Active Schools – Basketball (Athlete Visit)

The children who attend the Afterschool Basketball Club received a special guest visit in the form of Team Scotland, Glasgow Rocks and BasketballPaisley athlete Chris Cleary on Wednesday 7th February. Chris delivered top quality coaching and challenged the children to work on their dribbling, passing and shooting skills at an action-packed session. The children had a fantastic time, working hard and displaying some great skills.

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Chris also hosted a ‘Question and Answer’ session of which he talked of his journey as a local athlete through to Commonwealth 2018 athlete. Questions included “How tall are you?”, “Can you slam dunk it?” to “Who was your idol growing up?”.  Chris  obliged in answering, as well as inspiring the children to ‘be the best that you can be’ through effort, always learning and accepting that mistakes happen.