The second annual Bartica Basketball Camp, which bounces off today and concludes on Sunday in that town, was launched yesterday at the head office of major sponsor, Grace Kennedy Remittance Services (GKRS) on Water Street, Georgetown.
GKRS Tina Gibson (left) presents the sponsorship cheque to Andrew Hercules, who will be running the basketball camp, while Marion Fiedtkou (centre) watches on
The organisers of the three-day event, which will be hosted at the Bartica Community Centre hard court, the Hercules Basketball Academy, through their Head, Andrew Hercules, explained that the camp will continue to focus on the 6-18 years age group and will be based primarily on the fundamentals of the sport— namely, dribbling, passing, defensive techniques, and shooting.
During the launch yesterday, it was also revealed that there will also be sessions based on the rules of the game, along with scholarship guidance and valuable life skills will also be taught to the youths.
Registration for the camp is free and today, the workshop will commence at 15:00h and conclude at 18:00h. Meanwhile, during the weekend, there will be two sessions per day. The first will occur from 10:00h to 12:00h, while the second will be 13:30h to 15:30h.
On both Saturday and Sunday evening from 19:00h, Georgetown-based team Plaisance Guardians will bounce with the home team Bartica Wranglers in two anticipated friendly matches at the same Bartica Community Centre basketball court.
Tina Gibson of Grace Kennedy posited during the launch that, “It’s our corporate duty to give back and develop the young minds of the next generation, so we are pleased to support the camp”.
Hercules noted that in addition to the major sponsorship of GKRS, the camp has also gained the support of the National Sports Commission (NSC) and Banks DIH Limited.
