YBG launches nationwide schools’ basketball championships

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Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) on Tuesday launched their eight edition of the National Schools Basketball Festival and the third edition of the Regional Conference Championships at Marian Academy Sports Office, Carifesta Avenue.
The tournament, which has become the nationwide testing ground for school basketball teams, will feature four conferences namely: Ancient Conference (Berbice), City Conference (Georgetown), Diamond Conference (East Bank) and the Country Conference (East Coast).

From left: Co-director of the YBG, Rayad Boyce; Banks DIH’s Troy Peters; Beharry’s Anjuli Beharry; Co-director of YBG, Chris Bowman; Director of Sport Neil Kumar; and Digicel’s Shonnet Moore at the launching of the national schools championship (Treiston Joseph photo)
From left: Co-director of the YBG, Rayad Boyce; Banks DIH’s Troy Peters; Beharry’s Anjuli Beharry; Co-director of YBG, Chris Bowman; Director of Sport Neil Kumar; and Digicel’s Shonnet Moore at the launching of the national schools championship (Treiston Joseph photo)

Linden, which already has a school tournament of their own, will feature in the tournament when the Conference finals roll around on May 26.
With conference games slated to start May 3 with the Ancient Conference followed by the City Conference on May 4, Chris Bowman, Co-coordinator of the YBG organisation, said that while plans are on stream for another successful hosting of the tournament, focus will be on player and coach education.
The organisation also aims to nurture talent in schools, hoping to introduce an Under- 14 category into the tournament.
Meanwhile, Director of Sport Neil Kumar believes that the tournament is a bank for basketball talent in the nation, stating that the YBG organising team must be commended for their credibility.
“This tournament started out as a partnership with the ministry and the YBG and this tournament has grown especially with producing for the IGG (Inter Guiana Games) and this tournament has become a reservoir for talent and it’s not based in the city, it’s based across the country.
“We in the government recognise the effort and have decided to put down courts throughout the tournament so that we can really push basketball,” Kumar noted.  (Treiston Joseph)

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