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| Simon holding the ball, Max trying to get clear |
Last year Max and Simon joined the Qatar Foundation basketball program. This is a community basketball club that started very small with a view to create an interest in basketball among young people. In a year the program has grown exponentially!
The practices started with just a couple of players and now has over 250 children ages 7 through 18 practicing three times a week. The program started with scrimmages among themselves to a league of 8 local teams as members of the Qatar Basketball Federation. The teams play each other once a week at a facility built just for youth basketball.
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| Under16 team wearing new uniforms for this season |
Max and Simon play for the Under 16 Boys Team. They have just begun the season and have 1 win and 1 loss so far. We are so proud that they are both on the starting lineup.
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| Max and Simon with Coach Mauritio September 2013 |
We are also very pleased with the quality of the coaching staff. Coach Sandra played for the women's national team of Mexico. She actually was recruited to play in Canada as a teenager and attended University in Nova Scotia on a basketball scholarship. Coach Eric is a former NCAA player for Penn State and Coach Mauritio is a former player and coach of the men's national team of Mexico.
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| Max and Simon with Coach Mauritio June 2012 |
And not only has the program grown -- so have the players!
Last year Max and Simon joined the Qatar Foundation basketball program. This is a community basketball club that started very small with a view to create an interest in basketball among young people. In a year the program has grown exponentially!
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