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Over 70 P6 and P7 pupils have attended a basketball festival at Liniclate School in Benbecula.

 

The event allowed local children to demonstrate their ability through skills training, delivered by basketballscotland, before taking part in a tournament aimed at promoting the sport in a friendly and competitive environment.

 

The games were officiated by high school pupils who undertook the ‘Getting Started Referee Award’ run by Chris Dodds, FIBA referee and Head of Communities at basketballscotland.

 

The event marked the first festival of its kind on the island and was supported by The Scottish Salmon Company as part of its wider involvement in the development of sport in the Western Isles.

 

Debra Nichol-Storie of The Scottish Salmon Company, said: "As an employer in rural and island communities we invest in the areas where our staff and their families live and work.

 

“By hosting the  Basketball Festival we are hoping to promote healthy lifestyles to the next generation in a way that is both fun and competitive."

 

 


 

 

Basketball Festival in Benbecula           

17 November 2014