The initiative, which was launched on April 13, is a program which targets player development in the eight to 14 and 15-plus age groups, and those interested in coaching and refereeing.

Now in its fourth week, the program has since added NBL1 players Sam Short, Alicia Froling, Kuany Kuany and Deng Acuoth, who are all helping in creating content to keep members engaged.

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Numbers grew steadily over the first few weeks, with registrations sitting at 410 as of last week.

On Wednesday online coaching sessions began, which drew more then 40 coaches across two sessions.

In a statement, Basketball Ballarat confirmed it had shared the program with local schools.

Basketball Ballarat ceased all its senior and junior netball, basketball and volleyball competitions on Monday, March 16.