New Wheelchair Basketball Club
Team GB Wheelchair Basketball player Lee Fawcett launched the new Tees Valley Wheelchair Basketball Club on Saturday 19th March.
The session was attended by members of the Newcastle Eagles Wheelchair Basketball team who showed their expertise and skill in a demonstration match which had the attendees enthralled.
After the match the young people and their parents were able to familiarise themselves with the chairs and get some expert coaching from the Newcastle Eagles players.
The first meeting of the club was attended by over forty people, a very promising start to the club which will now run weekly from 12-2pm on Saturdays at Queen's Campus in Thornaby. There is a charge of £2 per session and the club can be attended by young people who are eight years old upwards with or without a disability.
The club is being supported by qualified coaches from Percy Hedley Sports Academy and newly qualified coaches from around the Tees Valley.
To find out more about the club please contact Vicky Evans at Tees Valley Sport, email v.evans@tees.ac.uk or telephone 01642 342287.
