KRISTI Harrower’s playing future with the Bendigo Spirit will be determined by how she trains this week and how she recovers from those sessions.
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The 39-year-old champion point guard has done little basketball training since the completion of last season’s successful WNBL campaign.
While her love for basketball and the Spirit remains strong, her age, family and burgeoning business interests weigh heavily on her mind.
“I will train this week and make a decision from there,’’ Harrower said on Tuesday.
“I’d like to play, but I am worried about my fitness.
“I’m about to open up a Boost Juice business in Bendigo as well and that’s going to take up my time.
“The main thing is I need to make sure I can still do it.
“I don’t want to come back and play poorly. I don’t want to go out like that.
“I will see how I go this week and make a decision late in the week.”
Harrower was an assistant coach to her father Bernie at last weekend’s Spring Shield in Bendigo.
The Spirit won their first two games before being thrashed by West Coast in the final.
Watching the final against the Waves you could sense Harrower’s frustration at not being able to be on court to assist her team-mates.
“It was hard watching from the sidelines,’’ Harrower admitted.
“When we’re winning it’s not so important, but when we’re losing that’s when I want to help and I can’t.
“That’s why I don’t know which way I want to go.”
The Spirit’s bid for a third-straight WNBL title starts this Saturday in Townsville.