The National Basketball Arena in Tallaght was taken
over by more than 350 primary school pupils today for the second annual Irish
Jr. NBA festival of basketball, proudly supported by DeCare Dental.
More than 25 teams from ten different counties
flocked to the arena for a day of games, skills and fun, and also got to meet
NBA ambassador, Fransico Elson, who was on hand to show talk all things NBA and
of course, show them some basketball tricks. The pupils also got to take part
in a healthy living workshop with DeCare Dental.
Many of the schools are in their first year of
playing basketball, and there was huge excitement as they got to experience the
big court at the National Basketball Arena alongside their friends, classmates
and teachers.
Speaking afterwards, Basketball Ireland’s Conor
Meany stated: “We are thrilled to have hosted another Irish Jr NBA festival of
basketball at the arena today along with DeCare Dental. Seeing so many kids
getting involved in basketball for the first time was brilliant, and we hope
that they will now go on to link up with the clubs in their area to keep
learning more about the game.
“The Jr NBA is all about fun, respect and teamwork
and the teams here today certainly showed just that. We were honoured to have
Francisco Elson as our ambassador for the event, and there was great excitement
for all the kids who got to meet him and chat to him.”
The Jr NBA is a global programme run in over 70
countries and is built on the principles of fun, teamwork and respect.
Galway’s Teams At The Jr. NBA Basketball Ireland League 2019
Maree (Galway)
Maree National School – Milwaukee Bucks
St. Oliver Plunketts National School Kilkerrin –
Philadelphia 76ers
Scoil Mhuire Oranmore – New York Knicks
Moycullen (Galway)
Scoil Bhaile Nua and Scoil Naomh Cholmain, Moycullen
– New Orleans Pelicans
Scoil Mhuire & Scoil Naomh Bride, Moycullen –
Brooklyn Nets
