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Birtukan Bekele
Coached basketball for nine years in Adama
- 🇪🇹 Adama, Oromia, Ethiopia
- Adama Liberty Youth Club
- 1983 to 1992
- English
I'm a basketball coach. I never went pro, but I got to see 190 kids fall in love with the game.
Winning was never the point, though I won't pretend I didn't enjoy it. I never once raised my voice.
More about Birtukan
If you played for me, you probably remember the day the fire alarm went off during the exam.
Sports or skills coached
What gifts mean to Birtukan: Anything sent will buy equipment for the junior team.
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- Sebastião Joaquim CastroFormer student🇧🇷
You coached me in 2023. I still hear your voice on the sideline. Greetings from Belém.
- Kannan J. Ramachandran 🇮🇳 · $200
- Johan Martens 🇳🇱 · $5
- Cooper T. Franklin 🇺🇸 · $50
- Fabian Scholz 🇩🇪 · $5
- Avery S. Henderson 🇬🇧 · $50
- Gilbert L. Mendoza 🇵🇭 · $50
“Thanks, Coach. - Lapu-Lapu”
- Kreesan L. Reddy 🇿🇦 · $50
“For the early mornings and the cold evenings. - Paarl”
- Narong Boonmee Wongprasert 🇹🇭 · $20
- Willow H. Flores 🇬🇧 · $20
“For the early mornings and the cold evenings. - Swansea”
- Naresh H. Dwivedi 🇮🇳 · $50
“Buy the team some oranges. - Prayagraj”
- Trinh Do 🇻🇳 · $10
“Thanks, Coach. - Hồ Chí Minh City”
- Mykola Andriy Kiselev 🇺🇦 · $50
- Eleanor H. Welch 🇺🇸 · $50
“For the early mornings and the cold evenings. - Philadelphia”
- Brigitte Roger 🇫🇷 · $41
“For the early mornings and the cold evenings. - Boulogne-Billancourt”