Indigenous

INDIGENOUS

Basketball NSW works closely with key partners, including Regional Academies of Sport (RAS), Clontarf Foundation, PCYC, and Associations, to deliver the OUR MOB OUR GAME programs. These programs give Indigenous youth across NSW access to basketball opportunities, skills development, and community engagement in a fun, safe, inclusive, and culturally appropriate environment. Through these partnerships, we reach more young people, strengthen local networks, and deliver programs that celebrate and support Indigenous participation in sport.

Beyond program delivery, we actively explore opportunities to grow Indigenous basketball, including initiatives that encourage participation, leadership, and pathways into higher-level competitions and roles.

Through its pathways, Basketball NSW provides opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander emerging leaders, coaches, referees, and technical officials to learn, develop, and grow. The pathway supports positive community outcomes and helps young talent progress from grassroots programs into higher-level opportunities, including representative competitions, coaching, officiating, and leadership roles.

Come 'N' Try

Come ‘N’ Try is designed for newcomers to basketball and offers a free, two-hour skills session. It’s the perfect first step in a player’s journey, giving participants the chance to learn the fundamentals of the game, have fun, and experience basketball in a welcoming and supportive environment.

COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM

Basketball NSW continues to deliver its Community Capacity Building Program, designed to empower passionate individuals to grow their skills as coaches, technical officials, and administrators, especially supporting ICaLD and female participants.

The program provides access to a range of training opportunities, educational resources, and unique experiences to support participants in developing their skills and building confidence in their chosen roles. This may include workshops, mentoring, practical on-court or event-based learning, and exposure to different areas of the game.

Support may be offered on a case-by-case basis, depending on individual needs, availability, and program capacity, ensuring a flexible approach to development opportunities within basketball.

‘THE LAND WE SHARE’

BNSW engaged Campfire X, an Indigenous creative solutions company to follow correct Indigenous art protocols.

‘The land we share’ created by Jordan Ardler who is from the Aboriginal community in La Perouse, “represents how the land meets the waters. Rivers, ocean, grass and bush land are the main source of our survival and have been since the beginning of time.

Yellow outlined circles within the background of the artwork identify every Aboriginal community in NSW. The dotted wavy blue lines represent the beauty in our shorelines, erosions the ocean creates on our land and riverbanks. Yellow dotted lines show how our song lines continue to be present throughout our journey of life.

The central symbols symbolise the connection between communities, our lands and culture continuously sharing knowledge and stories. The white circular patterns fading out of the central figures portrays the ripple effect, ongoing growth, strength and power that our cultural practices present to us which allows our future generations to understand our surroundings.

The arch figures at the bottom of the design represent and acknowledge our ancestors in our past who paved the way for our present.”