ANA Basketball Clinic Empowering Youth on Ishigaki Island with the Ryukyu Golden Kings

With the cooperation of ANA Akindo Co., Ltd., an ANA group company that is the official partner of the Ryukyu Golden Kings, a basketball clinic will be held for junior high and high school students on Ishigaki Island for two days from Saturday, March 9th to Sunday, March 10th. has been held.

The purpose of this clinic is to provide children on remote islands with an opportunity to enjoy basketball and to support them in the importance of challenging themselves to achieve their dreams.

24 students participated on March 9th (Saturday) and 47 students participated on March 10th (Sunday). Under the guidance of Tsubasa Yonamine Kings U18 Head Coach and Masayo Nakamura Kings U18 Assistant Coach, they improved their shooting skills. I learned about core training, etc.

We would like to introduce the children who participated in the clinic and their comments.

●March 9th (Sat)

Location: Prefectural Yaeyama Agriculture and Forestry High School

Participants: 24 college students

●March 10th (Sun)

Location: Ishigaki City Ishigaki Junior High School

Participants: 47 middle school students

▽Participant comments

Ohama Junior High School Ichibuki Shiromura

I was able to learn dribbling and zero step movements, which I had never done before, and my awareness of skills increased. I also learned about off-ball movements and basketball terminology. From now on, I want to become a player who can take advantage of the moves I learned this time and create opportunities.

Ohama Junior High School Nene Namori

I learned a lot by learning one-on-one skills that are different from how the team attacks.

Also, by learning movements that we don’t normally learn, we were able to connect one-on-one, which was a lot of fun. From now on, I want to focus on the team’s movements while also being able to score points in one-on-one situations.

Yaeyama High School Rina Nishihara

In this clinic, we were taught techniques such as zero step, euro step, and road ribble that can expand the range of your play if you use them. I felt that it was important to understand the steps, which muscles are used, and in what situations they can be used before practicing. I realized that by doing so, I could smoothly utilize it even when I was on defense. Also, the players will enjoy the guidance of Coach Yonamine and Coach Nakamura! By practicing in a huddle, we were able to raise the morale of the team and approach each practice with focus. I would like to share a lot of what I learned here with the team, make it our own, and use it more and more in emergencies before a shot or when the defense approaches me. It was a very valuable experience.

●ANA presents Ishigaki Island Basketball Clinic participating coaches

Kings U18 Head Coach Tsubasa Yonamine

Kings U18 Assistant Coach Masayo Nakamura

King’s Academy will continue to convey the joy of basketball and the importance of physical activity to children not only on the main island but also on remote islands, and will continue to promote basketball in Okinawa Prefecture under the activity philosophy of “Make Okinawa more energetic!” We will continue to actively work for further development.

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2024-03-13 03:24:16
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