The Tribune

THE Eleuthera Amateur Basketball Association and the Cocodimama Charming Resort have joined forces to establish the first annual Cocodimama Basketball Camp.

The two-day camp will take place at the Eleuthera Bible Training Center in James Cistern today and Saturday August 27 and will run from 4:30pm to 7pm daily.

Cocodimama will be teaming up with coach Kevin Clark and fellow coaches from Tabernacle Christian Academy in Freeport to run the two-day camp in partnership with coach Andrew Johnson (Harbour Island), coach Tanya Lord (Lower Bogue) and coach Laron Taylor (Governor’s Harbour to South Eleuthera).

The camps featured guest will be Romad Dean from the Fordham University men’s basketball team and former student athlete of the Tabernacle Christian Academy of Freeport, Bahamas.

The goal of the camp is to create opportunities for student athletes in Eleuthera, who demonstrate the talent, discipline and hard work ethic that sets them apart from their peers.

This past winter Cocodimama teamed up with Norris Bain and Kevin Clark of the Tabernacle Christian Academy in Freeport to create a sponsorship for a student athlete out of Governor’s Harbour by the name of Kayden Bowles.

Kayden enrolled at Tabernacle for the 2022 winter/ spring semester and joined the basketball team, where he not only excelled on the court but in the classroom as well.

“We see the camp as a platform for coaches to demonstrate how they assist young men in their maturity as students and players.

“We look forward to the annual event as a means to create more opportunities for young players just has it has for Kayden.

“With the full endorsement and support of the president of the Eleuthera Amateur Basketball Association - Derek Smith, Cocodimama looks forward to building something together in partnership with Eleuthera’s youth leaders that can grow and prosper for the kids and community.

“And we thank all of the coaches, who’ve agreed to contribute their time, players and expertise to make the camp a success.”