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Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Multi-racial participation in basketball c’ships

By STUART MICHAEL metro@thestar.com.my 
Photos by FAIHAN GHANI and M. AZHAR ARIF Thurday September 15, 2011



BASKETBALL is now played by all races and no longer dominated by the Chinese only, says Ossia World of Golf executive director Saw Swee Leong.

Ossia World of Golf — the organisers of the AND1 Streetball Challenge — has played a major role in the transformation and promotiong of basketball at the grassroot level, making it a level playing field.

Swee Leong, a former Thomas Cupper, said that when the challenge started six years ago, there were more Chinese players taking part in competitions and playing the sport “but the scenario has now changed”.

“This is very good for the development of the sport as it is played now in every nook and corner in townships.

“Now it is not only played by various races but it is also popular in government schools.

Friday, September 2, 2011

Filipino coaches share basketball tips with junior cagers

Filipino coaches share basketball tips with junior cagers
By NG WEI LOON Friday September 2, 2011
weiloon@thestar.com.my Photos by AHMAD IZZRAFIQ ALIAS


THE Cempaka International School junior cagers were already in motion going through the warm-up session for almost an hour as they prepared to greet the special coaching crew at their school in Cheras recently.

Although they sweated it out under the watchful eyes of their coach Kan Kim Loon before their guests’ arrival from the local NBL Academy based in Klang, they did not show signs of fatigue in stepping up to tackle challenges in their workout.

In contrast, the group comprising more than 20 eager trainees raised the tempo in accepting the stimulating ways introduced by the academy’s head coach Toto Zamar and his assistant Nathaniel Salanga. The school captain Khong Dick Mun, said it was a great learning experience for them.

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