Bradford Dragons
  • Home
  • About
    • About
    • Mission Statement
    • Club Honours
    • Dragons Personnel
    • Policies
    • Vacancies
  • News
    • News
    • Dragons in the News
  • Senior Men
    • Dragons 1 Fixtures 2021
    • League Standings
    • Roster 2021
    • Dragons Gallery 2021
    • Match Days Programmes 2021
  • Academy
    • Academy Information
    • Academy Fixtures 2021
    • Academy Roster 2021
    • Academy Gallery
  • Juniors
    • Under 18s >
      • Under 18s Information
      • Under 18 Fixtures
      • Under 18s League Table
    • Under 16s >
      • Under 16s Information
      • Under 16 Fixtures
      • Under 16s League Table
    • Under 14s >
      • Under 14s Information
      • Under 14 Fixtures
      • Under 14s League Table
    • Under 12s/Beginners
  • Dragons 3
    • Dragons 3 Fixtures 2021
    • Information
  • Schools
    • Information
    • Sponsored Events
  • Shop
  • Tickets
  • Support Us
  • Contact

Dragons Focus on Youth in Preparation for War of the Roses

15/2/2018

 
With no game last weekend, members of the Bradford Dragons first team took the opportunity to support the Junior section of the Basketball Club.

Oliver Hylands, Rafi Saipe, Joaquin Calvo, Marcus Gooding, Rihards Sulcs, Eisley Swaine, Jermayne Laing and new signing Disraeli Lufadeju all attended the Junior sessions at Buttershaw Business and Enterprise College on Saturday morning, starting with the under 12’s and Beginners session, which attracts new players to the sport, from seven years old and upwards. The players helped to run the training session, whilst also taking the opportunity to show off some of their own skills, as a means of inspiring the young players.

A number of the under 12s parents commented on how much their children had enjoyed the opportunity to get up close with the first team players and expressed their gratitude to the club’s Head Coach, Chris Mellor, for making it happen.

The players then stayed on to support both the under 14s and under 16s in their league fixtures later that day.

In a highly competitive game of basketball, against York Eagles, the under 14’s unfortunately ended on the wrong side of a 44-63 score-line. However, despite the defeat, Junior Head Coach, Pawel Bohdziewicz, was pleased with both the attitude and the performance of his young players.

The under 16s enjoyed an 82-52 victory over East Durham Lions. Olufemi Bright led the Dragons’ scorers with 24 points, Arnas Kildisas followed up with 22 points and Milos Kangrga also contributed 14 points to the winning total.

Commenting on the days events, Bradford’s American Point Guard, Marcus Gooding stated, “It was an absolute pleasure to take some time away from playing and give back to our Juniors today. They are a great energetic group with loads of genuine love for the game of basketball.

“It was refreshing to share the knowledge that I’ve grasped throughout my career, thus far, with the kids.
“I feel that this will strengthen the bond between the juniors and our Division One team, as together we go hand in hand into the future of the Bradford Dragons.”


These sentiments were echoed by under 16s player, Bright, who said, “It was really nice to see the Division One players coming to our sessions and supporting the next generation of players. They are really helpful and encouraging and I hope that we see more of them in the future.”

The senior players are now preparing themselves for a tough ‘War of the Roses’ clash, against their Lancashire rivals Manchester Magic, this coming Sunday. Bradford have not had a great run of results against the Magic in recent seasons, having not taken a win against them since January 2015. However, Manchester have not enjoyed the best of seasons this time around and currently sit two points and two places behind the Dragons in the league table, albeit with two games in hand. Bradford will feel that this is their best opportunity in a long while to get the better of the 2016 quadruple winning side, and a win will also maintain their league position above them.

The game takes place in the Dragons’ Den (Bradford College Sports Hall, Trinity Road, Bradford) and tips off at 4:15pm. Advance ticket sales are available via the club website (http://www.bradforddragons.co.uk/tickets.html).  

Comments are closed.
    Picture
    Picture
    Tweets by @bballengland

    RSS Feed

    Archives

    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    November 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    May 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014

Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture

Registered Address:  
Bradford Dragons Basketball Club, c/o Isaacs Solutions, Trust House, St James Business Park, 5 New Augustus Street, BRADFORD, BD1 5LL
The name Bradford Dragons and the Bradford Dragons logo is the exclusive property of Bradford Dragons Basketball Club Ltd.
​All Rights Reserved. © 2017. All other names and logos remain the property of their respective owners.