Basketball symposium a roaring success
The first-ever basketball symposium held in Windhoek was a success.
The Namibian Basketball School League (NBSL), under the auspices of the Namibian Basketball Federation (NBF) and with the collaboration of the Deutsche Höhere Privatschule, hosted the first-ever Namibian School Basketball Symposium on Friday.
The event was made possible through support from the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB), German Federal Foreign Office, the Deutsche Basketball Bund (DBB) and the Basketball Artists School (BAS) Foundation.
Held on the DHPS school grounds, the programme's aim was to bring essence to the NBF motto 'United Under One Footprint'. The programme united coaches from various backgrounds in an interactive environment to share ideas and opinions.
Two sessions were held; a practical session in the morning and a theory session in the afternoon. Guest instructors were present on the day to guide the local coaches.
Giving presentations were national team coach director Manuel Carballo, former FIBA referee and basketball expert Charles Nyambe and DOSB basketball expert Frank Albin as the representative of the German Olympic Sports Confederation.
“Coaches need to take such opportunities when they are presented to them, because a coach never stops learning,” said Thandi Boois, one of the participating coaches.
Coaching the under-16 and u-19 girls' teams at the Windhoek International School (WIS), Boois said she enjoyed the morning sessions very much as they offered a practicality that required the coaches to take part in the drills.
As this event is a venture into growing the sport as much as possible, NBF development officer Malakia Matias expressed satisfaction with the turnout of 50 coaches and players from Eros and Mandume primary school.
“It is not every day that our local coaches are exposed to international styles of coaching, so this was a very necessary initiative from the two countries to unite and push the development agenda,” said Matias.
The theory sessions touched on topics such as how to attract more girls to basketball.
All coaches present were given a starter kit. This kit included a basketball, a whistle, a pump and extra needle, and as well as a certificate.
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The event was made possible through support from the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB), German Federal Foreign Office, the Deutsche Basketball Bund (DBB) and the Basketball Artists School (BAS) Foundation.
Held on the DHPS school grounds, the programme's aim was to bring essence to the NBF motto 'United Under One Footprint'. The programme united coaches from various backgrounds in an interactive environment to share ideas and opinions.
Two sessions were held; a practical session in the morning and a theory session in the afternoon. Guest instructors were present on the day to guide the local coaches.
Giving presentations were national team coach director Manuel Carballo, former FIBA referee and basketball expert Charles Nyambe and DOSB basketball expert Frank Albin as the representative of the German Olympic Sports Confederation.
“Coaches need to take such opportunities when they are presented to them, because a coach never stops learning,” said Thandi Boois, one of the participating coaches.
Coaching the under-16 and u-19 girls' teams at the Windhoek International School (WIS), Boois said she enjoyed the morning sessions very much as they offered a practicality that required the coaches to take part in the drills.
As this event is a venture into growing the sport as much as possible, NBF development officer Malakia Matias expressed satisfaction with the turnout of 50 coaches and players from Eros and Mandume primary school.
“It is not every day that our local coaches are exposed to international styles of coaching, so this was a very necessary initiative from the two countries to unite and push the development agenda,” said Matias.
The theory sessions touched on topics such as how to attract more girls to basketball.
All coaches present were given a starter kit. This kit included a basketball, a whistle, a pump and extra needle, and as well as a certificate.
SPORTS REPORTER
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