills with your friends Introducing your Boomers 3 and family. This is an exciting time for the Australian men’s Boomers Word search 4 basketball team as we prepare to play Canada and the USA in a Colour by number 5 series of warm up games in preparation for the FIBA World Cup which is being held in China next month. Colouring in 6 I love wearing the green and gold of the Boomers and look Ten questions 7 forward to hearing you cheer loudly for the Aussies! Have lots of fun with your family and friends as you complete Practise your skills 8 the fun puzzles and activities in the Aussie Hoops pack. Create a basketball card 9 Go Boomers! Spot the difference 10 Matthew “Delly” Dellavedova Aussie Hoops Ambassador Design a new singlet 11 Crossword 12 Answers 13 Special thanks to Melinda Lane for content creation INTRODUCING THE BOOMERS #2 Nathan Sobey #3 Cameron Glidden #4 Chris Goulding GUARD GUARD GUARD Height: 188cm Height: 197cm Height: 192cm Junior club: Warrnambool Junior club: Bunbury Junior club: Southern Seahawks Slammers Districts Spartans #5 Patty Mills #6 Andrew Bogut #7 Joe Ingles GUARD CENTRE GUARD/FORWARD Height: 183cm Height: 213cm Height: 203cm Junior club: Canberra Junior club: Sandringham Junior club: Southern Shadows Sabres (Noarlunga) Tigers #8 Matthew #11 Nicholas Kay #12 Aron Dellavedova FORWARD Baynes GUARD Height: 206cm CENTRE Height: 193cm Junior club: Tamworth Height: 208cm Junior club: Maryborough Thunderbolts Junior club: Cairns Blazers #34 Jock Landale #43 Jonah Bolden #55 Mitch Creek FORWARD/CENTRE FORWARD GUARD Height: 211 Height: 213cm Height: 196cm Junior club: Geelong Junior club: Sydney Comets Junior club: Horsham Supercats 3 WORD SEARCH Find the words and names in the puzzle. Words are hidden and AUSTRALIA INGLES BOOMERS MILLS A B T Z D E C T E A M I Z R M N E T BAYNES NET BOGUT PLAYER H S O I Y E I O T I P O F F I O D B BOLDEN PASS CANADA SCORE S S E G N F L B U G U A R D L X R U COURT SHOOT DELLAVEDOVA TEAM G C Z W U G B L L R S C B J L S I K DRIBBLE TIPOFF FIBA USA U O L O F T L C A G T H A A S Z B A FOUL WORLDCUP L R B R O O Q E Q V A D O N Y U B D GAME GUARD Y E A L L W U A S U E M F O A N L E J U L D N M O L Q Q V D E F T D E L T S L C R F P L A Y E R O F I B A S A A B U B O O M E R S Y K V W C Q C G C U P B O L D E N Y M C P A F G G P A S S V A U S T R A L I A T I R M 4 COLOURColourColour BY NUMBER by byColour number number by number Use the colouring code to colour 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 in the flags for Australia, Canada1 1 1 UseUse the the Colouring Colouring Use the Colouring 1 1 1 2 2 and USA.2 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 codecode to to colour colour3 in in the the code to colour in the 1 1 1 flagsflags for for Australia, Australia, flags for Australia, Colouring Code: 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 = Red 1 1 3 3 1 CanadaCanada and and USA 3USA Canada and USA 3 3 3 23 3 = Blue2 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 = White 3 3 ColouringColouring Code: Code: 3 Colouring Code: 1 1 = = Red Red 1 = Red 3 3 3 2 2 = = Blue Blue 2 = Blue 3 3 3 3 = = White White3 3 = White 2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 COLOURING IN 6 TEN QUESTIONS How well do you know the Aussie Boomers team? Join the questions with the correct answers. How many players are in the 2019 FIBA squad? Golden State Warriors In which city is Australia playing Canada? New Zealand Where is Patrick Mills’ hometown? 22nd and 24th August 2019 How tall is Matthew Dellavedova? Melbourne Which two dates will Australia play USA? 12 Who is the head coach of the Australian Boomers? Guard and Forward In which country was Aron Baynes born? Perth In which city is Australia playing USA? 193cm Which positions does Joe Ingles play? Canberra Which NBA team does Andrew Bogut play for? Andrej Lemanis 7 PRACTISE YOUR SKILLS The Aussie Boomers players practise every day. Record your own skills practice sessions. DATE SKILLS I PRACTISED MY BODY FELT... MY MIND FELT... I dribbled the ball up and down I felt strong. My brain felt calm. Thursday 15th August 2019 my back yard. I shot 2 goals. My legs were tired afterwards. I liked being outside. 8 BASKETBALL CARD Create a basketball card for your favourite Aussie Boomers player. Draw a picture of a player on one side of the card and write information about them on the other. Cut out and glue the sides together when you are finished. Player photos and profiles can be found on www.australia.basketball/national-teams/boomers/ PLAYER PROFILE 9 SPOT THE DIFFERENCE Find the 7 differences between these two images. 10 DESIGN A NEW SINGLET Design a Boomers singlet! Design your own personal singlet! FRONT BACK FRONT BACK 11 1 2 3 4 CROSSWORD 5 6 7 8 9 ACROSS DOWN 10 4. Make contact with a player 1. Houston Rockets guard 11 12 6. Boomers play Canada in this city 2. Junior basketball program 13 7. One of the colours of the Australian singlet 3. Aussie who plays for Utah Jazz 14 8. Australian Women’s basketball competition 5. Australian Men’s basketball team 15 11. Centre for Detroit Pistons 9. NBA Rookie of the Year in 2018 16 17 13. Basketball is played on this 10. Aussie Hoops Ambassador 17. USA basketball coach 12. Bouncing the basketball 18 19. Canadian who plays for Toronto Raptors 14. Starts the Game 19 22. James Naismith invented this game 15. Australian Women’s basketball team 20 21 23. Australian Boomers coach 16. Deflecting a shot 22 25. Sydney Kings and Golden State Warriors player 23 18. Sound to end the game in 2019 24 26. Constellation on the Australian Flag 20. Teaches players the skills of the game 25 27.Venue for Boomers v USA games in Melbourne 21. World Cup will be held there in September 30. Australian Men’s Basketball competition 24. Aussie who plays for San Antonio Spurs 26 27. Shape on the Canadian Flag 28. The ball must pass through to score 27 28 29 29. There are 50 of these on the American flag 30 12 J A ANSWERS A J F O U L M O S E E B S TEN QUESTIONS S I O I How many players are in the 2019 FIBA squad? P E R T H N O G R E E N 12 W N B L A G M H E M R L E O In which city is Australia playing Canada? N A N D R E D R U M M O N D Perth S C O U R T E S S P R I T N T S I Where is Patrick Mills’ hometown? M H O I B Canberra B M G R E G G P O P O V I C H B L O W A O L How tall is Matthew Dellavedova? O N D L F B E 193cm C H R I S B O U C H E R S F U Which two dates will Australia play USA? K L Z C C 22nd and 24th August 2019 B A S K E T B A L L Z O H A N D R E J L E M A N I S Who is the head coach of the Australian Boomers? P V R C N Andrej Lemanis A N D R E W B O G U T H A T D In which country was Aron Baynes born? T S O U T H E R N C R O S S New Zealand Y V In which city is Australia playing USA? M M A R V E L S T A D I U M Melbourne I A I T N B L P N A Which positions does Joe Ingles play? L L G R Guard and Forward S E S Which NBA team does Andrew Bogut play for? 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