CHINA: BASKETBALL - Former NBA All Star player Vlade Divac opens a youth basketball camp in Beijing

Record ID: 345681

  • Title: CHINA: BASKETBALL - Former NBA All Star player Vlade Divac opens a youth basketball camp in Beijing
  • Date: 10th August 2006
  • Summary: BEIJING, CHINA (AUGUST 9,2006) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR OF GYM CLOSE UP OF "VLADE DIVAC BASKETBALL CAMP" SIGN VLADE DIVAC WALKING ON COURT/PARTICIPANTS CLAPPING WIDE SHOT OF DIVAC SPEAKING TO PARTICIPANTS COACH CHEERING UP PARTICIPANTS PARTICIPANTS LOOKING ON SOUNDBITE(English)FORMER NBA ALL-STAR, VLADE DIVAC, SAYING: " Well, I did a couple (of basketball camps) in Europe, several times in the States, and now in China. I think you (China) are a big nation and you have many people and you should have more players in the NBA, not just Yao Ming" YOUNG BOY SHOOTING BALL/DIVAC WATCHING CLOSE UP OF HANDICAPPED BOY SHOOTING BALL CLOSE UP OF RIM DIVAC WITH HANDICAPPED CHILDREN SOUNDBITE(Mandarin) HANDICAPPED GIRL, JIA SIRUI( JIA SI RUI), SAYING: "NBA is famous for basketball, and I think this is a good opportunity to learn things about basketball. I am very happy" DIVAC SHOOTING FREE-THROW PARTICIPANTS WATCHING DIVAC AT TRAINING SESSION PARTICIPANTS SOUNDBITE(Mandarin) JIANG SHENGYU(JIANG SHENG YU), SAYING: " While I was surfing around Internet, I red about this training camp. I like Vlade Divac and Peja(Stojakovic) and that's why I joined this camp" MORE OF PARTICIPANTS SHOOTING BALL/DIVAC CHEERING DIVAC WITH CAMP PARTICIPANTS AFTER SESSION
  • Embargoed: 25th August 2006 13:00
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  • Location: China
  • Country: China
  • Topics: Sports
  • Reuters ID: LVA2F7V7Q9ZQ85SCVML4BJ7N3OIV
  • Story Text: International basketball star, and former NBA All Star player Vlade Divac opened youth basketball camp in Beijing on Wednesday(August 9). He will also run training camps in Anshan, and Shanghai for the young players between 10 and 17-years of age.
    Camp participants will be taught authentic NBA style basketball fundamentals and skills by Divac and his special guest coaches, including NBA Indiana Pacers All Star player Peja Stojakovic.
    All participants will learn teamwork, physical conditioning, and on-court skills from real NBA players. Every day will feature basketball games and fun contests with the NBA players and other basketball stars.
    Basketball became an immensely popular in China after the NBA Houston Rockets drafted Chinese centre Yao Ming as their number one draft pick in 2001, but Vlade Divac believes this was just a beginning.
    " Well, I did a couple(of basketball camps) in Europe, several times in the States, and now in China. I think you(China) are a big nation and you have many people and you should have more players in the NBA, not just Yao Ming", Vlade Divac said.
    Scrimmages will be held on the first morning of each camp to divide campers into teams.They will then receive training in basketball drill stations on skills such as shooting, passing, dribbling and individual defence. A variety of competition will be held each day after the training session, either as individuals or in teams. The competitions vary from 1-on-1 basketball contests to free-throw or 3-point shooting.
    Some of the camp participants are youngsters with mental or physical handicaps, but they are not less eager to learn some basketball tricks form the legendary NBA players.
    "NBA is famous for basketball, and I think this is a good opportunity to learn things about basketball. I am very happy", Jia Sirui said.
    A three-day training camp is perfect for players of all skill levels, with special activities for all youth, from beginners to advance players.
    But many admit of being attracted to camp by the chance to enjoy a one-of-a-kind basketball experience alongside former and current NBA All Star players.
    " While I was surfing around Internet, I red about this training camp. I like Vlade Divac and Peja(Stojakovic) and that's why I joined this camp", Jiang Shengyu said.
    Camp participants will receive many exclusive gifts, including their own photograph taken with the NBA stars, autographs, and personalized camp logo t-shirts at the end of a programme.
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