New basketball court at Wedge Gardens in Lyndhurst
LYNDHURST – The Wedge Gardens Treatment Centre added a basketball to their occupational therapy treatment.
Rand Aid Association’s Wedge Gardens Treatment Centre is celebrating the addition of new basketball court.
Monica Smith, a student social worker who completed her community project work at the centre, said, “The most reoccurring need was the need for more sporting activities which is why I proposed implementing basketball into the current programme.
“The aim of this activity is to enhance participation, to create cohesion between patients and it emphasises the importance of teamwork within the treatment centre.”
Darryl Smith, owner of ALK Locksmith and Dees Maintenance, offered his services and expertise by designing the basketball court at no extra cost to Wedge Gardens.
Manager of Wedge Gardens, Adèl Grobbelaar said the basketball court was painted on a tarred road at the back of the care centre’s kitchen. Wedge Gardens purchased the hoops and balls and on 11 July, an opening match was played in front of an audience of staff members.
Basketball now forms part of the centre’s daily activity programme.
“People undergoing treatment either actively play basketball or act as linesmen or fielders. It is vital for them to get exercise and develop an interest in different kinds of sport in order to foster healthy community participation post-Wedge Gardens,” said Grobbelaar.
Edited by Stacey Woensdregt
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