THREE of the region\u2019s top basketball bodies are teaming up to host Koorr Koorr Nigitji (Coming Together), an annual celebration of the sport.<\/p>\n
Geelong United, Bellarine Peninsula Basketball Association and Surfcoast Basketball Association are uniting under a shared mission to grow the sport, strengthen development pathways, and deliver a more inclusive and connected experience for players, coaches, and families.<\/p>\n
The festival of basketball will take place on November 1 and 2, and will be held across the six venues Geelong United host community games each week.<\/p>\n
Teams will play a minimum of four games against other Victorian Junior Basketball League clubs, country associations and community teams from across the nation.<\/p>\n
Geelong United chief executive officer Mark Neeld said the partnership between the trio is about more than basketball.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s about building a stronger, more connected sporting community,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cTogether, we\u2019re laying the foundation for long-term success and opportunity across the region.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bellarine Peninsula Basketball Association general manager Nick Stamatopoulos said he was excited to be supporting athletes in their own backyard.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a step in the right direction for all three associations to work together in the best interests of basketball across the region.\u201d<\/p>\n
Surfcoast Basketball Association president Leon Sayers added his support for the partnership.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur thriving and passionate community brings a unique energy to this alliance, and we look forward to uniting our collective strengths to create unparalleled opportunities for every player across the region.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis partnership is a testament to the growth of our sport and a significant win for our entire community.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"THREE of the region\u2019s top basketball bodies are teaming up to host Koorr Koorr Nigitji (Coming Together), an…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":157139,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[574],"tags":[64,63,726,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-157138","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-basketball","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-basketball","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157138","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=157138"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157138\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/157139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=157138"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=157138"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=157138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}