Battle: Let more children learn about basketball and fall in love with sports
2022-05-27 10:29:43Source: Xinhuanet
“When we engage in sports, we should not only focus on the performance of competitive sports, but also on the cultivation of reserve talents and the popularization and development of sports at the grassroots level,” said Battelle.
Xinhua News Agency, Hohhot, May 26 (Reporter Wei Jingyu) On the afternoon of the 26th, the temperature in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, “surged” to nearly 30 degrees Celsius, and on the basketball court of the No. Hotter. President of the Inner Mongolia Basketball Association Bartell and the members of the Inner Mongolia Rural Credit Women’s Basketball Team brought an open basketball class to the campus and spent a hearty 40 minutes with more than 40 first-year students who chose basketball elective courses.
After the warm-up, the players of the Inner Mongolia Agricultural Credit Women’s Basketball Team were divided into two groups. One group guided the students in technical movements such as shooting and defense, and the other group led the students to practice three-on-three confrontation. Battelle, who was not satisfied with being a “cheerleader” on the sidelines, continued to give off-court guidance, “be careful to guard against three-pointers below”, “keep your eyes on the ball and go”… The students listened to Bartell’s guidance and scored consecutive hits. There were cheers from inside and out.
“When we engage in sports, we should not only focus on the performance of competitive sports, but also on the cultivation of reserve talents and the popularization and development of sports at the grassroots level,” said Battelle.
The Inner Mongolia Rongxin women’s basketball team was established in 2019 and has won the WCBA league championships in the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 seasons. According to Bartel, the original intention of establishing the Rural Credit Women’s Basketball Team was to introduce high-level athletes, drive the development of the local basketball career in Inner Mongolia, and let more children understand basketball and fall in love with sports. At the event site that day, the members of the rural credit women’s basketball team have become the new idols of the students, and each team member is surrounded by students waiting for technical guidance.
Looking at the high-spirited students on the court, Battelle said happily that children have few opportunities to contact professional athletes. Through such exchanges and interactions, children can have a deeper understanding of basketball.
“I really feel the children’s love for basketball. The club has such good athlete resources, so it must give full play to its role and go to schools and communities. It is not enough to hold open basketball classes once or twice. Today is just the beginning, etc. After the epidemic prevention and control situation improves, there will be more and more activities like this, and I hope that we can do it two or three times a month. I also hope that we can get off to a good start and that more sports will enter the campus in the future.” Battelle said.
