PORT OF SPAIN (Trinidad and Tobago) — Doors have started to open wide in Trinidad for two outstanding young players that are showing great promise in basketball.

According to the National Basketball Federation of Trinidad and Tobago (NBFTT), two of their best basketball players younger than 13, Ty Warwick and Carissa Ramdial, have been called to participate at Club Enterprise Basketball in Maryland, USA, as part of the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU).

This is a great opportunity for these girls to experience a higher level of competition and, at the same time, showcase their abilities in front of high school coaches and academies with superb athletic programs.

The first tournament will take place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from June 28 to July 1 and players could eventually participate in other competitions in the future.

“The NBFTT is very proud of our elite women athletes Carissa Ramdial and Ty Warwick,” said Federation President Claire Mitchell to FIBA.basketball. “This could open doors for other young prospects at a time when the development of women’s basketball in Trinidad and Tobago is on the rise.”

In Warwick’s case, she had already participated in the club last year and was an essential part of the roster that achieved the title of the Summer Slam Tournament. This made her the recipient of an invitation to play with the team to the East Coast AAU National Championships.

Ramdial, for her part, had been part of the Latin American camp of the Jr. NBA in Brazil after being scouted by UBA’s coach in 2018.

AAU is one of the largest nonprofit sports organizations in the world. Established in 1930, today it has more than 700,000 members and 150,000 volunteers in its 41 sports programs. The organization's mission is to offer local and national sports events to promote the mental, moral and physical development of its participants.

COLLEGIATE PLAYERS WILL BE COACHING ASSISTANTS IN FRANCE

Meanwhile, the Federation also announced that two of its national college players were chosen to be assistant coaches in several camps that will take place in France. Jeffery Harris and Joel Hinds will be part of the Frenchy US Camp, whose schedule includes over 110 stops throughout three months, and will welcome players of the ages of 9 to 20. The opportunity arises from the initiative of national team players Kyle Rowley and former national team General Manager Albert Lee Young, who will oversee the global marketing strategy of the camps.

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