This past week was another one to remember! If you’ve read my first Reading Week blog back in November, you’d know that Reading week is a midterm break where most students are off from school to catch up on their studies. Last Reading Week I did a lot, but it did not involve much studying. This Reading Week was very similar!
My week started with another basketball developmental camp for the kids from Clare. They came to our National League game on Sunday and our camp followed. Unfortunately, we lost another close game by a mere three points. I think the kids really enjoyed themselves though. This was the first time for most of the kids witnessing a National League game. After the game, we got right into our camp. We did a quick warm-up then dove right into some dribbling drills orchestrated by yours truly. I’ve always had a knack for dribble moves, so teaching the kids the fundamentals is always fun. After that we did some shooting drills and then finished with some scrimmaging. All in all, I think the kids had a great day filled with basketball and that’s what it’s all about!! Below is a wonderful picture of the great group of kids putting in some work!
Next up on our agenda was a meeting with Sam and Rachel from SCL! It was really great to catch up with them both. It had been awhile since we saw them, I think the last time we saw them was the Belfast Classic way back in early December. We went over progress reports and made some videos for the future scholars that get placed at LIT. It was a great day with some even better people! Below is a picture of the LIT scholars and the one and only Sam Woodside.
To close out the week, we had another National League game on Friday. We got a huge W in Galway! We played fellow scholar Tom and his squad. After a good battle, we were fortunate enough to come out on top. Both of our teams are very young and inexperienced but have very high upsides. The future is definitely bright for both squads.
Lastly, on Saturday Drew and I took a bus tour around the Ring of Kerry to finish out Reading Week. It was spectacular. We had the absolute nicest weather we could have ever asked for. We got up really early and left Limerick around 8am. Our first stop was in Killarney, then we went out to Killorglin. We traveled along the Wild Atlantic Way and saw some amazing scenery. Then we stopped in Sneem for some lunch and finished the day at Killarney National Park to see the Torc Waterfall. The day was very long but absolutely worth it! Like I said early, the weather couldn’t have been any better, it was sunny and warm and more importantly didn’t rain one drop. We really lucked out. It was another great Reading Day to say the least! Below are some pictures from the tour.
