Young basketballers learn the drills at TGS camp

The Takapuna Grammar (TGS) girls premier basketball team recently hosted a skills camp for primary and intermediate school girls to raise money for a potential nationals campaign.

Following their promotion to the premier Auckland division this season, the TGS team has its sights set on the National Secondary Schools tournament in Palmerston North in September.

Though it will have to first qualify, it made an early start to fundraising for the trip, with the all-girls camp on 2 June.

Twelve primary-school girls attended a morning session at the TGS gym, and 24 intermediate girls attended in the afternoon.

Premier player Manaia Watson told the Flagstaff that there were plenty of keen female basketballers at Belmont Intermediate School (BIS) and local primary schools.

She said the girls who attended would take confidence from learning skills alongside other young female players from the area.

Above (clockwise from top): Victoria Wright, Anika Savon, Aurelia Heinrich, Frankie Morrison, Zara Kozenof and Ivy Cooper enjoy a rest between drills. And at right (top from left) Leah Rahmfeld, Selena Huang, Ulani Heather Krishnan and Ruby Lawton were among the BIS girls at the camp, which included dribbling relays, shooting drills and one-on-one games.