Basketball
Rising Stars U13 Basketball: Lagos, Ogun, Oyo Pick Wins On Day 2
By Niyi Busari
Lagos, Ogun, Oyo and Osun have recorded wins in the ongoing Rising Stars U13 Boys and Girls Basketball Championship at the Indoor Sports Hall of National Stadium, Surulere Lagos.
The grassroots championship which started on Sunday, January 23, 2022 saw five teams registered in the U13 Girls while six are competing in the Boys category.
In the first game of the Girls category on Match-day 1, Hoops and Read defeated Ekiti U13 Girls (21-8) while Lagos got better of Ogun State U13 Girls (23-17). In the third match, Oyo handed second defeat to Ekiti (36-6). In the Boys category, Ogun outscored Ekiti (29-17) while Hoops and Read mauled Lagos (40-14) before Osun recorded (24-18) victory over Ekiti State U13 Boys team.
On match-day 2, Lagos U13 Girls beat Hoop and Read (26-12). Oyo state U13 Girls overcame Ogun threats after (21-10) victory. In the third game, Lagos humiliated the whipping girls, Ekiti (23-5). In the Boys category, Osun upset Lagos with a five-point gap win (23-18) as Ogun outscored Oyo (29-21) before Ekiti succumbed to the firepower of Hoop and Read (34-30).
The weeklong event will see Oyo U13 Girls trade tackles with Read and Hoop on Tuesday match-day 3 at 11:00am as Oyo slug it out with Lagos U13 Boys at 12 noon. Ekiti will look forward to redeem their battered image when they face Ogun girls at 1pm after which Osun and Ogun in the boys category fight for superiority at 2pm. Other match-day 3 Fixtures are as follows; Oyo Vs Hoop and Read at 3pm. Ekiti vs Lagos 4pm.
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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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