Bruce Wick spends hours and hours driving to and from donkey basketball games all over the Northwest. Get that firmly into your head and you'll do just fine on the court, says Bruce Wick, who puts on donkey basketball games around the Northwest. Over 21 years in the donkey business, the owner of Icicle Outfitters and Guides and Donkey Sports has had plenty of opportunities to fight for dominance over domesticated asses. Wick trains his donkeys to move up and down the court to the sound of him tapping a stick on the floor next to their hooves. Some donkeys move pretty fast, others pretty slow.
Smart riders find ways to use their donkey's quirks.
At a March game between Eastmont and Wenatchee FFA clubs at the Eastmont High School gymnasium, Rachel Bromiley of Eastmont spent the first 10 minutes of the game stymied by Calamity Jane's no-move stance. Then, she and her teammates realized that all they had to do to score was toss Bromiley the ball. Other donkeys won't enter the key, the square area between the hoop and the free-throw line, if it's painted. Again, you have to work with the donkey you're dealt. Overall, riders need to realize that their mounts are not horses.