THE Abdulla Hamid Basketball Foundation of Linden, after thirty-two years, is partnering with Guyanese professional basketball player, Joy Adams, in this year’s annual ‘Teach them young’ basketball clinic.

The clinic is for boys and girls in Linden and is being staged at Mackenzie High School hard court.

Head coach of the Hamid Basketball Foundation, Mr Abdulla Hamid, was upbeat about this year’s programme which began on Monday and will conclude on Saturday July 23.

Speaking about this year’s basketball clinic the former national player explained: “This programme has been running for over three decades – Abdulla Hamid Basketball Foundation – and now I met a professional player, who plays in Europe, in Spain, Ms Joy Adams, and she is very much interested in being involved in basketball especially in Linden.”

Coach Hamid further stated: “She is a Lindener who grew up in Amelia’s Ward and she wants to give back so this year she has collaborated with the Abdulla Hamid Basketball Foundation.

“So we joined and we formed the Hamid and Joy Basketball Foundation and her role this year is as part sponsorship of this basketball summer programme, providing snacks, balls and certain things to make it a successful one.”

This year the programme is targeting boys and girls from across Linden between ages 9 and 16 and it is expected that 50 youths will be involved. But should that number be exceeded, no one will be turned away from being involved in this camp.”

Hamid reiterated, “Despite we are looking at 50 youths, once we recognise that we have more, we will find a way to accommodate them, this being the 33rd year since this Hamid Foundation got started. So we are trying to make it better and to start producing more talented basketball players in Linden.”

On Tuesday, Regional Chairman of Region 10 (Upper Demerara/Upper Berbice) Deron Adams visited the youngsters who were delighted with his impromptu visit.