Midnight basketball a huge=20
success /=20
Midnight basketball a huge success
Sixty-two players and 30 spectators turned out for the fina=
l of=20
Midnight Basketball Tournament 2 held last week which provided=
a=20
fantastic spectacular to the end of the eight week event.
Approximately 120 young people signed up for the tournament=
which=20
was held in the Swan Park Leisure Centre from October 17 until=
=20
December 5.
City of Swan chief executive Mike Foley said the program ha=
d been=20
an outstanding success and he applauded those staff and other=
=20
organisation involved in getting the tournament off the ground=
.
“The tournament is aimed at 12-18 years olds who fall=
under the=20
at risk category, that is wards of the state, known to Police =
or=20
simply in danger of falling in with the wrong crowd.
“Each tournament runs for 8 weeks on a Saturday night=
and goes=20
from 7pm to midnight and it’s a joint initiative between=
WA Police,=20
Midland PCYC and the City of Swan.
“Midnight Basketball contributes to the initiatives o=
utlined in=20
the City’s Community Safety and Crime Prevention Plan 20=
07-2010 and=20
we believe it has been a great success.’’
Mr Foley said due to the huge success of Tournaments 1 and =
2, a=20
third tournament has been scheduled for Term 2 in April 2010 w=
ith=20
the support of the City’s Community Safety and Places an=
d Youth=20
Services teams.
He said since the program started earlier this year, the po=
lice=20
had seen a noticeable reduction in crime on Saturday nights.
News Article Date: 18/12/2009
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