Darek Lenczowski: From this camp people will go home happy.
Marta Seweryn: How did you like this
camp?
Darek Lenczowski: I liked it very
much and I think, that what Kuba is
doing here is a great job. I attended
some other camps before, but here is
specific, and I have the feeling it is
because of Ronnie´s presence. He showed
us a little different point of view on
basketball, he showed us differences and
this helps us to better understand
basketball and get to know it. This is
really a great camp.
Have you attended some similar summer
camp before?
I have been to similar 2 or 3 times..
rather 2 at the camp of Alan Richardson
in England. The formula of this camps is
similar, but I think here the level of
games is better, for the campers games
are really good competition to referee.
It helps here to gain experience. Alan’s
camp is also very interesting, but the
level of games is much lower.
Have you found something for you
here, some lessons?
With no doubts, yes. Speaking and
listening to lectures of Ronnie, Sasha
and Kuba and also speaking with campers.
It is very important, because we are
learning from campers a lot of
interesting stuff. It was good
experience for me.
What impression made Ronnie Nunn on
you?
Tremendous. This is a men that equals
basketball and besides basketball he is
impressing person. Always happy,
cheerful, smiling, open, with great
knowledge, I am very positive
surprised.
How would you estimate cooperation
with Sasha and Kuba?
With Kuba we know each other many years
and we had always good cooperation in
the court and out of it. I had the
pleasure to meet Sasha for the first
time here and he also very nice person,
rich in experience. Because I have to
say it clear that in referees world the
personality is number one! People here
are great to work with from professional
and social point of view.
Do you think that summer camps are
solid education, professional attitude,
or rather relaxation after the season or
maybe they are good fun and
entertainment?
I always treated camps and tournaments
like they have two aims: first to gain
new experience, skills, and second to
spend a good time. For sure people would
not be happy doing only one of those
things. If they just come for studying
and lectures, and no possibility to
spend nice evenings together, speak,
laugh. And the same if they just come
here to have fun with no learning at
all. I think that the crucial thing is
the good proportion. From this camp
people will go home happy, I am sure.
How in you opinion, as an instructor
and experienced referee, should referee
present himself in ordinary life?
He should be kind, friendly, smiling
man. Optimist. Nice to people.
How do you prepare yourself to the
coming season?
One of the points of my preparation was
my attendance in this camp, because as I
said before, instructors not only came
here to give, but also to take from each
other, observing colleagues in the
court, watching which mistakes they do
and we learn together how not to do
them. I also go to summer tournament to
Gdynia and for sure I will referee some
preseason games. In addition to this I
will also watch some games on dvd.