Help me represent NZ at World Championships for Deaf Basketball in 2023
Fundraising to get to the 6th World Deaf Basketball Championships in Greece 2023 playing for Black Thunder New Zealand
Manurewa, Auckland
Hi my name is Jarell. I have recently been selected to represent New Zealand as the Vice Captain of Black Thunder- NZs Deaf Men's Basketball team. In June 2023 we will be traveling to Heraklion, Greece to compete in the 6th World Deaf Basketball Championships. As well as playing for Black Thunder I also play rep basketball for Counties Manukau, secondary school basketball for Manurewa High in the premier grade and club basketball in Clendon and Manurewa. I also play in as many other tournaments as I can find and enter. Basically basketball is my life passion and I am really lucky to have an amazing support system backing me in following my dreams. Obviously I am deaf, I am also autistic, I am the eldest of 5 children and since it's a lot of money to get me to Greece for this tournament as we have to fund ourselves, I really am grateful for any donations to help get me there. Thank you!
Ariella Lee's involvement (page creator)
I'm Jarell's mum I've made this page for him as he's under 18 so can't make it himself
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End of 2022 update! 12 December 2022
Thank you again to all the supporters on here we really appreciate it 💕
The past 5/6 months has been busy and successful for Jarell with basketball!
He played for Auckland Samoa u19 (age eligible for u17) in the First Nations tournament held in Auckland where they managed to place a respectable 3rd.
He traveled with Tonga Aotearoa Basketball down to Tauranga for Hoopnation Classic which was a great experience in high level basketball.
His high school team managed to make it through to Greater Auckland championships which was a solid achievement as their school hasn't made it that far before.
In early November he traveled to Palmerston North and Wellington and played with Black Thunder vs the Goannas- Australia's Deaf Men's team where he managed to pull out 19 and 20 point games against a team full of mostly over 24s and receive POTD for the second game but the best part (for mum) was watching him grow on a personal level- connecting with the deaf community, increasing his use of NZSL to communicate with others and working on his leadership skills.
In late November he trialed for a USA tour with Polynesian Basketball and was selected for an u18 team which is super exciting and they are off to AAU tournaments in Las Vegas and California in April which will be absolutely amazing experience.
He has also been playing in two social mens leagues to keep up his fitness and training as well as weekly scrimmages at the local rec centre. All the basketball!
Looking forward to next year 💕
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Thank you Aunty, appreciate it!
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