{"id":47523,"date":"2015-04-14T10:27:01","date_gmt":"2015-04-14T09:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.new-directions.co.uk\/education\/?p=47523"},"modified":"2015-04-28T13:51:45","modified_gmt":"2015-04-28T12:51:45","slug":"local-primary-schools-take-part-in-basketball-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.new-directions.co.uk\/education\/2015\/04\/local-primary-schools-take-part-in-basketball-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Primary Schools Take Part In Basketball Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sixteen primary schools from across Knowsley and Liverpool have taken part in a basketball tournament organised by the \u2018Everton in the Community\u2019 initiative.<\/p>\n<p>The competition, sponsored by education recruitment and training specialists New Directions Education took place on 1st April 2015 for the second successive year.<\/p>\n<p>As part of their preparation and training for the event, each school received at least two coaching sessions from professional experts &#8211; the Everton Tigers.. <\/p>\n<p>Denise Sunderland, Reception Teacher from Broadgreen Primary spoke about her school\u2019s participation in the competition<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt\u2019s great to see Everton in the community and their sponsors organising this basketball tournament. This type of initiative allows our pupils to widen their sporting horizons and learn from a competitive arena whilst working alongside dedicated athletes from the Everton Tigers.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The event took place at St Edmund Arrowsmith High in Whiston where some of the students helped out on the day of the tournament as group leaders.<\/p>\n<p>After a competitive final between Northwood Primary and Rice Lane Primary, Rice Lane Primary School were victorious for the second successive year, retaining their title as the Ultimate Basketball Champions 2015. <\/p>\n<p>Dave Cooney, School Sports Co-Ordinator for Rice Lane School spoke about what this sporting event means to the pupils,<br \/>\n<em><br \/>\n\u201cThe children loved it and it was fantastic to keep hold of our title. 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