Rutherglen Reformer

Basketball camp in Rutherglen

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More than 50 children and young people travelled from all over South Lanarkshir­e to take part in the Reach for the Sky Basketball 2016 Spring Basketball Camp at Stonelaw Community Sports Centre in Rutherglen.

It was a six- hour action packed fun filled day with many red smiling faces on April 9.

Special guest and former profession­al basketball player and Scottish internatio­nalist Scott Russell was invited along to talk about his journey to become a profession­al.

The aim was to keep participan­ts active over the holiday period, have fun, meet new friends and learn or reinforce basketball skills and techniques.

Russell said: “I loved speaking to the future basketball stars today about hard work, dedication and the importance of good nutrition in order to help achieve your goals.”

Reach for the Sky Basketball was set up by Graham Hunter, a former profession­al basketball player, to positively influence young people, both socially and economical­ly, by providing opportunit­ies and pathways through various basketball projects and programmes.

Each of the camps features competitio­ns and awards and under 12s MVP Award went to Reggie Phillips from Glasgow and the over 12s MVP was Andrew Hamilton from Carluke.

 ??  ?? Reach for the Sky Youngsters enjoyed their day at the camp
Reach for the Sky Youngsters enjoyed their day at the camp

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