{"id":17184,"date":"2024-03-14T12:54:18","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T12:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=17184"},"modified":"2024-03-14T12:54:41","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T12:54:41","slug":"youth-basketball-challenge-series-and-skills-competition-prepares-teams-for-regional-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/youth-basketball-challenge-series-and-skills-competition-prepares-teams-for-regional-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"Youth Basketball Challenge Series and Skills Competition Prepares Teams for Regional Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Travis Seymour<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The recent Challenge Series and Skills Competition organized by Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) has proven to be a valuable test for teams gearing up for the upcoming regional schools\u2019 basketball championship. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chris Bowman, Director of YBG, expressed satisfaction with the event&#8217;s success in preparing participating teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tournament, held at the National Gymnasium over the weekend, marked the commencement of YBG&#8217;s activities for the year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bowman explained that the pre-season event aimed to facilitate schools and players in getting up to speed ahead of the regional tournaments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With games lasting for ten minutes, split into two halves of five minutes each and no substitutions allowed, the competition provided a rigorous challenge for the participating teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the intensity, schools were encouraged to field as many teams as possible to ensure players received adequate court time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A total of 50 teams from 22 schools across regions 3, 4, 6, 7, and 10 participated in this year&#8217;s event, offering a comprehensive assessment opportunity for teams aspiring to compete in YBG&#8217;s suite of competitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kwakwani Secondary School emerged as a dominant force in multiple categories, securing victories in the boys&#8217; under 21, 14, and 18 divisions, as well as the girls&#8217; categories. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Mackenzie High prevented a clean sweep by defeating Kwakwani in the under 16 division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the skills challenge segment, Stephon George showcased his sharpshooting prowess as the top 3-point shooter, while Tavishti Persaud excelled as the best free throw shooter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Simeon Sinclair emerged victorious in the combined skills contest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the schools\u2019 championships scheduled to commence on March 15th, teams are gearing up for intense competition in pursuit of victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>YBG&#8217;s efforts are supported by sponsors such as G-boat Guyana, Edward B Beharry, and the National Sport Commission, enabling the organization to continue fostering the growth and development of basketball talent in Guyana.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Travis Seymour The recent Challenge Series and Skills Competition organized by Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) has proven to be a valuable test for teams gearing up for the upcoming&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":17185,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17184","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sports"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17184","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17184"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17184\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17186,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17184\/revisions\/17186"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}