A gift bomb was dropped on the future of Korean women’s basketball. It was a gift bomb that gave the players a taste of training after returning from their holidays and participating in the camp.
A total of 17 players from Sookmyung Girls’ Middle School, Cheongju Girls’ Middle School, and Buil Girls’ Middle School are participating in the ‘2023 Ahn Deok-soo-Assist Girls’ Basketball Camp with Wilson’ which started on the 17th. Despite the sudden heat wave, the 17 players at the camp were eager to learn more from Ahn and the coaching staff.
The camp is being held for elite middle school girls. Ahn Deok-soo, Gimpo City Basketball Association President Koo Jeong-ho, Cheongju Girls’ High School Coach Lee Young-hyun, and KB Stars’ Heo Ye-eun are passionate about the development of young girls, who are the backbone of Korean women’s basketball.스포츠토토
This enthusiasm is contagious, and the support for Korean women’s basketball aspirants has been overwhelming.
First, global brand Wilson, the title sponsor of the camp, provided uniforms and training equipment for the players and coaches. Wilson generously donated jerseys, basketballs, training equipment, and WNBA memorabilia for the development of women’s basketball. Wilson, who was also the title sponsor of the Chu Seung-gyun Youth Camp last year, is becoming a brand like Uncle Kidari for Korean basketball youth.
Prior to the camp, Gimpo City Basketball Association President Koo Jung-ho said he would donate basketball equipment for the girls. When Ahn Deok-soo Camp and Assist announced that they would cover all the expenses for the players, he knew he wanted to do something to help as a basketball senior.
Koo sponsored socks from sports brand AimEatSports and presented them to the players and coaches. Koo’s good deeds didn’t stop there. After joining the camp’s coaching staff at the request of camp director Ahn Deok-soo, Koo was initially scheduled to serve as an advisor for only one day on the 17th. However, at the insistence of Camp Director Ahn and the athletes, he stayed with them on the 18th. “I couldn’t say no when I saw how happy the kids were,” said Koo, who canceled his schedule and joined the camp’s coaching staff on the 18th, adding that he was glad to be of help.
Hanse MC, which owns the NBA Kids brand in Korea, sent NBA reusable bags. The company sponsored the bags with not only the players but also their parents in mind. The players and their parents were very happy to receive the reusable bags with the NBA logo on them.
Heo Ye-eun’s team, KB Stars, who joined the camp’s coaching staff at the invitation of Camp Director Ahn Deok-soo, also sent gifts for the players.
KB Stars presented cute dolls and basketball socks to the players, and the players were very happy that their camp activities were recognized by professional teams. While the players were grateful for the gifts from the companies, they were especially excited about the gifts from the professional teams, saying, “I think the gifts from KB Stars have a little more meaning because I think it’s a club that I might join in the future and I want to work hard to join (laughs).”
KB Stars also shared videos of the participating players on its official Instagram story to show their joy.
The warm sentiments conveyed to the players by the sponsorship of women’s basketball officials and companies may have motivated the camp participants, who will one day lead Korean women’s basketball, to play basketball harder.