Original Blog Entry: Coach Obama: President Obama takes over coach duties for daughter's basketball team

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President Obama takes over coach duties for daughter Sasha's basketball team

Sean Alfano

DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

Saturday, February 19th 2011, 2:26 PM

Somodevilla/GettyPresident

Obama is a huge basketball fan.

President Obama spent part of Saturday giving executive orders as coach of his daughter's basketball team.

The commander in chief grabbed the reins of 9-year-old Sasha's team even though his wife Michelle, Sasha and oldest daughter, Malia, were on a ski holiday in Vail, Colo.

No White House journalists were inside and the results of the game, played at a community center in Maryland, were unknown.

The President attends most of Sasha's games. He coached on Saturday because the usual parent who runs the team was absent, The Associated Press reported.

The Obamas at a college hoops game last November. Vucci/AP

Basketball is by far Obama's favorite sport and he's attended several college and NBA games since becoming President and frequently shoots hoops at his White House court.

With News Wire Services

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