Marion Recreation presents “K-2 Learn to Play Basketball”. In this class, instructors will focus on fundamentals of the game of basketball and basics of dribbling, passing, shooting, defense, and of course teamwork. Participants will also have the opportunity to play smaller games with adaptive nets. The program runs Saturdays beginningJanuary 11, 2020 and runs through February 15, 2020, and is designed for beginner players or players in grades K- 2nd Grade. Classes take place at Sippican School Gymnasium. Cost for participants is $75 for six instructional weeks and includes a participant t-shirt.
A former standout at Division II Merrimack College, Instructor Aaron Strothers joined the UMass Dartmouth coaching staff ahead of last season. Strothers was a four-year player at Merrimack, appearing in 108 career games at forward for the Warriors. He helped his teams to a 70-44 record on his career including two NCAA Division II Tournament appearances (2009, 2010). Strothers is a member of Merrimack’s 500-rebound club, amassing 553 on his career to rank 11th in program history, and also a member of the 1000th point club. In 2013, Strothers was a member of the Cape Verde National Team for a summer. Following that, he played professionally for Escazu Basketball in Costa Rica, where he also became involved in youth clinics in the area. Since his playing days, Strothers has served in a variety of volunteer and coaching rules in the southeastern Massachusetts community. Most recently, he was the head seventh grade boys coach for the Bay State Jaguars AAU team, while also assisting the fifth grade girls squad. He also volunteers in basketball roles at the Boys & Girls Club of Wareham and with the Wareham Junior Basketball Association. Strothers holds his Bachelor of Arts in Sociology with a minor in Business Administration from Merrimack.
You may register online at www.marionma.gov/recreation. You do not need to live in Marion to participate in this program. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Marion Recreation at 774-217-8355 or recreation@marionma.gov .