NEW YORK VETERANS TO HOLD CLINICS IN GUYANA

ON the heels of its snap tour to Guyana in December last year the Guyana New York Veterans Basketball Association (GNYVBA), comprising mostly former national players who now reside in the United States, is scheduled to visit Guyana again from May 6 to 10.
When the players were here last December the GNYVBA held only the Youth Programme which targeted children between the ages of 8 and 13.
They will be coming for their usual charity work and intend to link up with the various stakeholders of basketball, namely the governing Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation, the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association, Linden Amateur Basketball Association, the Guyana Secondary Schools Basketball Association and the local Veterans Association.
From his base in New York, president of the GNYVBA, Hewley Harry, informed that 'we plan to do our annual charity work in Guyana this year' but emphasised that the intention once again will be to coordinate the programme through the primary schools with the aim of having the children play in a one-day tournament.
Harry said, 'Our focus will be to take this nursery basketball programme to primary schools, thereby providing the children with an early exposure to organised basketball'.
This, he said, would enhance the readiness of the Guyana Secondary Schools Basketball Association (GSSBA) programme, which recently concluded with national finals.
For this initiative by GSSBA, Harry stressed that the GNYVBA fully supports its efforts as well as those made by the Haynes Foundation, DC Jammers, and other U.S.-based organisations committed to the development of basketball in Guyana.
He was quick to point out that 'our proposed programmes will not be a conflict of interests as we also support all of the local organisations - GABF, GABA, LABA, etc.'.
He felt that through the local associations and interesting bodies, coaches and veterans from the NY Veterans Association can assist in establishing a nursery basketball programme. He has suggested that ahead of their visit clinics be conducted with sessions of two hours a week for children ages 8-13 with various speakers talking to them about various life skills.
This, he said, could last for specific periods of perhaps three months and culminate with a mini tournament.
His hope, however, was to involve more children this time around, as in the past it was generally for Linden and Georgetown primary schools but this time it should encompass schools in Berbice, East Coast & East Bank.
However, he was hoping that local sponsorship could be acquired for this to be a success.
The former national captain said his body was committed to promoting the development of basketball in Guyana at the junior level for boys and girls between the ages of 8 and 13.
In this way their vision is to contribute to the development of the social skills while providing them with an opportunity to learn the fundamental skills of basketball.

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In the first game Universite BC Neuchatel beat Martigny Rhone Basket 66:42. April 2nd saw Martigny-Rhone Basket tie the series after beating Universite BC Neuchâtel 74:65. Last night Universite BC Neuchatel smashed Martigny-Rhone Basket 75:37 with 41:21 at the half time. Being the Swiss Cup holder Universite BC Neuchatel leads the series 2-1.
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