Basketball Workshop

The game of basketball has been everything to me. It has been a place of refuge, a place where I go when I need peace and comfort. It has been a place of intense pain and the most intense feeling of joy and satisfaction. It's a relationship that has evolved over time.- Micheal Jordon

On 2nd December 2015, a basketball workshop was conducted by one Mr. Daniel Monteiro at School for classes I-IX. Mr. Monteiro is from Portugal and a member of the Junior National Basketball Association. Mr. Monteiro held the workshop in association with the renowned basketball coach of Delhi, Mr. Karan Baweja.

Both spoke about their experiences with the game, and the influence of basketball in their lives. Mr. Monteiro spoke of his love for the game. In his words, Basketball has allowed me to travel the world....I have found the love of my life on the basketball court and even without knowing the language of a country I have made friends because we have basketball in common".

Afterwards, the experts enthralled the audience with a demonstration of basketball tricks. They showed how to cleverly drive passes and shoots. They also did a round of training on the court for our team.

Later, the primary classes were given tips on how to incorporated innovative animal gestures to add amusement to the game! The little ones were expectedly delighted by the demonstration.

The experience was both informative and endearing.

Dishani Guha, XI-A.