NBANigeria The primary Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA Elite Coaching Camp was not too long ago held in Nigeria, coinciding with the go to of america Presidential Advisory Committee on African Diaspora Affairs to the nation.
Led by two-time WNBA All-Star and Board of Governors member Chini Ogwumike, The camp hosted a basketball coaching camp for 40 girls and boys underneath the age of 16, adopted by thrilling three-on-three and five-on-five video games.
The Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA Program is a world youth basketball initiative targeted on educating the elemental abilities and core values of the sport of basketball on the grassroots stage. To boost the youth basketball expertise for gamers, coaches and fogeys, this system coated greater than 170,000 African youths final 12 months and plans to carry quarterly expertise identification camps.
NBA Nigeria has at all times been dedicated to offering younger athletes with a platform to study, showcase their abilities and obtain high teaching via initiatives such because the Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA Elite Camp.
By emphasizing elementary abilities and values, NBA Nigeria develops future basketball skills and helps these younger individuals succeed on and off the court docket.