Jinan Campus Basketball: A‌ New‌ Path of Combining Education and Sports

At the Dongfang Ranxing​ Basketball Hall⁤ of⁤ the ⁤Tianqiao District National Fitness Center, a unique basketball class is being held. The Fifth Jinan ​Campus Basketball Public‌ Welfare Class, hosted by the Jinan Education Bureau, aims to accelerate the popularization of campus basketball, enrich students’ holiday life, and provide guidance from high-level ‍coaches to students who like basketball.

Over 2,000 Young People‍ Benefited from the​ Program

The event was held ‌from August 8 ⁣to August 20 in various districts and counties. The Jinan‌ Youth Campus⁣ Basketball Office selected high-level⁣ coaches ​to coach, and about 2,000 young basketball enthusiasts from 15 ⁤districts and counties ‌experienced professional basketball training. ⁣The trainees focused⁤ on learning basketball knowledge and basic​ basketball skills under the professional guidance of the coach.

Wang‍ Yong, deputy⁤ director of ‍the ⁣Jinan Youth Campus Basketball Office, said that the event allowed many‍ students who‌ had not participated in basketball training​ to ‌participate in basketball and feel the fun brought by basketball. “The children not only ⁤learned basketball skills and exercised their willpower, ⁣but also cultivated a sense of teamwork and enhanced their physical fitness.”

Jinan Campus⁣ Basketball is⁢ Booming

Campus basketball is a key project of education and sports integration promoted by the Ministry of Education. Since 2020, the Jinan Municipal Education ⁤Bureau has organized the “Jinan Campus Basketball ⁤Public Welfare ‌Classroom” every​ summer. The event has been successfully held for⁣ five sessions and has been unanimously praised by leaders at all levels, ⁤teachers, ⁣students, and parents.

Song Yu, member of the Party Leadership Group and deputy director of the‌ Jinan Education Bureau, said that in ​recent years, the Municipal Education Bureau has‍ attached great‍ importance to campus basketball. “Jinan‌ City pioneered the most beautiful home court and midweek home and⁢ away system in the country, allowing the game to return to the campus, placing students in‍ the center⁣ of ‌the stadium, encouraging teachers and students to‌ watch on site, ​and ‍carrying out special cultural performances between games, giving full play ‍to ⁣the educational function of sports.”

The‍ Jinan Youth Campus Basketball Office also organized the 2024 Jinan Campus Basketball China-US ⁢International Exchange ⁢Summer Camp and ‍Coaches and Referees Training Course. The summer camp lasted for 6 days and invited two high-level basketball coaches from⁣ the United​ States, Jeff Myers and Ainde Woods, to coach. Nearly 160 basketball coaches, referees, and 120 students in the city have experienced the training methods from the NBA level.