A SUMMER basketball clinic is being held in Malvern to introduce young people to the sport and hone their skills.

Matt Wurmli, former England under-16 and under-18 and Worcester Wolves  basketball player, is putting on the clinic for teenagers in the town in August.

35 kids between the ages of 13 and 17 have booked in the now completely full course to develop their skills and love for the sport.

The cost of renting the basketball court in Victoria Park has been completely covered by town mayor Cllr Nick Houghton, with Mr Wurmli keen to give something back to the community.

He said: "I was recently selected in the squad for the Fimba GB 35+ masters team, so am still an active player and also played last season for the Malvern Mavericks after recently returning from a snapped Achilles tendon last year.

"When I was younger, there were so many free clinics and camps for kids, with prizes you could win etc.

"The cost of living is increasing, and parents will struggle even more to be able to afford things for their children, especially sports which can be seen as a luxury and especially in the summer holidays when things get really strained.

"I wanted to put on a completely free clinic to give back quality coaching to a sport that has given me so much."

The clinic is on August 21 and runs from 10am until 4pm.

All the spaces for the course have now been fully booked, with the state-of-the-art court in Victoria Park playing host to the event.

Sponsored by FlexFibre, the event also includes a free t-shirt and prizes to be won throughout.

The clinic will be a skill-based coaching session to learn tips and tricks and develop the teens' basketball ability.

Mr Wurmli added: "Hopefully, this will be the first of many of these free clinics we absolutely should be putting on as a community instead of always trying to make money off the kids."