Caroline Springs’ Matthew Farrar is keen to defend his world title with the Australian Boomerangs, but he needs your help.
Farrar, who was part of the Boomerangs team two years when it won gold, has again been selected to represent Australia at the Virtus World Championships in Kazakhstan later this year.
The Boomerangs are the men’s national basketball team for athletes with an intellectual impairment.
Farrar said it’s a great feeling to be part of the team.
“It’s always a privilege to represent your country,” he said. “Now I’ve taken on a leadership role.
“It’s exciting. I am confident we can go back-to-back as we have a few new younger players making up for the loss of some experienced players.”
Farrar said that he was expecting himself and the team to perform as best as they can and leave nothing out there.
“We have been trying to be as professional as we can to perform at our best.”
Farrar, who is currently playing basketball at Ballarat, said one day he would love the opportunity to play professionally overseas.
Farrar has previously said the hardest thing with dealing with his impairment is that at times it may take him longer to process new things if there are multiple instructions.
There is limited funding available for Boomerangs players to travel overseas, so a gofundme page has been set up for Farrar.
Details: https://gofund.me/f7c4ab19
