The second week of One Team programme BC Nizhny Novgorod spent at boarding school #8 where coach Marko Nestorovic organized a workshop for special kids.
About 40 kids from 9 to 17 years old gathered at school gym to participate in the workshop. Some of them had been playing basketball for years, others are making first steps on the court. Despite this the workshop by Serbian coach didn’t demand any special sportive skills. Marko started the practice from the simplest game in catch-up in order to amuse kids and prepared them to the team work. Than he made them warm-up through the exercises with the ball involving fine motor skills. When the kids were ready they participated in four games. They were divided into two teams and had to dribble in pairs, pass the ball on a chain and run relays.
All the exercises helped the kids left without parental care to overcome selfishness and communicate with their partners without aggression. Besides they hardly admit grown-ups’ authority, while Marko could gain their respect.
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Nizhny Novgorod landed Sean Denison
BC Nizhny Novgorod signed a one-year deal with Canadian bigman Sean Denison (211 cm, 111 kg, 32 y.o.). Last season he spent in Romanian CSM Oradea, participating in the national championship and Basketball Champions League. From 2011 till 2013 he played in Russian clubs Spartak-Primorye and Ataman.
Nizhny Novgorod terminated the contract with American forward Erik McCree who’d joined the team this august. The decision was made by mutual agreement. At the moment Nizhny is in search of a new player for the vacant place.
BC Nizhny Novgorod signed Erik McCree
BC NN signed a two-year contract with American forward Erik McCree (23 y.o., 203 cm, 102 kg). From 2013 to 2017 he was playing for Louisiana Tech in NCAA. Last season he showed his best statistics averaging 17,7 points, 8,9 rebounds, 1,3 assists in 33 games.
Sterling Gibbs joins BC Nizhny Novgorod
BC NN signed a two-year deal with American point guard Sterling Gibbs (188cm, 84kg, 24 y.o). In his college years he played for Seton Hall Pirates and Connecticut Huskies in NCAA. In 2016-2017 spent his first season overseas as he joined Hungarian team Kormend. He helped the team to semifinals in Hungarian Cup and Hungarian League averaging 14,4 points, 2,1 rebounds, 3,3 assists in 27 games.
