YBG Regionals & NSBF to resume September 17
Renovated Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
Renovated Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

By Daniel Haynes

THE curtains have closed on the Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) U16 Championships and next on the agenda for local basketball is the continuation of the 2016 Youth Basketball Guyana Regional Tournament and NSBF Championships.These two school tournaments tipped off on April 23, and continued until June 12 in three conference zones- Georgetown, East Coast and Berbice with four age divisions: U14, U16, U19 and Girls.
However they were stopped and postponed due to work being done at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall in time for the CBC U16.
“We are very pleased with the level of competition and increase in participation, which we have seen so far this year. The female tournament has grown from only three teams last year, to 13 this year; and in both the U-14 and 16 male divisions, participation has doubled,” YBG said in a statement.
“The YBG tournaments, no doubt continues to lay the foundation for the future of the game of basketball in Guyana.
This was clearly evident with the vital role YBG played in the selection and preparation processes of the national teams for the CBC U16 Championships, and ultimately the success of the Guyana teams during the tournament,” the statement continued.
Guyana’s male team placed second, moving them on to the Centro Basketball Championships next year, creating history. Meanwhile the women placed seventh but were had a great deal of exposure.
The statement noted the excitement of playing on the renovated facilities at the sports hall as well as gymnasium which houses out of town players. There was also belief that the renovations would raise the tournament experience for student athletes and reflect well with sponsors Digicel Guyana, Edward B. Beharry & Company Ltd and Banks DIH.
The new dates for the NSBF Regionals (All Zones) are September 17-29; Regional Finals, Sept. 30 and the NSBF and National Championships, October 1-9.

 

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