Dublin set for weekend of streetball
The fourth annual streetball tournament, Streetball Nationwide (SBN), is to take place this weekend at Diamond Park on Gardiner Street, Dublin.
As has been done previous years, a tournament will be held on Sunday August 6 at midday. This tournament is open to teams of five (over 16s).
However, this year will see the introduction of a one-day U16 Streetball event on the Saturday, August 5 at 1pm. This free event will consist of skills, drills and scrimmages run by various SuperLeague coaches and players.
The purpose of the event is to integrate different communities within Ireland, and promote cross-cultural relationships and understanding.
A selection of different arts and visual activities will be on show such as graffiti designs, live music, urban dancing and cultural arts.
Basketball Ireland, which has teamed with Xynx Incorporated to present the event, are also hoping to bring streetball to other venues around the country in the coming months.
To register for Saturday's event, participants can contact Lauren Carrigan at 01 4590211 or email: intern@basketballireland.ie
To register for Sunday participants can contact xynxstreetball@hotmail.com / timimartins@rapireland.com, or 087-760-5485 / 083-304-8162.
