{"id":20169,"date":"2020-12-15T20:04:56","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T20:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/tanzania\/?p=20169"},"modified":"2020-12-15T20:04:56","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T20:04:56","slug":"kisusi-focuses-on-2021-basketball-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/all-news\/kisusi-focuses-on-2021-basketball-events","title":{"rendered":"Kisusi focuses on 2021 basketball events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/tanzania\">Tanzania<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>AFTER coronavirus pandemic outbreak halted this year\u2019s Alpha Kisusi Youth Basketball Camp programme, organisers have now set sight to do great things next year.<\/p>\n<p>A youth basketball camp organisers Alpha Kisusi told the \u2018Daily News\u2019 yesterday that they are gearing up to prepare more competitions for 2021 camps.<\/p>\n<p>Kisusi, a former national basketball team member based in USA said that preparations for the next camps have started early to make sure that they conduct one of the best camps.<\/p>\n<p>Kisusi however said that as usual they will organise camps in Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar to give youths from two sides of the country chance to benefit from the platform.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank God ,I\u2019m doing just well, it has been a difficult year because of coronavirus,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He added that things in America are not that normal due to COVID-19 outbreak and make it difficult also for him to travel for the camps because of global travel restrictions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought wise and decided to cancel this year\u2019s plan, but I have lots of planned events for next year, contemplating on doing great things,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Kisusi though, could not unveil his next year\u2019s plans, but insisted that will make it public in due time.<\/p>\n<p>The former national team ace has been conducting basketball camps for youths in the country for the past four years, out of which participants learn more about the sport.<\/p>\n<p>Last year over 100 Under- 18 boys and girls Under 18 attended the third edition of the camp held in Zanzibar and at Ukonga Basketball Academy in Dar es Salaam.<\/p>\n<p>He said that the camps are aimed at promoting and developing the sport from grassroot levels.<\/p>\n<p>The academy strives in bringing the youth together through the game of basketball and emphasizes the importance of education, sports and health.<\/p>\n<p>During the camp he says attendees are basically trained on among other issues, ball handling, shooting, passing, finishing and other skills on defencing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Tanzania. AFTER coronavirus pandemic outbreak halted this year\u2019s Alpha Kisusi Youth Basketball Camp programme, organisers have now set sight to do great things next year. A youth basketball camp organisers Alpha Kisusi told the \u2018Daily News\u2019 yesterday that they are gearing up to prepare more competitions for 2021 camps. 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