HLC Explorers

Kancheepuram Under 16 girls inspired by the able coaching of Ganesh Prabhu enter the inter zone state basketball championship to be held in Thoothukudi in 2 weeks…
They showed commitment, team work and focus as they emerged runners up in the zonal stage.
Stay tuned for more updates - the games start on 18th March 🏀⛹️‍♀️

The explorers girls are at it again!

Beginning - oops - Ending 2021 with a flourish!

They are the winners in the Under 16 girls G Kaliyanasundaram memorial tournament held at St. Joseph’s school, Chengelpet

Kudos to the girls and their coach Ganesh Prabhu 🏆

2021!
A new year!
A fresh start!
A young team!
But then...Our Kutties showed what it takes to stand up to the big uns!

A huge round of applause for our young explorers for having valiantly fought their way into the semi-finals at the Hindustan 3on3 Basketball Challenge in the open category.

The fact that they were appreciated by one and all for their "ball-handling skills", "teamwork" and "winning attitude" goes a long way to showcase Coach Ganesh Prabhu’s diligent and deliberate work in focusing on the core aspects of what makes this sport a delightful one to watch!

Be generous in your words of praise for these young and upcoming stars and their coach - you will be hearing more about them in the months to come 🙂

Kudos to Swethika for winning the "Promising player of the WOMEN'S category 🙂"

Team Explorers congratulates Anitha Pauldurai on this prestigious recognition!

Anitha Pauldurai former Indian women basketball team captain has been awarded the Padma Shree 🏅

The Padma Shree award is the fourth-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan, and the Padma Bhushan.

Anitha Pauldurai (born 22 June 1985, Chennai, Tamil Nadu) is the second Indian women basketball player to receive this prestigious award. She has been the captain of the Indian Women's National basketball team. She played for the Indian Women's National Team for 18 years from 2000 to 2017.

Anitha is the first only Indian woman to have played nine Asian Basketball Confederation (ABC) championships continuously representing the national squad. Anitha has a record of 30 Medals in National Champions, Very proud moment for the Indian Basketball fraternity🙏🏀

Sunday, March 1 2020 11.30am - 1.00pm

Save the date to listen to the views of our founder coach Ganesh Prabhu as he joins other changemakers in an interesting conversation about "what would it take to fix our educational system!

Join us at Inklink- D.A.M, organized by DrKaustav Sengupta and Lily Sengupta of InkLink charitable Trust. D.A.M Fest 2020 is a platform for showcasing sustainability change-makers, to engage individuals and communities for spreading the sustainability message through awareness around Chennai and beyond.

Our Explorers Under 14 Girls finish a strong second in the Santhome School tournament!

Congratulations to coach Ganesh Prabhu and the super team!

More captures by our grade 9 learners. It is quite interesting to see how they have an eye for the moments of action on and off-field!

HOF - Nov -2019/2020 615 new photos · Album by Ashwathama M L

Moments captured from the eyes of Janani -HLC'ite.

Day 1 of Hoops Of Fire 2019 in pictures.

Moments captured from the eyes of a parent .

Day 4 of Hoops Of Fire 2019 in pictures.

Challenging the status quo.. and how! [A long read...]

To say that the Hoops Of Fire 2019 state-level basketball tournament was a runaway success would be an understatement. While we always knew that the tournament will raise the standard for any sporting event in India, we didn't realize that we would exceed our own expectations to the extent that we would be humbled by the spirit of collaboration exhibited during every single moment in the last 4 days.

In the last 4 days -
- Downpours every morning and evening saw matches being delayed and matches being replayed. This didn't deter the spirit of the sportsmen, referees, coaches or the student and parent volunteers. While the sportsmen and the coaches took the delays and reschedule in their stride, it was a sight to see all support staff, teachers, parent volunteers and student volunteers taking pride in holding the mops, swipes, and brooms to make the court safe and ready for the plays to commence.

- Although one would say that it is common sense to have medical support during a sporting event, we are yet to see a tournament in which this has been given much importance. Not this event though. 24-hour ambulance, 4 paramedics, an occupational therapist, a sports physiotherapist, and a special team of doctors offered exceptional support for not just the sportspersons but all parent, teacher and student volunteers!

- 60 student volunteers, 60 teachers, administrative staff, more than a dozen parent volunteers and a bunch of HLC Alumni collaborated to make every visitor feel comfortable and at home during the tournament. Not to mention every parent who sent their children to be at HLC International from before dawn until late in the night.

- Deliciously dished out meals by teaching parents and hearty juices served by parents kept everyone hydrated and full!

- A special word of thanks to the eighth and ninth graders who stood up to the challenge and played perfect hosts to the 400 odd sportspersons in the last 4 days!

- Cash donations from parents, teachers, alumni and alumni parents and organisations made this tournament a fully crowd-funded event!

- A set of enthusiastic Parents gave a shot in the arm to all of us by co-dreaming a state-level tournament of this scale. Through their spirit, enthusiasm, and support in bringing in sponsors, we were able to conduct an economically efficient yet high-quality tournament.

Kudos to the outstanding effort of Coach Ganesh Prabhu and his team to have pulled this off in style!

We truly hope that this event sets the tone for a bright sporting future for sports in India.