Basketball New Zealand

Shawn Dennis (David Lintott)

Tall Ferns coach Shawn Dennis and assistant Aik Ho put the second Women’s Academy camp of 2010 through its paces at YMCA North Shore last weekend, April 9-11.

Twenty-one female athletes attended, along with several local coaches that included former Tall Fern Jodi Tini.

Dennis was able to give players and coaches first-hand knowledge on the requirements of playing at international level, with the main focus of the sessions being off-ball defence and positioning and spacing on offense.

The academy, supported by YMCA and NZ Defence Force, will assemble again May 21-23 to build on the fundamentals set down at the weekend.

For further information, email Aik Ho at aikho@bwc.org.nz.

Athletes attending were …
Megan Aben, Kate Aleman, Mikayla Blair, Emma Gillespie, Natasha Hall, Courtney Hamblin, Jordan Hunter, Ashleigh Kelman-Poto, Anna Lacey, Kate Lacey, Adoniah Lewis, Milly Nathan, Georgina Richards, Miriam Slatter, Rhaiah Spooner-Knight, Moengaroa Subritzky, Sian Telfer, Stevie-Rose Theyers, Kelly Marie Turei, Rebecca Van Kyuk, Jelena Vucinic