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Basketball on course

Friday, 28 December 2007 10:55 | Published Date |

Internationally renowned Basketball Coach, Nelson Isley, continues to aid the local Basketball Federation in the development of a National Sports Structure in accordance with the mandate given him by Olympic Solidarity and the National Olympic Committee of St Vincent and the Grenadines.

Coach Isley who is in the state until 7 March 2008 submitted an Interim Report to the NOC following the conclusion of the first month’s work with the Basketball Federation. The highlights of the Report are:

"The programme got off to a very good start the first week with visits to the Georgetown primary schools where we had a good turnout of kids and the majority of the physical education teachers in those schools. We used each day to work with a different age group starting with the pre-mini and mini, moving on to the passarella group, and ending with the cadet category. I emphasized to the teachers/coaches what areas needed to be trained and gave them a number of drills/exercises that they could use to reach their goals of improving the kids sensory – perceptive abilities, motor and postural patterns, and motor abilities. At the end of the first week I was very pleased with the work done in Georgetown with the young kids and the teachers.

The second part of the program began in Calliaqua which is now considered an area of St. Vincent that has a lot of interest for the game of Basketball. Here I worked mostly with players from the local Clubs there so with them we elevated the work to more of a normal Basketball practice training session where we introduced drills for development of passing, dribbling, shooting, foot-work, and transition drills. The players worked very hard during the training sessions and the coaches I think picked up some new ideas. The only negative was that we lost 2 days of work due to the rain which is why the country desperately needs some indoor facilities.

From the 8th to the 16th of December the program had its first stop outside of St. Vincent as President Williams and I travelled to Union Island. Union Island has been known as the mecca of basketball in the past but has fallen on hard times. We had a tremendous response from the young kids there with around 30 – 40 present in each session.

This last week I was in Richland Park where we had another good turn out of young kids in the 10 – 14 age group."

There NOC is hopeful that at the conclusion of this programme the Basketball fraternity would have established a more sound developmental base from which to take its rightful place among the region’s leading basketball organisations.

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International Coach for Basketball Federation

Friday, 16 November 2007 13:44 | Published Date |

Basketball Coach Nelson Isley (standing), will be here from 20 November through to February 2008.

Coach Isley is here to work with the Basketball Federation on the development of a national sports structure for the sport.

His sojourn here is part of the SVGNOC’s ongoing development strategy for sports in St Vincent and the Grenadines. The project is funded by Olympic Solidarity.

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Coach Isley's Work Programme

Friday, 16 November 2007 14:04 | Published Date |

Work Plan/Monthly Breakdown

Duration of Programme: 3 Months (20th November 2007 – 20th February 2008)
November
20	Arrival of Coach Nelson Isley
21	Meeting with NOC Protocol: Ministry of Sports, Dept of Sports, NSC
22	Meeting with SVGBF
21-23	Orientation, General Sessions and Tours of Venues
24	Grass Roots Program Georgetown
26-30	Georgetown
December
1	Grass Root Program Biabou
3-7	Calliaqua
8	Grass Roots Program Calliaqua
8-9	Grenadines: Canouan
10-14	Union Island
15	Grass Roots Program Union Island
15-16	Mayeau
17-21	Richland Park
22	Grass Roots Program Richland Park
23	Break for Christmas Holidays
BASKETBALL CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY YOUTH PROGRAM.
January
6-11	Bequia
12	Grass Roots Program Bequia
12-13	Mustique
14-18	Petit Bordel
19	Grass Roots Program Petit Bordel
11-25	Keartons
26	Grass Roots Program Keartons
26-27	Layou
28-1	New Montrose Basketball Facility
February
2	Grass Roots Program Campden Park/ New Montrose Basketball Facility
4-8	Girls High School Court
9	Grass Roots Program Girls High School
12 >	Advance Training, Review, Exams and wrap up.

Notes to the Programme:

1. On Saturdays at the Grass Program there would be an assessment of the week’s work by the Federation, and if necessary, adjustments made to the Plan of Action

2. Sessions will be conducted daily for: Coaches in the Schools during School hours and Community and Club/Team coaches later in the evening.

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Summer 2007 Basketball Clinic in photos

Friday, 16 November 2007 14:22 | Published Date |

This a gallery of photos from a Basketball Clinic held during the Summer of 2007.

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Bequia Tournament Final Game Results

Monday, 10 September 2007 16:09 | Published Date |

Weekend Final Games:

Second Division:

Gladiatorz defeat Rising Stars 69 to 52 in game 2 of final best of 3 series

to win the second division championship in two games! Ben Andrews was

determined Final series MVP.

-leading scorer Gladiatorz: Ben Andrews with 24pts, 3 steals

-leading scorer Rising Stars: Nyron Boucher with 14 pts.

First Division:

Duke defeat East Blazers 73 to 66 in game 2 of final best of 3 series

to win the FIRST division championship in two games! Bradford Duncan was

awarded Final series MVP.

-leading scorer Duke: Gosnel Gumbs with 24pts, 7 assts, 2 steals

-leading scorer East Blazers: Michael Peniston with 19 pts.

SUMMARY

Under 16 Division:

First Round:

2nd place: Diamondz 1st place: Hornets

Most Points: (Diamondz)Daria Gordon with 72 pts in 5 games

Most rebounds: (Hornets) Liston Simmons with 94 in 6 games

Most Steals: (Hornets) Mark Dublin-33 in 6 games

Most Assists: (Hornets) –Mark Dublin-19 in 6 games

Most Blocks: (Hornets) Liston Simmons- 7 in 6 games

U16 Division Rookie of the year: Shantelle Joseph (59pts, 51 reb, 8 asst,

13 ste, 4 blk in 5 games)

Team MVP’s:

Hornets: Liston Simmons with 33.97 total avg

(11.33 ppg, 15.66rpg, 1.16apg, 4.66 spg, 1.16 bpg)

Diamonds: Shantelle Joseph with 27.0 total avg

(11.80 ppg, 10.20 rpg, 1.60 apg, 2.60 spg, 0.80 bpg)

Young Wizards: Kamal Hutchins 10.32 total avg

(3.33ppg, 4.16 rpg, 0.50 apg, 1.83 spg,0.50 bpg)

Admiralty Transport Eagles: John Miller with 22.81 total avg

( 11.33 ppg, 5.66rpg, 1.33apg,3.83 spg, 0.66bpg)

OVERALL UNDER 16 MVP 2007: Liston Simmons

(68 points, 94 reb, 7 assists, 28 steals, 7 blocks in 6 games)

BEST OF THREE FINALS: MVP OF SERIES: Liston Simmons

2ND PLACE: DIAMONDS

Winning Coach of U16 Division: Michael Peniston

CHAMPIONS 2007: HORNETS (2nd consecutive year)

Second Division:

First Round:

2nd place: Young Blazers

1st place: Gladiatorz

Most Points: Damien Lewis(Young Duke) with 208 pts in 11 games

Most rebounds: Damien Lewis (Young Duke) with 155 in 11 games

Most Steals: Lennox Hutchins (Gladiatorz) with 44 in 7 games

Most Assists: Clemenson Williams(Warriaz) 31 in 9 games

Most Blocks: Garret Edwards (Young Duke)- 35 in 11 games

Most Improved Player: Garret Edwards (14 pts in 2006, 122 pts in 2007)

2nd Division Rookie of the year: Damien Lewis

Team MVP’s:

Young Duke: Damien Lewis with 35.97 total avg

(18.90 ppg, 14.09rpg, 0.54apg, 1.90spg, 0.54bpg)

Rising Stars: Cregg Williams with 34.40 total avg

(16.60ppg, 14.10 rpg, 0.20 apg, 0.90spg, 2.60 bpg)

Gladiatoz: Cosmus Hackshaw with 33.50 total avg

(17.70 ppg, 8.20rpg, 1.50 apg, 5.50 spg, 0.60 bpg)

Warriaz: Clemeson Williams with 25.32 total avg

(10.11 ppg, 7.55rpg, 3.44 apg, 4.11 spg, 10.11 bpg)

Young Blazers: Miguel McKree with 19.80 total avg

(9.40 ppg, 7.80 rpg, 0.70 apg, 1.80 spg, 0.10 bpg)

Liberty: Annette King with 21.90 total avg

( 12.30ppg, 6.60rpg, 1.60apg, 1.20spg, 0.20bpg)

OVERALL MVP 2007: Damien Lewis

(208 points, 155 reb, 6 assists, 21 steals, 6 blocks in 11 games)

BEST OF THREE FINALS: MVP OF SERIES: Ben Andrews

2ND PLACE: Rising Stars II

Winning Coach of Second Division: Shavia Farrell

CHAMPIONS 2007: Gladiatorz

First Division:

First Round:

2nd place: East Blazers

1st place: Duke

Most Points: (Duke) Bradford Duncan with 112 pts in 5 games

Most rebounds TIE: (Stars) Craiglee Sam with 53 in 5 games

(Duke) Jonas King with 53 in 5 games

Most Steals: (East Blazers) Keon McFee-13 in 6 games

Most Assists: (East Blazers) Michael Peniston-12 in 6 games

Most Blocks: (Duke) Otice Lewis- 6 in 5 games

Most Improved Player: Michael Peniston (35 pts in 2006 and 88 in 2007)

Team MVP’s:

Rising Stars: Craiglee Sam with 34.80 total avg

(22.20 ppg, 10.60 rpg, 0.80 apg, 0.20 spg, 1.00 bpg

Duke: Bradford Duncan with 30.20 total avg

(22.40 ppg, 4.40 rpg, 1.60 apg, 1.80spg, 0. 00bpg)

East Blazers: Michael Peniston with 20.66 total avg

(14.66 ppg, 2.00 rpg, 2.00 apg, 2.00 spg, 0.0 bpg)

OVERALL MVP 2007: Craiglee Sam

(111 points, 53 reb, 4 assists, 1 steals, 5 blocks in 5 games)

BEST OF THREE FINALS: MVP OF SERIES: Bradford Duncan

2ND PLACE: East Blazers

Winning Coach of First Division: Seneca McIntosh

CHAMPIONS 2007: DUKE

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