…..NBBF Invites grassroots coaches to Understudy Adeka Daudu.
As part of the drive to build structure and capacity to sustain its national youth programmes, the Nigerian Basketball Federation has invited 3 of the top women grassroots coaches to the national U16 woman camp headed by coach Adeka Daudu.
The list of invited coaches include 3 time winner, and current champion of the Nestlé Milo Secondary school championship with St Jude’s Girls College. Amarata, Bayelsa State, Coach Anthony Nelson, renowned women developmental grassroots coach Wilson ldanwekhai, who currently serves as head coach of Adolescent and Health Information Program (AHIP Queens) of Kano and coach Olawale Oyekan of the Lagos State Youth Alive Basketball community programme in Lagos.
This initiative is part of its mentorship programme launched by Basketball Federation in 2014 to help build the next generation of coaches that will take over from the likes of the vastly experienced Adeka Daudu and also give room for the coaches to grow alongside the athletes, so as to form an excellent bond and foster a relationship between the coaches and players from the youth level and provide a data base for monitoring the progress of the athletes from youth, intermediate and hopefully graduating to the senior national team level.
The coaches have joined the national U16 team current camping in Abuja ahead of the FIBA Africa U16 Women Championship in Madagascar from 10th-19th July, 2015.
U16 Women basketball team shines in Abuja…,
The U16 womens’ Basketball Team of the Nigeria Basketball Federation, NBBF defeated an Abuja selected side U22 female basketball team in a friendly game on Wednesday.
Abuja selected side dominated the game, before the U16 girls turned around and pulled back from 11-28 to win the last quarter with three points.
The game ended 51-54 in favour of the U16 basketball team.
An excited Ruth Omotayo Udueyin told NBBF Media after the game that they were able to pull back after discovering their mistakes;
“We did not follow the coach’s instruction on time, so the moment we discovered our mistakes after listening to the coach again, we put it to work and we won” she said
“The spirit is high everybody wants to be in camp and make the team, nobody wants to go home but no matter what, we are going to come out victorious” she added
However, Head coach of the team, Adeka Daudu gave the girls thumbs up after the game and revealed that, some will be dropped after tomorrow’s evening practice session.
The team is preparing for the final round of FIBA Africa U16 Women Championship in Madagascar from 10th-19th July, 2015.
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