Basketball
250 Youths To Storms Oguche Basketball Camp In Abuja
Joel Ajayi
No fewer than 250 youths in the FCT and its environs will slug it out at the a week-long basketball event organized by the Samuel Oguche Basketball Foundation in partnership with Bullet Energy Drink
The annual Basketball Youth Camp is scheduled to hold from March 31 to April 7 at the Indoor Sports Hall of the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja.
The brand Ambassador, Samuel Oguche said that the camp was a part of the ‘new face of Nigeria basketball’ project which is being championed by the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) President, Igoche Mark.
He said that the goal of the camp was the development of the game at the grassroots, adding that the youths represent the future of the sport in the country.
He expressed gratitude to the Sponsors, Bullet Energy Drink for its unrelenting commitment to the development of basketball and many other sports in Nigeria and West Africa.
Oguche revealed that the sponsor had reiterated its commitment to continue to support basketball in the country as well as partner with the foundation to help fish out young talents.
“Bullet Energy Drink, an internationally acclaimed sport friendly brand has always been a worthy partner and shown support for the Samuel Oguche Basketball Foundation all these years.
“This partnership has indeed continued to encourage and afford the nation’s youth the opportunity of displaying their God-given potentials through basketball with the platform created by the sports friendly brand.
“These grassroots basketball programmes being organised by the Samuel Oguche foundation through this sponsorship, has started a process of transforming the lives of Nigerian youth,” he said.
He also commended the NBBF boss Igoche Mark as well as several other sponsors which he noted were too numerous to mention; for their commitment, love and support for the growth and development of the sport in the country.
Basketball
Fresh Ideas, Science Needed to Revitalise Basketball —ABA
Cyril Ogar
President/Founder, Amateur Basketball Academies, ABA, Aliyu Lucky Abubakar has called for a scientific and pragmatic approach to rediscovering the game of basketball in the North East.
The former player of many teams in Nigeria stated this on Saturday during training of coaches in Yola, Adamawa State.
Aliyu said the training is aimed to arm Coaches so they can, in turn, reach the children, especially those that ABA may not. The Deputy Comptroller in Nigeria Customs Service decried non-challant attitudes of the stakeholders in the development of basketball in the North East.
” Basketball is fading in the North East, and we at ABA will not allow it to die.”
“Adamawa was once a force in the game of basketball but had fallen behind. Our plan is to discover talent through coaching training, nurture it, and carry it from state level to the national team, and eventually, the global stage.” The basketball administrator said.
In his keynote message to the participants, which centered on the theme, “HOPE,” Harnessing opportunity, Organising for excellence, Promoting players’ development, and Empowering the next generation, Aliyu said, is far more than a drill instructors.
” Every child you see on a basketball court has a dream, and it is our job as a coach to spot it early and give it somewhere to go.” He concluded.
In his lecture titled, ” Who is a Coach”, Emmanuel Odah, the head Coach, FCT Basketball and former National Juniors team, described a coach as a committed, organised, affectionate, caring and humble.
” Commitment is consistency, and consistency is mother of progress; humility comes first because a coach who can not control himself can never control a game,” Odah insisted.
Other instructors at the training include ABA head of technical, Coach Adeka Daudu, as well as Coach Alexander Anyebe Ujoh, who spoke about the relationship between a coach and child in his care.
Coaches at the training commended ABA for its boldness to give hopes to basketball coaches all over the country. They promised that lessons learned would reshape and reset their mind on the job. They said the training will help them in understanding their role not only as an instructor but also grooming the children for a better future.
Among guests at the event include FCT Acting Director of Sports, Mr. Iyiola Ogundele and Bayelsa Veteran Basketball administrator, Coach Tony
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