Australian basketball star Chris Goulding and former Australian Opal Jenni Screen will share their knowledge and experience with Sunbury basketballers.
The two will be part of an all-star coaching panel for a two-day clinic to be run by the Sunbury Jets Basketball Association next Monday and Tuesday.
Other panelists will include New Zealand women’s national coach and Jets women’s coach Kennedy Kereama, WNBL player Tegan Cunningham and former WNBL star Chelsea Burns.
Jets’ men’s coach Andrew Summerville and new imports Ish Sanders and Mitchell Newton will also be part of the coaching panel.
Summerville, who is also Jets’ operation manager, said the clinic was open to all children, not just those who play within the association.
Summerville said the reaction to Goulding’s involvement had been especially positive. “When we announced he was coming, 30 people signed up within an hour and a half,” he said.
“He’s one of the most recognisable and popular players in the NBL.”
Screen’s involvement is also big for the association and its focus on growing female participation in the game.
“Besides someone like Lauren Jackson, you don’t have many more recognisable female basketballers in Australia,” Summerville said.
“We want to give young females role models they can look up to.”
For more details and bookings, visit www.sunburybasketball.com.au
