The Weekend

On Saturday the 20th of June I had Basketball training at Nga Purapura in Otaki with other kids that would be getting trained by Dion Prewster.  Dion is a New Zealand professional basketball player for the Wellington Saints.  As training went on we had just went over some stretching, transition plays 2v2s then 4v4s then finished with a full court 5v5. I had a good training with the older boys.

After Basketball I went straight to the Otaki Domain with my dad because my dad was playing for Rahui A's. They were versing Paraparaumu. It was a tough game for Rahui but in the end Rahui got the win and played one great game. on the other field Whiti Te Ra Were Way ahead of the Porirua Vikings. After Both Games were finished, we went home and I finished the day on a good note By playing Call Of Duty Warzone on my ps4.

On Sunday We left at 7:00 Am in the morning for a one hour drive to Wellington ASB Centre For a 6 hour basketball camp with New Zealand Basketball Academy. When we got there I warmed up feeling a bit nervous but mostly excited. Then Kenny Mcfadden (Kenny McFadden is an American former professional basketball player who currently works in coaching and development of basketball in New Zealand) Lead us in the middle And talked us through what we would be doing today. I was with the under 13's. We started of by stretching then we went into dribbling, passing lay ups and then we put up a couple of shots. Until we went into some 1v1 only Using two dribbles and trying to only lay up. After that we had 2v2s going and we were to screen then either drive to the hoop or pass to your teammate who just planted a screen. After a couple of matches we had a 50 minute break, then would be straight back into it

After lunch we started off with shooting practising catching and shooting. Then of the dribble shots. 

We ended off with 4v4s full court then half court. With 5 minutes to go we had a full court 5v5 game it was very tiring especially after everything else we had done. We won the game and instead of having another one we had a game of knockout. Knockout is when the person in front of you misses and you get it in then they are out of the game.  It went for a couple of minutes until it was down to me and this girl were shooting. Until I Finished her off. We finished the camp and traveled back home.

I had a great weekend it was full on but I still loved it. I also learnt a lot of basketball skills and tips. Thanks for reading have a good day.

Why Do We Celebrate Queens Birthday In New Zealand ?

Why Do We Celebrate Queen's Birthday In New Zealand? For over a hundred years the birthday of the Queen has been celebrated on Monday the 1st of June, In both New Zealand and Britain. This event is a wonderful experience. In New Zealand some well known kiwi's are awarded with the Queens award for awesome leadership and performing great in whatever they do.

What Happens On Queens birthday?

On the Queens birthday New Zealand has a 3 day weekend instead of 2 day weekend. On the 3 day weekend Me my two sisters and my 6 cousins all went to the Otaki skate park . After a while all of us left except for me and Kapiti my younger cousin. We stayed there Roughly for about an hour and then headed home.

So that's what we did on the Queen's birthday. We had a awesome time at the skate park and like usual there were lots of people at the skate park. Also if you didn't know why we celebrate the Queens birthday then make sure to read the top paragraph. Hope you guys had a great time on the Queens birthday and goodbye for now.