Top coaches conduct b-ball clinic

The UWI Sports and Physical Education Centre (SPEC) will host Module One of the Basketball Coaches and Officials Clinic. This will be conducted in collaboration with Basketball Worldwide of North Carolina, USA and the Trinidad and Tobago National Basketball Federation at SPEC on August 9 and 10. The clinic will be condusted by a team of coaches from the United States which includes ex-Dallas Mavericks player and President of Basketball Worldwide, Phil Henderson; Shonta Tabourn, Technical Director of Basketball Worldwide; George Freebersyer and Andre Webb, who are all qualified top level coaches. The coaches will also be involved in a summer camp during their stay here and those taking part in the clinic are required to complete two 16-hour days at the Millennium Basketball Academy’s five-day camp.

Those targetted in the SPEC course are officials and coaches active in the National Basketball Federation of Trinidad and Tobago; Trinidad and Tobago Secondary and Primary Schools Basketball competitions; community leaders and Physical Education teachers and instructors. The registration fee of $240 will cover the cost of a T-shirt, handbook, meals and certificate of completion. For further information call 684-9640, 686-5759 or 793-5929.