But for now Girls Got Game is focused on having a good time and showing girls basketball is an option for them.
A have-a-go initiative from Basketball New Zealand, the programme has been rolled out around the country over the past year.
Designed and run by women, it introduces girls to various skills and mini-games related to basketball.
There has already been in an increase in girls playing basketball around the country.
Otago was the first association in New Zealand to offer the programme.
Beginning in term four last year, it initially attracted seven girls and has since risen to 12.
It is open to 5 to 8-year-olds, although next term a programme for 9 to 12-year-olds will also run.
Originally planned to be a six-week programme in the summer school terms, it has become an eight-week programme which is also running through the winter.
Players also receive a basketball, sling pack, water bottle and T-shirt.
Basketball Otago development officer and Otago Gold Rush forward Natalie Visger runs the sessions, while other Gold Rush players often make appearances.
''I think the girls just want to be with their friends and they want to see that if I'm competitive, it's OK to be competitive,'' Visger said.
''We're still trying to foster that competitive environment.
''But its also a safe environment, so if you mess up it's OK.
''There's no belittling anyone if they don't do as well as someone else. We try not to compare ourselves to others; we just do our best.''
She hoped the girls would go home feeling as though they wanted to continue improving and learning about basketball.
It was not so much about making a team, more wanting to do your best and making basketball seem a more accessible option to play.
The social element was big too and she said she hoped the girls would make new friends.
That was something that could potentially make them more likely to keep playing.
''I think that might be one of the things I've noticed coaching girls and now coaching boys too.
''Girls don't see themselves at this moment as playing in a professional league at this age, they just want to have a good time and be around their friends.
''Boys will show up and make friends regardless. They don't need to bring a friend.
''Whereas girls like to have someone with them, they like to do things as a team.
''That connection's really important for them.''
She feels basketball is heading in the right direction in New Zealand and initiatives such as this will help grow the sport.
