It is Ascend tradition to celebrate the closing of the school year with some sort of event. This year, our staff and alumni hosted a basketball tournament. In addition to 35 academy students, we hosted 8 students from a different school. We also invited community members to join such as paralympic athlete Salifu, FIBA certified referees, and officials from the Gambia Basketball Association.
The tournament was a day long event with lots of action. Our coaches and alumni started the day with stretching and drills.
Then we had lots of fun cheering each other on as students broke up into teams to participate in the tournament.
After the tournament we played coaches/alumni vs students scrimmage and even had some fun with the attending Gambia Basketball Association officials.
It was a wonderful event that exemplifies the goals of Ascend - competition, cooperation, and community.