Basketball tips from Aussie pro By Y.P. SIVAMPhotos by SIA HONG KIAU
AUSTRALIAN basketball professional Benjamin Knight was enthusiastic about sharing his experience with a group of youngsters at a coaching clinic at Butterfly Park in Klang.
The towering Knight, who had played professional basketball in Italy and Singapore, showed the participants several tricks involved in the game.
The participants, mostly teenagers, were game for the challenge by the 2.03m tall Knight. They were put through a series of drills as well as tactics.
“I am happy to be here tonight. Being a basketball player, I am keen to see more youngsters actively involved in the game. The youngsters showed their commitment in training. There should be more similar clinics for the players to improve their skills,’’ he said.
Knight and international Ooi Ban Sin spent almost two hours with the youngsters.
The coaching clinic was part of the promotional efforts for the third leg of the AND1 Streetball Challenge to be held at the AEON Bukit Tinggi, Klang on June 28.
The challenge is organised by Ossia World of Golf, the distributors of AND1 brand in Malaysia, and supported by Milo as the official beverage. StarMetro is the official media, Fly FM the official radio station while WCT is the official venue sponsor.
The Malaysian Basketball Asso-ciation (MABA) has sanctioned the challenge.
Ossia World of Golf executive director Saw Swee Leong said they had been flooded with enquiries since the leg was launched two weeks ago.
“We will be organising more clinics at public courts. Our aim is to encourage more youngsters to be part of the challenge,’’ said Saw.
Besides the challenge, participants will also get the chance to be involved in other activities like In search of Freetsylist competition, In search of MC competition, Beat box competition and AND1 Streetball video game challenge as well as lucky draw offering AND1 limited edition NBA & Mixtape signature shoes.
Today, the AND1 basketball coaching panel will be at the SJK(C) Khai Tee in Pasir Penambang, Kuala Selangor for a two-hour clinic.
AND1 STREETBALL CHALLENGE (Third Leg)
Venue: AEON Bandar Bukit Tinggi, Klang
Date: June 28
Categories (six): Boys’ Under-13, Boys’ Under-15, Boys’ Under-18, Boys’ Under-21, Girls’ Under-15 and Girls’ Under-18
Entry Fee: RM90 per team. Each player will receive a jersey and each team will be given a ball.
Closing date: June 24
Prizes: Basketball shoes and goodies for the top three teams in each category.
Registration Centres
One Sports Trading (03-3342 9955)
WCT Land Klang (03-3324 3255)
Echo Park
Sunway Pyramid (03-5638 1121), Mid Valley (03-2282 0127), Times Square (03-2144 0211), Sungai Wang (03-2141 7127)
World of Sports
Tropicana City Mall (03-7728 0620), Subang Parade (03-5631 9578)
Hoops Station
Summit USJ (03-8023 1229)
Partners
Official beverage: Milo
Official media: StarMetro
Official radio: Fly Fm
Sanctioned by: Malaysian Basketball Association (MABA)
Enquiries: 012-239 2171 (Ong), 012-9779147( Loh)
Website: http://www.and1malaysia.blogspot.com/
Remaining legs: Penang (August); Berjaya Times Square, Kuala Lumpur (Oct 4).
The towering Knight, who had played professional basketball in Italy and Singapore, showed the participants several tricks involved in the game.
The participants, mostly teenagers, were game for the challenge by the 2.03m tall Knight. They were put through a series of drills as well as tactics.
Listen up, boys: Knight (right) sharing his experience with players at the coaching clinic.
“I am happy to be here tonight. Being a basketball player, I am keen to see more youngsters actively involved in the game. The youngsters showed their commitment in training. There should be more similar clinics for the players to improve their skills,’’ he said.
Knight and international Ooi Ban Sin spent almost two hours with the youngsters.
The coaching clinic was part of the promotional efforts for the third leg of the AND1 Streetball Challenge to be held at the AEON Bukit Tinggi, Klang on June 28.
The challenge is organised by Ossia World of Golf, the distributors of AND1 brand in Malaysia, and supported by Milo as the official beverage. StarMetro is the official media, Fly FM the official radio station while WCT is the official venue sponsor.
This is how you do it: Towering Knight landing the ball in the basket with ease.
The Malaysian Basketball Asso-ciation (MABA) has sanctioned the challenge.
Ossia World of Golf executive director Saw Swee Leong said they had been flooded with enquiries since the leg was launched two weeks ago.
“We will be organising more clinics at public courts. Our aim is to encourage more youngsters to be part of the challenge,’’ said Saw.
Besides the challenge, participants will also get the chance to be involved in other activities like In search of Freetsylist competition, In search of MC competition, Beat box competition and AND1 Streetball video game challenge as well as lucky draw offering AND1 limited edition NBA & Mixtape signature shoes.
Today, the AND1 basketball coaching panel will be at the SJK(C) Khai Tee in Pasir Penambang, Kuala Selangor for a two-hour clinic.
AND1 STREETBALL CHALLENGE (Third Leg)
Venue: AEON Bandar Bukit Tinggi, Klang
Date: June 28
Categories (six): Boys’ Under-13, Boys’ Under-15, Boys’ Under-18, Boys’ Under-21, Girls’ Under-15 and Girls’ Under-18
Entry Fee: RM90 per team. Each player will receive a jersey and each team will be given a ball.
Closing date: June 24
Prizes: Basketball shoes and goodies for the top three teams in each category.
Registration Centres
One Sports Trading (03-3342 9955)
WCT Land Klang (03-3324 3255)
Echo Park
Sunway Pyramid (03-5638 1121), Mid Valley (03-2282 0127), Times Square (03-2144 0211), Sungai Wang (03-2141 7127)
World of Sports
Tropicana City Mall (03-7728 0620), Subang Parade (03-5631 9578)
Hoops Station
Summit USJ (03-8023 1229)
Partners
Official beverage: Milo
Official media: StarMetro
Official radio: Fly Fm
Sanctioned by: Malaysian Basketball Association (MABA)
Enquiries: 012-239 2171 (Ong), 012-9779147( Loh)
Website: http://www.and1malaysia.blogspot.com/
Remaining legs: Penang (August); Berjaya Times Square, Kuala Lumpur (Oct 4).
