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6 out of 6 wins for our U17s debut at Glozball 3v3

6 out of 6 wins for our U17s debut at Glozball 3v3

Abingdon Eagles17 Jun 2018 - 17:23
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an enjoyable first taste of 3x3 basketball - getting "Olympic Ready"

Eagles took five of our U17s to Gloucester on Sunday for Glozball’s inaugural 3x3 U17s Tournament. 

Asher, Brievc, Dillon, Joe C and Reuben W played some brilliant basketball, with some tenacious defence from the first whistle, some superb interplay and some fantastic finishing around the basket, ending the day 6-0.  This means unbeaten and throughout the afternoon showing a great team spirit for something that was very new to coaches and players alike.  They pitted their 3x3 skills against teams from Gloucester and Bristol and all enjoyed the chance to play this new version of the game.

Tips for coaches and players:
• Make sure you always have at least one sub.  We took five players and this worked well with the number of ten minute games we played, although we were hoping for one more against Bristol Storm Black, the other unbeaten team.

• Make sure you know what the score is and time, and keep team mates on the court aware, especially if it is close.

• Enjoy it.

Huge smiles during the games and after the whole thing was finished, not surprising when you have won all your games, but was a lot of fun.  

Take a look at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUx-EmnQVRg 
for a look at 3x3, though as with this Glozball version, everyone probably amends slightly for age group and venue.  

Thanks to our Guinea Pigs, great work boys!

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