WARRNAMBOOL Seahawks and Mermaids will ramp up their preparations in the next week as they prepare for the return of Big V basketball.
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The state-wide competition plans to resume following the fourth Victorian coronavirus lockdown on July 26 and 27.
Indoor sport across the whole state can resume from 11.59pm on Thursday when Melbourne's restrictions ease.
Big V confirmed the decision not to play this weekend (19-20 June) was to allow athletes time to recondition themselves and so teams can adequately prepare for the recommencement.
The current venue restrictions for spectators also impacted the decision.
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The Big V season will also be extended by two weeks to fit in round 11 to 13, which were missed due to restrictions.
The Mermaids are set to play Warrandyte Venom in round 14 of the division one women's season while the Seahawks will battle Corio Bay in the division one men's competition.
Mermaids coach Lee Primmer said his group was excited to be back at training and look forward to returning to playing.
"We have got a very young team and a lot of our girls play netball too and they haven't been able to that as well," he said.
"They love their sport and not playing either of them was disappointing. They're happy to be back at training."
Primmer said the break gave his side a chance to freshen up.
"A lot of been involved state try outs and in other programs they were probably very tired and when it (lockdown) came around one or two were ready for a rest but this break means we don't have to do that," he said.
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