Trip marks fifth consecutive year of the team giving back to the community
While most of Suffolk’s students were enjoying the last few days of winter break, the members of the men’s basketball team were busy visiting area elementary schools to both share their basketball knowledge and spend time with local kids. On Jan. 11, the team visited both the Montclair School in Quincy and the William E. Russell School in Dorchester, visiting with students in grades one through four. At the Montclair, the players read to the smaller children in first grade, and helped the third-graders solve a basketball-based math problem. They then held a small clinic for both grades, and gave the youngsters a chance to watch the “big kids” play, an on-court show that undoubtedly led to wide young eyes in the audience. At the Russell School, the team taught fourth-graders how to fill out a box score, then held a clinic for them and talked with the kids about things like doing well in school and staying in shape. The program is officially titled “Skills and Drills” and is run by head coach Adam Nelson and his wife, Deb. More photos of the Suffolk hoopsters and their new friends can be seen on the Athletics Department website.
-Information from www.GoSuffolkRams.com was used in this report.
