Friday April 30, 2010By MOHD FARHAAN SHAH newsdesk@thestar.com.my
JOHOR BARU: Student Shao Xian was among the participants at the coaching clinic held at the Foon Yew High School recently.
The coaching clinic was organised by Ossia World of Golf as part of the promotional activities for the second leg of the AND1 3 on 3 Streetball Challenge at Danga Bay, Johor Baru on May 16.
Professional basketball coaches - the Philippines’ Paul Daniel Advincula, Malaysian Tan Kee Hian and Nigerian Ahmad Tenitope - were present to share their experience with the participants.
The coaching clinic was organised by Ossia World of Golf as part of the promotional activities for the second leg of the AND1 3 on 3 Streetball Challenge at Danga Bay, Johor Baru on May 16.
Professional basketball coaches - the Philippines’ Paul Daniel Advincula, Malaysian Tan Kee Hian and Nigerian Ahmad Tenitope - were present to share their experience with the participants.
Full swing: The students watching Tan (front) on guarding the ball.
Advincula, the head coach of Malaysia Basketball Academy in Klang, explained to the participants on the importance of mastering the basic skills - dribbling, shooting and passing - involved in basketball. The participants were also given the chance to go one on one against the towering Tenitope, who is 2.03m tall.
The 16-year-old Shao Xian said he had fun at the clinic.
“The coach gave us an insight on the training methods which will be useful. The training was much more better than the training that I had in school,” he said.
Shao Xian, who had taken part in the AND1 Streetball Challenge in Johor Baru last year, said he would give his best for this year’s challenge.
“I can finally dribble the ball better based on the tips given by the coaches. I feel I can become a good basketball player by participating in the clinic,” he said.
The 16-year-old Shao Xian said he had fun at the clinic.
“The coach gave us an insight on the training methods which will be useful. The training was much more better than the training that I had in school,” he said.
Shao Xian, who had taken part in the AND1 Streetball Challenge in Johor Baru last year, said he would give his best for this year’s challenge.
“I can finally dribble the ball better based on the tips given by the coaches. I feel I can become a good basketball player by participating in the clinic,” he said.
Let’s see how you tackle this: Tenitope (right) going one on one with a Foon Yew High school student
Kee Hian, a former national player, said the talent and the size of basketball players were perfect as they were tall and bigger for their age.
“The clinic at SMK Permas Jaya 3 was the third basketball clinic that we had and the response that we received is very encouraging.
The second leg of the challenge offered four categories - boys’ Under-14, boys’ Under-16, boys’ Under-18 and girls’ Under-18- and the organisers are expecting a maximum 200 teams.
The AND1 Streetball Challenge is sanctioned by Maba with Milo as the official beverage, the StarMetro as official media, FlyFM and OneFM as official radio. Doublemint is the official chewing gum and Danga Bay is the venue sponsor.
Other activities lined up on May 16 was the AND1 Streetball video game zone, freestylist, best shooter and slamdunk demonstrations and competitions and a lucky draw offering AND1 merchandise.
Danga Bay the chosen venue for streetball challengeFriday April 23, 2010
JOHOR BARU: Danga Bay here will be the venue for the second leg of AND1 3-on-3 streetball challenge on May 16.
Last year, the challenge was held at the Zon in Johor Baru as the Danga Bay was under renovations.
The organisers — Ossia World of Golf — have decided to stage the event at Danga Bay this time around.
Ossia World of Golf executive director Saw Swee Leong said the new venue was ideally located and appropriate for the challenge.
Last year, the challenge was held at the Zon in Johor Baru as the Danga Bay was under renovations.
The organisers — Ossia World of Golf — have decided to stage the event at Danga Bay this time around.
Ossia World of Golf executive director Saw Swee Leong said the new venue was ideally located and appropriate for the challenge.
Strong challenge: The players giving their best in the competition in a previous round.“We are limiting participation to 200 teams at the maximum. Due to logistical reasons, we cannot accept more. So we urge teams to register early to avoid disappointment,” he said.
The challenge will have four categories — three for boys and one for girls. The three age groups for boys are Under-14, Under-16 and Under-18 while the only age group for girls is Under-18.
Ossia World of Golf will also initiate a series of coaching clinics to promote the challenge.
“Our aim is to get more youngsters active and participate in the challenge.
“Past coaching clinics had played a big part in encouraging youngsters to join the AND1 3-on-3 streetball challenge. As the clinics will be held in schools and public courts, we will be able to reach out to our targeted group,” said Swee Leong.
The challenge, held for the seventh year, is sanctioned by the Malaysian Basketball Association (Maba). Milo is the official beverage, StarMetro the official media, One FM and FlyFM are the official radio stations while Doublemint is the official chewing gum.
Venue: Danga Bay, Johor Baru
Date: May 16
Categories (four): Boys’ Under-14, Boys’ Under-16 , Boys’ Under-18 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: May 10
Prizes: Basketball shoes and goodies for the top three teams in each category.
Registration Centres
- Hoops Station Skudai Parade (07-5565 370)
- Crystal Mas Hotel (07-3511 818)
- Justin Shoes Store (07-2542 800)
- OJC (07-2511 330)
- Cihua Vegetarian Food Trading (012-7202 025)
Partners
- Official beverage: Milo
- Official media: StarMetro
- Official radio: Fly Fm/One Fm
- Official chewing gum: Doublemint
- Sanctioned by: Malaysian Amateur Basketball Association (MABA)
Enquiries: 012-239 2171 (Ong), 012-288 5573 (Eric), 012-204 3771 (Fox)
Website: www.and1malaysia.blogspot.com
Remaining legs: Klang (June 28); Penang (July 26); Berjaya Times Square, Kuala Lumpur (Oct 4).
