Basketball Carnival (Recreation Players and Girls Team) and Updated Training Schedule (Boys Senior/Junior Team)

Dear Nanyang Basketballers,

Basketball Carnival, Tuesday 4th November, 2-4pm
There will be a Basketball Carnival for Recreation Players on Tuesday, 4th November, from 2pm to 4pm.

Expect to learn more about Basketball and to play some games together. Some party food and drinks will be served after the games.

Your child will be given a consent form, kindly fill it up and return it to the teachers-in-charge.
You can also download the consent form HERE

Updated Training Schedule for Senior and Junior Falcons (Boys)

There are some IMPORTANT updates to the schedule. Please click HERE to download.
If you are not sure, please contact the teachers.

Junior Boys - Mr Matthew Lim and Mr Jonathan Lim
Senior Boys - Mr Cha Ming Cheng and Mr Eugene Ng

Some key updates to the training schedule

1) Monday, 4th November @ TTC - Senior Boys will train 0800h to 1230h

2) Saturday, 9th November - Senior Boys competition @Jurong Sec while Junior Boys will train @TTC

3) Monday, 11th November - Senior Boys training @KRC 1400h to 1600h

4) 14 to 22 November - Junior Boys are to train at TTC and KRC while the Senior Boys are in Taiwan
                                      Junior Boys are to train to compete with the Senior Boys when they return.
                                      Senior Boys not going Taiwan are to join the Junior Boys.
                                      Mr Jonathan Lim will update you all via Whatsapp.

5) Senior and Junior SEPARATE training every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday @TTC

6) Senior and Junior COMBINED training every Friday 0800h-1100h @TTC

7) NYPS FALCONS Christmas Celebration on Saturday, 21 December 2013, after the combined training.

Warmest Regards,

Nanyang Falcons

Term 4 & November-December Holiday Training

Dear Nanyang Basketballers,

We have reached the final term of the school calendar.
Please take note of your training schedules for this term.

All Recreation & Seed Team Players
Training is suspended from Week 2 till Week 6.
Due to the school programs, we regret to inform that your only training session this term is Friday, 1st November.
The teachers understand that you love the game. As such we have decided to organise a fun day of Basketball on Tuesday, 5th November. We will have a small party and plan some games with everybody involved. Look out for more details in the future.

Girls Team
There will be a short briefing for you and your schedule will be finalised soon.
We hope to have you more committed and training with the Junior Boys Development team.

Junior and Senior Boys Development Teams
Please refer to latest post on 31st October 2013.

Study hard for the upcoming end of year examinations!
And see you all on the Basketball court again soon.

Regards,

Nanyang Falcons

End of Term 3 Training and 1-week Holiday training schedule for Seniorand Junior Boys Team

Dear Senior and Junior Boys,

There will be no training in the last week of Term 3 due to the Teachers' Day Celebrations on Thursday, 5th September and the School Holiday on Friday, 6th September. There is also no training this Saturday, 7th September

Do spend time with your families and enjoy the break ahead.

For the 1-week holiday, the training schedules for your teams are as follows. Kindly adhere to them and try to come for ALL trainings in order to improve as a team. All trainings are held at Toh Tuck Road campus.

SENIOR TEAM*
MON 9 SEPT, 0800-1000h
WED 11 SEPT, 0800-1000h
FRI 13 SEPT, 0800-1230h

JUNIOR TEAM
TUES 10 SEPT, 0800-1000h
THUR 12 SEPT, 0800-1000h
FRI 13 SEPT 0800-1230h

We have invited Choa Chu Kang Primary Senior team to have a friendly match with us on Friday morning.

a) Coach has requested that BOTH senior and junior team are to come down at 8am to start training on Friday.He will train both teams - basics and basketball foundation skills for the Junior team, a lighter session and more shooting for the Seniors.
b) At 1030, we will start the friendly game. This is a good opportunity for the Junior team to watch a full match as well as to learn from the Senior team. For the senior team it is a good gauge to learn from the champions, CCKPS.
c)After the game, lunch is catered for all from 1145h to 1230h.
d)We may be opponents but only on the court, when the final whistle blows we will embrace each other and recognize that we are better because of what the other gives to the game. That is the spirit of Olympism and sportsmanship.

Warmest Regards,

Nanyang Falcons

CCA/Seed Team & Girls Team - End of Term 3 Training

Dear CCA/Seed Team and Girls' Team,

We have come to the end of training for Term 3.

As this Thursday, 5th September is the Teachers' Day Celebrations and this Friday, 6th September is a school holiday, there are no training sessions this week.

Have a good 1 week break and come back for training when school reopens.
You can look forward to training on our new basketball court then!

Warmest Regards,

Nanyang Basketball

No training on week 8

Dear Nanyang Basketballers,

There is no training this week on Thursday 22nd August and Friday 23rd August.

Have a good week ahead.

Regards,

Nanyang Basketball

No Training on Week 6: Selamat Hari Raya & Happy National Day!

Dear Basketballers and Parents,

There will be no training next week due to the Hari Raya Puasa holiday and the National Day holiday.

Trainings on the following dates below are cancelled.
Thursday, 8 August
Friday, 9 August
Saturday 10 August,
 
Do spend the time well with your family and have a good weekend.

Warmest regards,

Nanyang Basketball

Basketball Training Resumes

Dear Basketballers and Parents,

Basketball training resumes this week. Please follow the schedule below.

Thursdays 2-4pm @ Toh Tuck Campus
Junior Development Team
Senior Development Team
Girls Team
* Bus will leave for Toh Tuck Basketball Court at 145pm and be back in King's Road campus at 3.45pm
Please do not eat a heavy lunch.

Fridays 2-4pm @ King's Road Campus
Seed & Recreation Team
Girls Team
Other players are free to join in to work on their basics and fundamentals.
The more you bounce the ball and play the game, the better you become!

Saturdays 8-10am @ Toh Tuck Campus
Senior Development Team
* Training is at Toh Tuck campus

Saturdays 10am-12noon @ Toh Tuck Campus
Junior Development Team
* Training is at Toh Tuck campus

Regards,

Mr Eugene Ng

NYPS Basketball June Camp 2013 - Day 3

Day 3 of the Basketball Camp begin with a hearty breakfast of bread, eggs, sausages and sandwich spreads.

After breakfast, the pupils were told to tidy and clean up their rooms to prepare for the end of camp.
When the area cleaning was complete, the pupils gathered to vote for their favourite mascot to lead Nanyang Basketball. After a round of intense voting, the pupils decided to be known as Nanyang Falcons.

 The various teams took turns to present their ideas and drawings. 

The winning design and mascot name. 

As the camp drew to a close, we arranged for prizes to be given away to the Best Team, Best Girl Camper, Best Boy Camper and Most Improved Player. 

The prizes which were kindly bought and sponsored by our parents. 

Here is a picture of the best team with their new water bottles and gym towels. 

At the end of camp, all basketballers were also given a collar pin which they can start wearing from Term 3 onwards. The collar pin is to be won on the left collar for the boys and above the name tag for the girls. 

We look forward to next year's camp 2014!

NYPS Basketball June Camp 2013 - Day 2

We started the second day of camp with a quick morning stretch and workout before heading to the nearby Bukit Timah Food Centre for breakfast. Each team was allocated an amount of money for breakfast and team captains had to help plan and order meals for their younger team mates. It was good to see the older boys and girls working together to serve their younger peers. The teams were happy to enjoy their breakfast of fishball noodles, chee cheong fun and fried bee hoon.

We walked back to school after breakfast. Fortunately for us, Game 7 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals was being played in the United States. This was a tight series featuring the Miami Heat against the Indiana Pacers. The team that wins this final game 7 of the series would proceed on the NBA Finals to compete against the San Antonio Spurs. Thanks to a parent, we were able to stream the NBA Finals live for the basketballers to enjoy. Coach Ong was even sporting enough to join us in the morning to analyse the game for the pupils. He explained the different playing styles of the 2 teams and the basketball plays to watch for.

The game was a resounding victory for the Miami Heat and they would even go on to win the NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs. After watching the game, the students had a simple lunch before preparing to host Choa Chu Kang Primary for a friendly match. Choa Chu Kang Primary had graciously accepted our invitation to come down for a friendly game.

Our parent volunteers, Khim and Regina, helping to wrap prizes and souvenirs for the players of both schools.  

The boys and girls from Nanyang Primary and Choa Chu Kang Primary. A few of them had also won basketballs kindly sponsored by the Nanyang parent volunteers. 

After the friendly games, the campers then showered and cleaned themselves up to prepare for the barbecue night. Food and Drinks were all kindly sponsored by our parent volunteers. Thank you parents!

Each team was allocated a barbecue pit along with food trays and tongs. 

Along with the uncooked food, many parents also prepared cooked beehoon, fishballs and other delights for the party.

 The pupils had lots of fun in the barbecue!

 Parents were reminded not to help in cooking and to let their children serve them!

 The Nanyang Basketball Family grows bigger and stronger!

NYPS Basketball June Camp 2013 - Day 1

The Nanyang Basketballers started bright and early by gathering at the Toh Tuck Campus on 3rd June 2013. The camp kicked off with a training session with Coach Ong. Coach was happy to see 36 campers, boys and girls, training with him.

Meanwhile, Mr Eugene Ng, took the parents on a tour of the camp site and answered their queries about camp. Many campers were very excited to take part in their first camp. They were anxious, excited and so were their parents.

After training, the campers were briefed on the camp rules. The rules form the acronym SBBALL:-

S - Safety First
B - Buddy System
B - Be Clean
A - Act Fast, Move Quick
L - Listen to Instructions
L - Let's Have Fun!

They were then shown their bunks and told to conduct an area cleaning to ensure that their sleeping area was clean. We were fortunate to have the use of the Air-conditioned Music and Dance Studios to use for the camp. Following an inspection of cleanliness, the campers were allowed to wash up before lunch was served. Lunch was a simple meal of rice, vege, egg and meat.  

After lunch, the basketballers were led on a re-envisioning exercise. They were shown videos of successful teams like Chicago Bulls, Miami Heat and L.A.Lakers. They were also shown videos of our own Nanyang Boys team in competitive action. The basketballers were told to think about a mascot and name for Nanyang Basketball. At the end of the exercise, names such as Nanyang Lightning, Nanyang Ninjas, Nanyang Tigers, Nanyang Thunder, Nanyang Rhinoes and Nanyang Falcons were thought up by the campers. They even made drawings and designs for the new team logo. The campers would vote the next day for their favourite design and name.

At the end of the re-envisioning exercise, the campers were then instructed to prepare for their hike to Bukit Timah Summit. Before setting off, they were given a safety briefing and water parade. The following are pictures of our campers as they made their way up the hill. 

 Start of the hike from Toh Tuck Campus to the foot of Bukit Timah Hill.

 At the foot of Bukit Timah Hill where the Ranger Station and Park Office is located. 

 Mr Ng, stopping to allow everyone to catch their breath and taking the opportunity to share about the history of Bukit Timah Nature Reserve as a granite quarry and primary rainforest. 

 Our students walking up the sloping path. 

Some resorted to trying to walk backwards to relieve the strain on their knees. 

Mr Ng sharing about the forest canopy and how plants compete for light in a dense rainforest. 

 We made it to the top!

Campers sharing their snacks at the summit of Bukit Timah hill. 

The teachers and campers are proud that everybody completed the hike to the top of the hill. 

Even our little ones from Primary 2 prevailed and did not give up.

Campers on their way down the hill. 

Having completed the long and challenging hike up the summit of Bukit Timah, the campers were rewarded with a nice meal at King Albert Park Macdonalds. 

After a nice hearty dinner, campers headed back to their bunks to wash up and prepare for bed. Lights out came at 1030pm.

Good night Campers!