{"id":322240,"date":"2020-05-05T06:04:55","date_gmt":"2020-05-04T20:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=322240"},"modified":"2020-05-05T06:04:55","modified_gmt":"2020-05-04T20:04:55","slug":"rollers-female-players-keep-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/rollers-female-players-keep-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Rollers female players keep up"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_322242\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-322242\" style=\"width: 364px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/rbcpix.jpg\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-322242\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A video grab from Rollers Basketball Club\u2019s online training workout shows players Fiona Bucalig, top, Kaia Travilla, bottom, and coach Chevy Kate Alipio, inset, sharing feedback on the drills they performed. (Contributed Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Rollers Basketball Club\u2019s female players are showing the same commitment as their male counterparts in participating in the group\u2019s virtual training workouts.<\/p>\n<p>Led by coaches Chevy Kate Alipio and Jenny Lee, the Rollers women\u2019s team has been receiving regular instructional videos from their mentors and head coach Joe Diaz and are diligently working on them to master the drills. Similar programs have been shared with Rollers\u2019 boys U12, U15, and U18 squads.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe online training is a way to build up individual skills during this time of the coronavirus pandemic. During the online training we are mostly focusing with basic ball handling skills. It is good to get used to a certain skill and develop from there as we progress to different ball handling drills,\u201d said Alipio.<\/p>\n<p>Team member Fiona Bucalig echoed Alipio\u2019s thoughts and admitted that though the setup is different compared to the on-court practices, she enjoys the opportunity to focus on improving her individual skills.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn the court we work on chemistry and teamwork, but with the online drills, it focuses more on individual growth. I definitely like the online drills because I enjoy working and improving my ball handling skills. My favorite drill to do at home is when I use a tennis ball while dribbling. It works on your hand eye coordination, too,\u201d the Mt. Carmel School student said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough playing on the court is definitely different, considering the circumstances, the online drills are great. The drills have definitely given me something to look forward to especially with this pandemic. It\u2019s great that even with these conditions, it hasn\u2019t stop the Rollers\u2019 program from helping us,\u201d Bucalig added.<\/p>\n<p>Kaia Travilla is another Rollers women\u2019s team member joining the program and loves how challenging the drills are and how they will help them get better and ready when actual games and practices resume.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are very challenging, especially the behind the back dribbling drills. But, I am glad that the coaches still find a way to give us the opportunity to continue improving our skills despite the situation we are into,\u201d Travilla said.<\/p>\n<p>Besides getting used to looking at videos of drills instead of following in-person training workouts, Alipio said another hurdle to the program is the internet connection.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe may have technical difficulties at times, but we have to be patient and continue with the workout,\u201d the Rollers coach said.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Diaz lauded the club\u2019s female players and coaches for showing progress and commitment to the program.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone is working hard to make sure they get the drills right,\u201d Diaz said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rollers Basketball Club\u2019s female players are showing the same commitment as their male counterparts in&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":322242,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-322240","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322240","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=322240"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322240\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/322242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=322240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=322240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=322240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}