Keeping the family skill

Tayla Crocker has been playing basketball since she was four years old.

Locally, Tayla has played for Titans for the past eight years.

Tayla has done nothing but live and breathe basketball, as basketball has lived in her family more than 40 years.

Tayla has been fine-tuning her game with four to five hours of training every week with her local club training, development network squad training, combined training and the same amount of time in the back yard honing her ball skills and shooting technique.

All this effort has allowed her to play for the Whyalla Stealers, which she has done for the past four years where she has been the point guard.

With all this effort it came at no surprise that Tayla plays for the Central Districts under 14 division one side in Adelaide.

After this first year playing in Adelaide, Tayla hopes to continue playing for as long as possible.

Tayla's form has been consistent, and at times she is the team's high scorer.

All the extra effort is now beginning to pay off and the results are showing.

When Tayla isn't training for the game she loves, she plays netball for Warriors under 13 side.

Tayla was instrumental to her netball team, this year her team winning the premiership.

Through her dedication in sport she still finds the time to spend time with family.

Tayla's ultimate dream is to one day play for Australia in the Opals team and with her determination and hard work, she is certainly on the way to fulfilling this dream.