BBA Hold Advanced Youth Basketball Clinic
The Bermuda Basketball Association [BBA] recently held a week long Advanced Youth Basketball clinic at CedarBridge Academy gymnasium for a select group of Bermuda’s young basketball talent.
Thanks to the Dept of Youth, Sports & Recreation and its National Junior Athlete Sponsorship Program, the BBA was able to bring in Coach Jamaal Jackson, Head Coach for the men’s team at Kentucky State University, an NCAA Division II HBCU.
The intent of the clinic was to introduce players to basketball training at the next level. Players were shown new aspects to the fundamentals of basketball ie. ball handling, shooting and passing. They were also shown some of the team strategies used on offense and defence.
Assisting Coach Jackson was Ralph Scott, former Assistant Coach for the BBA Men’s National Team, and Kent Tacklyn, the Head Coach of the BBA Men’s U-19 National Team. BBA Executive Tommy Johnson [Treasurer] was also on hand to greet and introduce the Minister.
The Minister of Youth, Culture and Sport, Dr. Ernest Peets and Senior Sport Development Officer Jekon Edness were on hand to watch the players’ progress and talk to the coaches on the last day of the clinic.”
