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The U-11 Girls Basketball team By: Coach Neil and Coach Jared
Basketball Team U-11 Boys Basketball team By: Coach Joao
The U-11 Girls Basketball team wrapped up an exciting year with a win at home vs Bangkok Prep in front of a super supportive crowd in the packed gymnasium. That win gave the girls the League title after finishing with 5 wins and just 1 loss. Each player worked hard all season in practices and in games. They improved in all areas of the game, especially their aggressive team defense and rebounding. They successfully followed the defensive system set up by Coaches Neil and Jared, which directly led to our victories. They had a lot of fun along the way and had some memorable games and team moments.
The U-11 team had a big question mark on their back as they started the season as Champions! Could the new team with practically all new players live up to the expectation that the coach and the fans had of them? The answer was yes! They came as a group of boys who only had experience of playing basketball in Congratulations to: PE classes and turned out to be one of the strongest teams in their Division. Risa, Qing Me, Memo and Grace These guards were fast and furious, forced so many With Stephen and Jade as Captain and Putter as turnovers and made many shots. Center, they quickly managed to learn the rules, the strategies, the tactics to win, compete and turn some Charlie, Aeoy, Im, Bam Bam, Prim and Preaw games around when they were originally down. They These forwards were tough, good on the rebounds and also had the help of fast players like Kenji, Ayush, made many key assists and baskets. Pud and Sheen on the wings. Even though there was some competition for the positions on the court, Leen, Bebe and Proud they showed true team spirit in victory and defeat Our centers anchored the defense, blocked many shots celebrating every game and competition that they and scored on a lot of rebounds. were on. This years’ team was the one that showed more passion for the game, and I expect them to We hope this successful season will keep the girls never forget this season and practice Basketball for enjoying and playing basketball for many years to come. the rest of their lives. It was sure fun watching them play. MVP – Stephen, MIP – Putter, Coach’s Choice – Jade, Honorable Mention - Kenji
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