The street that leads to the Tasmania JackJumpers and Tasmania Jewels High Performance Training Centre, has been renamed from ‘Twin Ovals Road’ to ‘Defend the Island Way’ – immortalising the term that became popular thanks to Coach Scott Roth.
Roth created the catchphrase when he joined the club in 2020 – saying it’s about being proudly Tasmanian,
“It started as a battle cry idea that I was throwing around with my fellow coaches, and it’s gained a life of its own from there,” hesaid.
“Now it’s more than basketball – you hear it in schools, youth clubs, politics, business, every sport and the community as a whole.
“To me, it’s a great reminder of how great it is to be Tasmanian, to be proud of being Tasmanian, and to defend Tasmania.”
It was unveiled by Scott Roth, as well as Kingborough Mayor Jo Westwood and Sports Minister Nick Duigan.
