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Camberwell District Basketball Association is excited to launch Outside the Lines – a series of interactive and practical workshops and seminars for members of the Camberwell Basketball community interested in pursuing a non-playing career in the fast-growing sports industry.

Open to Camberwell Dragons and Community Basketball League players and coaches, referees, volunteers and their families, aged 15 and over, the 2024 OTL program will introduce participants to a wide range of subject areas, including, but not limited to:

• Sports management and administration
• Sports writing
• Sports photography
• League and club communications
• Commentary
• Social media
• Event management
• Game operations
• Athlete management
• Coaching
• Refereeing
• Strength and conditioning

The program is designed and will be delivered by CDBA Communications Manager Andrew Johnstone. Andrew has worked in senior sports and media roles for more than three decades, including:

• Senior writer, producer and lead interviewer – FIBA World Basketball television program
• General Manager of Communications – Australian National Basketball League
• Commentator – Australian National Basketball League games, ABC Television
• Assistant and Contributing Editor, Senior Writer – One on One magazine and Pro Basketball today newspaper
• Broadcaster Adviser, Head of Game Production and Operations – East Asia Super League
• Managing Editor – News Custom Publishing (News Limited)

Camberwell Basketball expects to host at least eight 60-90-minute workshops/seminars in Term 1 of the 2024 school year and participants will have the opportunity to attend and work at Dragons Big V games as part of this program. Entry to the OTL program is free for CDBA members and we are seeking expressions of interest now.

To register your interest in the OTL program, please send your name, contact details and special area/areas of interest to Andrew Johnstone at [email protected]

To those who have expressed interest in the program already, please note the schedule, including dates, times, venues and content, will be finalised subject to demand and will be released soon. For more on OTL, visit: https://camberwellbasketball.com/program/outside-the-lines/