basketball clinic
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2.8
- noun
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clínica de baloncesto
- Well, he's got his basketball clinic going on.
Examples
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During the summer, he puts on separate basketball clinics for elementary and middle school students.
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Someone tells about the basketball clinic and how Zip paid for real hoops when he found some kids in a playground using a garbage can to shoot baskets.
Fiction book (1994) -
On Friday, after the tournament, we ran over to a basketball clinic for practice.
Blog text (13) -
The problem I have with most standardized basketball clinics is that most coaches come in and tell stories.
Academic text (2009) -
Basketball junkies go to Michael Jordan's basketball clinic.
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They will also hold a one-day youth basketball clinic for all of B.V.I.
Blog text (8) -
He has bought Danny a chain of sporting goods stores, helped Zip set up a basketball clinic that tours to schools, and gotten Dougie an entry-level TV sportscaster job.
Fiction book (1994) -
Brooks was helping stage a basketball clinic at Hester House several years ago.
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The event eventually moved outside, where the kids participated in a basketball clinic instructed by Curry's personal trainer, Brandon Payne.
Synonyms
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3.3
A short class where people get advice and training to improve a skill
How Intensive
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning of 'basketball clinic' is transparently built from 'basketball' (the sport) + 'clinic' (a training or coaching session); a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it denotes a training session focused on basketball. This noun–noun compositional pattern is common and cross-linguistically regular, so the overall sense is immediately predictable from the constituents.
Etymology
Basketball clinic uses clinic like a small medical place where people go for help, so imagine coaches giving close, hands-on help to players. That's why it means a short session where experts 'teach' and 'check' players' skills.