LAUNCH Night Series Tournament 1 runs Saturday evenings from 11 May until 22 June 2019
Player and Crew registration now closed.
LAUNCH Night Series is a free City of Darwin program open to young people aged 12 -17 who reside in the Darwin area. In addition to competitive basketball games, each Saturday night players are provided with uniforms, a meal to eat with their teammates and transportation home if required. Each night of the tournament players also participate in a life-skills workshop with topics ranging from health and well-being, respectful relationships, communication and employability.
LAUNCH Night Series runs 2 tournaments a year. Tournament 1 runs May – June and Tournament 2 runs November -December. Each series runs for seven consecutive Saturday nights at Casuarina Senior College. The program is led by a committee of community volunteers and is supported and managed by City of Darwin. LAUNCH Night Series aims to-
- Provide young people with a safe, healthy and positive environment on Saturday nights when they may be vulnerable to harmful and anti-social behaviour;
- Support young people to connect with and participate in positive activities in their local community;
- Provide healthy role models and build positive self-regard in young people;
- Divert young people in areas of need from the risks associated with unhealthy behaviors.
LAUNCH Night Series welcomes support from young people, volunteers and businesses.