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March 15-30, 2009
flamengo is the champion of
South Amnerican League for clubs
Flamengo Río de Janeiro won their first championship in the South American League for Clubs by beating Quimsa
Santiago del Estero by the score of 98-96 in the final game of the competition.
An excellent job by shooter Marcelinho Machado was key in the win by scoring 41 points, 30 of them in the
first half. In 40 minutes played the star of Flamengo shot 10-12 from three point range and 11-16 from the free
throw line. The 33 year old player was named the MVP of the tournament.
The game was tough and intense from start to finish where Flamengo depended on the offense of Marcelinho
in the first half while Quimsa was consistent with their great team game and using their figures on the paint
to put some key players in foul trouble, among them was Rafael "Baby" Araujo.
In the final quarter a three pointer by Treise gave Quimsa a 94-92 lead with 1:39 left but Marcelinho answered
quickly to regain the advantage. The last tie was at 96 after free throws by Mikulas but Duda made 2-4 from
the line to leave the final score. Quimsa had an opportunity to tie but was missed by Mazzaro.
In the loss Vanderson Camargos scored 25 points, Julio Mázzaro 20 and Gabriel Mikulas 17.
Cucuta-Norte- (Colombia) and Regatas Corrientes (Argentina) also participated in the final round of the competition.
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Universo/BRB
is the new champion of America
Universo/BRB (Brazil) was the winner of the second edition of the FIBA Americas League after beating Halcones de Xalapa 86-83 in the
third day of the Final Four held at the city of Xalapa in Mexico.
Alex García from Universo and from the Brazilian national team was selected as the MVP of the tournament after scoring 19 points in
the final game. During the tournament he averaged 19.8 points and 3.3 assists in six games including three in the preliminary round.
Abdul Mills scored 21 points and Samuel Bowie 15 for the Mexican team that was undefeated in group D and was host of the Final Four.
Bigua of Uruguay finished third being led by shooter Leandro Garcia Morales who netted 24.8 points in six games. Minas Tenis finished
fourth where Argentinean guard Facundo Sucatzky was one of the best performers averaging 10.8 assists in five games.
FIBA AMERICAS LEAGUE CHAMPIONS:
2007/2008: Peñarol Mar del Plata - Argentina
2008/2009: Universo/BRB - BraZil
The next edition of the FIBA Americas League will qualify two teams to the FIBA World Club Championship to be played in 2010.
Stats
Points
# PLAYER
Club
GP
POINTS
AVG
Bigua
6
146
24.33
Flamengo
3
72
24.00
3. Leith, Justin
Liceo de Costa Rica
3
71
23.67
4. Farley, Willie Deshon
Libertad Sunchales
3
70
23.33
5. Mc Fadgon Jr., Cornelius
Deportes Castro
3
67
22.33
6. Figueroa Sepulveda, Angel
Capitanes de Arecibo
3
65
21.67
7. Bowie, Samuel León
Halcones Xalapa
3
62
20.67
8. Pedroza Durazo, Anthony James
Soles de Mexicali
3
62
20.67
9. Fleming, Marcus Leevet
Pioneros de Quintana
3
61
20.33
10. Mikulas, Gabriel Horacio
Quimsa
3
61
20.33
1. García Morales, Leandro
2. Magalhães Macahado, Marcelo
Free trows
# PLAYER
Club
GP
FTM
FTA
%
1. Jennings, Timothy
Liceo de Costa Rica
3
14
14
100.00
2. Mc Fadgon Jr., Cornelius
Deportes Castro
3
12
12
100.00
3. Orona, Gustavo A.
Libertad Sunchales
3
9
9
100.00
4. Garcia Morales, Leandro
Bigua
6
50
54
92.59
5. González, Ramón Javier
Penarol
3
11
12
91.67
6. Pedroza Durazo, Anthony James
Soles de Mexicali
3
20
22
90.91
7. Mazzaro, Julio Eduardo
Quimsa
3
18
20
90.00
8. Farley, Willie Deshon
Libertad Sunchales
3
9
10
90.00
9. Patton, Cedric
Regatas de Corrientes
3
9
10
90.00
10. Llamas, Horacio
Soles de Mexicali
3
14
16
87.50
3 points
# PLAYER
Club
GP
POINTS
AVG
1. García Morales, Leandro
Bigua
6
66
11.00
2. Farley, Willie Deshon
Libertad Sunchales
3
33
11.00
3. Magalhães Macahado, Marcelo
Flamengo
3
33
11.00
4. Bowie, Samuel León
Halcones Xalapa
3
27
9.00
5. Jackson Jr., David W.
Penarol
3
27
9.00
6. Martínez Fairclough, Henry
Liceo de Costa Rica
3
27
9.00
7. Mc Fadgon Jr., Cornelius
Deportes Castro
3
27
9.00
8. Treise, Jonatan Alberto
Quimsa
3
27
9.00
9. Ribeiro Gracía, Alex
Universo BRB
6
51
8.50
10. Silva, Valter Apolinario
Universo BRB
6
48
8.50
Stats
AsSistS
# PLAYER
Club
GP
TOTAL
Minas Tenis Clube
5
54
10.80
Halcones Xalapa
6
37
6.17
3. Hickerson, Leroy Edjuan
Halcones Xalapa
3
17
5.67
4. Chavarria Arias, Cristian
Liceo de Costa Rica
3
15
5.00
5. Hernandez, Marcelo
Uni. Concepción
3
15
5.00
6. Campos Lemes, Luis Felipe
Minas Tenis Clube
6
28
4.67
7. Cruz López, Rafael
Capitanes de Arecibo
3
14
4.67
8. Treise, Jonatan Alberto
Quimsa
3
14
4.67
9. Silva, Valter Apolinario
Universo BRB
6
25
4.17
10. Sandoval Campbell, Andrés
Merengueros
3
12
4.00
GP
TOTAL
AVG
1. Sucatzaky, Facundo Luis
2. Mills, Abdul Haiy
AVG
Offensive Rebound
# PLAYER
Club
1. Aubry, Jeffrion Lemel
Capitanes de Arecibo
3
11
3.67
2. Leith, Justin
Liceo de Costa Rica
3
10
3.33
3. Tintorelli, Damian Ezequiel
Regatas de Corrientes
3
10
3.33
4. Truitt, Dontae Andron
Halcones Xalapa
6
18
3.00
5. González, Roman Javier
Penarol
3
9
3.00
6. Hickerson, Leroy Edjuan
Halcones Xalapa
3
9
3.00
7. Posey Jr., Larry
Deportes Castro
3
9
3.00
8. Young, Kevin Delano
Bigua
6
16
2.67
9. Figueroa Selpulveda, Angel
Capitanes de Arecibo
3
8
2.67
10. Smith, León
Deportes Castro
3
8
2.67
GP
TOTAL
AVG
Defensive Rebounds
# PLAYER
Club
1. Agba, Chinwuba Uzoma Jr.
Uni. Concepción
3
25
8.33
2. Braggs, Torraye Lamar
Pioneros de Quintana Roo
3
25
8.33
3. Johnson, Kent Byron
Penarol
3
24
8.00
4. Hardwick, Andre Le Mar
Uni. Concepción
3
23
7.67
5. Paniagua, Carlos
Merengueros
3
23
7.67
6. Llamas, Horacio
Soles de Mexicali
3
21
7.00
7. López, Roberto Sebastían
Regatas de Corrientes
3
20
6.67
8. Aubry, Jeffrion Lemel
Capitanes de Arecibo
3
18
6.00
9. Wolkowyski, Rubén Oscar
Bigua
6
35
5.83
10. Montecchia, Alejandro Ariel
Regatas de Corrientes
3
17
5.67
Venezuelan tournament on track
Ten teams will participate in the 2009 edition of Venezuela's Liga Profesional de Baloncesto (LPB) after their preseason trainings and several changes.
A 44-game regular season calendar begun last Friday 27th, the return of Toros de Aragua to Maracay after a few seasons by the name of Gatos de
Monagas in Maturin and the move of Deportivo Tachira from San Cristobal to La Guaira to become Deportivo Vargas are the main features, but here's
a brief round-up on what's been going on in the country's main basketball league, team by team:
COCODRILOS DE CARACAS
- Nestor Salazar will continue as head coach with Jose Dos Santos, Miguel Gonzalez and Gilberto Monzon as assistant coaches
- Announced Eddie Elisma, Kevin Freeman and Jason Crowe as imported players
- Players already in trainings include Luis Bethelmy, Jesus Centeno, Juan Herrera, Keving Palacios, Kenji Urdaneta, Rosmel Blanco, Henry Paez, Boris
Urbina, Vladimir Saavedra, Derson Santos, Abraham Ramos, Windy Graterol, Jhoyfer Diaz, Carlos Canchica, Jose Orozco and rookie Kevin Nino
GAITEROS DEL ZULIA
- Gustavo Garcia was signed as new head coach
- Announced Toby Bailey, Junior Burrough and Cristian Ramirez as imported players
- Players already in practice are Alejandro Barrios, Rafael Guevara, Francisco Sanabria, Askia Jones, Pedro Cubillan, Jose Juan Bravo, Edgar Arteaga,
Leinert Zerpa, Gerardo Chourio, Carlos Quintero, Cruz Salcedo, Jean Carlos Espinoza and Enielsen Guevara
MARINOS DE ANZOATEGUI
- Puerto Rican, Flor Melendez is the new head coach and Ramon Melendez is his assistant coach. Henry Paruta will also be assistant coach
- Announced Uka Agbai, James Maye and Marlon Martinez as imported players
- Players already in trainings include Diego Guevara, Axiers Sucre, David Cedeno, Jhon Romero, Elvis Montero, Luis Sanchez, Ruben Contreras, Jose
Manuel Briceno, and Adan Reyes
- The team is reportedly considering to try out Henry Caten and John Jairo Rodriguez as invited players to the training sessions
TROTAMUNDOS DE CARABOBO
- Guillermo Narvarte continues as head coach
- Players already in trainings are Manuel Berroteran, Tomas Aguilera, Jose Vargas, Miguel Angel Marriaga, Leonardo Cappare, Freddy Del Pino, Luis
Carmona, Yorvis Umbria, Ronald Guillen, Johan Perez, Samuel Marsielle, Cesar Palacios, Neiro Spina
TOROS DE ARAGUA
- Signed Carlos Mercado as head coach. Manuel Silvera and Oswaldo Torres will serve as assistant coaches
- Announced Monty Wilson and Alejandro Flores as imported players
- Players already in trainings are Ernesto Mijares, Luis Julio, Cesar Olivo, Peter Kvietek, Ruben Pachano, Roberto Basanta, Alejandro Otaiza,
Jose Gonzalez, Fernando Lucena and Wilman Delgado
GUAIQUERIES DE MARGARITA
- Puerto Rican Julio Toro continues as head coach
- Announced Rogers Washington, Chris Jackson and Kelvin Pena as imported players
- Players already in trainings include Heberth Bayona, Carlos Cedeno, Dennis D'Adezzio, Jackson Zapata, Douglas Chiquito, Jorge Diaz, Cesar Silva,
Alex Quiroz, Antonio Torcatt, Carlos Rodriguez, Jose Mora, Ludwing Irazabal and Jorge Rondon
GUAROS DE LARA
- Puertorrican Tony Ruiz continues as head coach. Rafael Torres and Manuel Alfonso work as head coaches
- Announced Tang Hamilton and Moses Marbury as imported players
- Players already in trainings include Pablo Machado, Heissler Guillent, Kervis Ramirez, Jose Martinez, Leonardo Berroteran, Johan Pinero, Juan
Carlos Rodriguez, Sonny Reyes, Juan Manaure, Jose Manaure, Francisco Centeno, Kervin Bracho, Josmar Acevedo, Graddy Osorio and rookies Edwin
Castaneda, Michael Castillo, Carlos Romero, Vicente Poiche, Jose Lasorsa and Victor Suarez
- Traded Erick Herrera to Trotamundos for Luis Fernando Hurtado
DEPORTIVO VARGAS
- Signed Jorge Arrieta as head coach. He'll be assisted by former NBA player Carl Herrera
- Players due to begin trainings are Carlos Morris, Victor Luces, Miguel Andrew, Derwin Ramirez, Edgar Lugo,
- Players Jose Yovera and Victor Gonzalez have been invited to try outs
GIGANTES DE GUAYANA
- Nelson Solorzano continues as head coach. He'll be assisted by Israel Plaza, Gustavo Solorzano and Alberto Manzanilla
- Announced Maurice Watkins, Quentin Smith and Jamaal Johnson as imported players
- Players already in trainings include Victor David Diaz, Daniel Macuare, Pedro Montano, Marlon Patino, Jorge Leon, Jose Ramos, Reinaldo Charles,
Nestor Moran, Omar Mejias, Antonio Sucre, David Ruiz, Douglas Rodriguez, Davinson Sinza and rookie Diego Ruiz
PANTERAS DE MIRANDA
- Ricky Benitez was signed as head coach. He'll be assisted by Johnny Fernandez
- Announced Brian Latham, Eric Dawson and Stephen Walters as imported players
- Players already in trainings include Eduardo Torres, Roque Osorio, Deivis Aranguren, Oswaldo Gonzalez, Darwin Jaramillo, Tadeo Rodriguez, Michael
Flores, Richard Mejias, Juan Carlos Garcia, Nilsson Carabali, Christopher Darwin, Edgar Sifontes and Enyer Guerra
Delfino ALMOST
READY to return
The Argentinean Carlos Delfino entered the final stretch
of his recovery and could return soon. He expect to be
back soon and available to play at the Eurocup Final
Eight in Turin, Italy.
"I am very happy with the guys have done and, God
willing, I'll be there to help in Italy." said Delfino with
obvious joy and optimism for what will come in the
Eurocup. The BC Khimki small forward has made most
of his rehabilitation in Italy. He was in Bologna and
traveled to Forli, where Dr. F. Campi and Dr. G. Porcellini
of Shouldertech examined him.
The treatment included pool workouts and certain
kinesiology activities, which helped avoid surgery. In
the company of Ugo Cavina, he recently completed his
treatment and now he is back at Moscow, where he
awaits for his day back at the courts. In the meantime,
his aim is to further strengthen his shoulder and get
back to playing shape after his absence from the courts.
Delfino works the treadmill, pool and does other
fundamental exercises to try to recover lost ground.
Where possible, his intention is to do minutes of play
as a prelude to the Final Eight of the Eurocup, to be
held in Turin from 2nd to April 5th.
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The “bald thruth” of Falk
David Falk was at the time, the most powerful player agent
in the NBA because he represented, among others, none
other than the legendary Michael Jordan.
A great admirer of another David (Stern), of whom
he considers to be the most important Sports
Commissioner in history, knows and says that
the League's current system is broken and that
are very hard times coming up ahead, which,
among other things, will force a change in the
agreements with the Players Association that
are simply unacceptable.
Falk says that the new agreement will need to
be "extreme, very extreme," because that is the
economic situation of the United States.
What are these extreme situations? In Falk's opinion,
for example, Stern will try to sign shorter contracts, raise
the entry minimum age of players, eliminate the "midlevel"
exception, and reduce revenue share with players.
This does not seem to be a small issue. The truth is
that, right now, several franchises are loosing money
and there does not seem to be a solution in sight
within the boundaries of the present League-Player
Agreement. Falk, at his new book presentation,
"The Bald Truth" (he is bald), said, "Club owners
have two years to make the changes that will
make this business a profitable one in the long
run."
According to Falk, the current agreement, signed
in January 1999 after the employer 'lock out' when
the League had to stop for almost four months, all
that was accomplished was that players lost that year
40% of their salary. "I hope that this time, as we approach
to 2011, when the current agreement ends, that the same
mistakes are repeated again."
Uruguayan the american way
Isadore Duane Isadore 'Pop' Thornton, a 6'6", 34 year old center (born on October 14 of
1074 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States) was finally accepted as an Uruguayan
citizen a few days ago and may now be eligible to represent Uruguay in the international
tournaments to come, following in the footsteps of his compatriot Trelonnie Owens, who
has already played for that country.
The North American Born finally presented the legal papers that make him a legal
Uruguayan citizen to the FUBB, ending a long, six-year enterprise to obtain it.
Thornton has played for several teams from the two highest categories of the Argentinean
basketball and it was at the TNA where he did his best work, with Belgrano de San
Nicolas (champion 96/97), Lanús Independiente de Zárate, Gimnasia La Plata, Deportivo
Madryn, Regatas de San Nicolás, Olimpia de Venado Tuerto y Pedro Echague (his last
team in Argentina in the 2007/08 season.) He is the player with the best scoring average
in the history of the TNA with 23.7 points in 200 games, plus a good rebounds average
with 7.2 rebounds per game.
In the "A" National League he played for 4 seasons among the basketball clubs Racing
1996/97 (4 PJ), Regatas de San Nicolás 2002/03 and 03/04 (36) y Obras Sanitarias
2006/07 (4) with 21.4 points on 44 games played.
“its important to
win THE 2010 FIBA
world championship”
Jerry Colangelo
(Chief Director - USA Basketball)
Jerry Colangelo came up with a winning formula when he was named managing director for Team USA's men's team in 2005.
He enlisted the services of numerous coaches, and gained commitments from leading players to represent the United States in international competition.
Duke University's legendary boss Mike 'Coach K' Krzyzewski was appointed head coach of the men's team and this summer, Colangelo was on hand as
the USA went undefeated and captured the gold medal at the Olympics in Beijing after a thrilling title showdown with world champions Spain.
Colangelo has since been made chairman of USA Basketball, and he gave this interview to Jeff Taylor on behalf of FIBA.
FIBA: Mr Colangelo, what is the immediate future of the senior national team? Tell us when the squad of players will
be announced, and also when the announcement will be about the coach of that team as Mike Krzyzewski was uncertain
after the Olympics if he would continue to lead the USA.
Colangelo: First of all, everything was put on hold. The one big piece of information that has happened since the end of the Olympics is that I was serving
as managing director of the men's team. I'm now serving in the capacity as chairman of USA Basketball. That involves all of the teams: men, women,
juniors. But I will continue with my direct involvement (with the senior USA men's team), although I don't know if I will keep the title. I don't think we'll
have managing director. But I'll be responsible for the men's team because that's the passion. Coach K and I have not even had that conversation. We
plan to meet sometime probably within the next month. We do not have anything we need to do except to get ready for the (FIBA) World Championship
in 2010. So there is no requirement for us in '09 (FIBA Americas Championship) to do anything unless we choose to. So there is no immediate urgency
of naming players, or coaches or anything like that. One of the things that I'm thinking about is having a trial for some of the best young players in the
game here in the summer from which we'll take maybe the top four or five and add them to our mix and see if some of them might be able to make our
team, depending on how many of our veterans are interested in coming back. I think we have a good pipeline started. I think it's a matter of servicing
that pipeline.
FIBA: That's very exciting to hear you talk about the young players. We were recently in North Carolina and interviewed
one of the coaches in the USA Basketball set-up, Davidson coach Bob McKillop, along with one of his star players
Stephen Curry. Are you considering adding college players to your national team squad or young players who are
already in the NBA?
Colangelo: Here is the problem. It's not a black-and-white situation anymore about the college and pros. There was a time when individuals went to
college for four years and then went pro. Today, some of them go to college just for one year and turn pro, so it's a grey area. We're open. The policy is,
if we think there is somebody out there who has a legitimate chance to make it, a good example is (Kevin) Durant. Durant came out of high school and I
had him at our (Team USA) camp. And that's before he played in the NBA. And (Greg) Oden was invited but couldn't perform because of his injury. So
would there be young players invited and have the opportunity? If we feel they're good enough, the answer is yes.
FIBA: You mentioned the 2010 FIBA World Championship. The winner will qualify directly for the London 2012. Otherwise,
Team USA would have to go through the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship to reach the Olympics. Does that play into
your strategy in terms of how significant the FIBA World Championship will be for the USA?
Colangelo: My personal feeling is that it's very significant. I think it's important to win the World Championship because we haven't done that in a long
time. So I think we have an incentive to give them our best. The thing I need to do is to have discussions with a number of our players when they are
here for the NBA All-Star break in Phoenix. That's where the game will be played here this February. My plan is to meet with a number of guys in our
roster to see how they're feeling about that. I asked for a three-year commitment last time and (now) I'm willing to take two. But that means 2010 and
2012. If we get the job done in '10, then we don't have to worry about '11. If a player says, 'I don't want to give you a three-year commitment, I'll give
you two', fine. I want 2010 and 2012 and shame on us if we don't win in 2010 - that's going to cost you a third year. But you've got the option to make
it work.
FIBA: Everything was gold for the USA in China but even then, I'm sure that you, Coach K and the players identified some
areas in which the program could improve. What would that be in your opinion? Was there anything important that
you think you could have done better?
Colangelo: First of all, we concluded (after 2004) that we needed a new infrastructure. We needed a new culture. We totally fulfilled the short-term
aim of turning around the program, getting people with passion who bought into the vision and we accomplished our goal and objective of winning the
gold medal. Now the next piece of business is to sustain it. That's another challenge. And so, we would hope to do everything better because you are
never finished. This is a work in progress. I think the infrastructure has put in a pipeline that we now have in place. The great interest that we have in
our young players who now want to be a part of Team USA - we turned around that culture, too. So, we just want to get better at what we do and not
take anything for granted because I do believe the competition is getting much stronger.
FIBA: We saw a focused Team USA at the Beijing Games every time the players ran onto the floor. It seemed a lot of
that was down to the leadership of players like Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade and LeBron James. LeBron was particularly
charismatic, especially in the press conference after the gold-medal game. Do you have ready-made leaders to step
in if this trio decides to take a break from international basketball?
Colangelo: First of all, leaders aren't just made. They emerge. The read that I got from our roster is that most of the guys wanted to play and do it again.
Now, that may have been an immediate and emotional response. I wanted to give everyone some time away from it. That's why here in February, when
we kind of convene here in Phoenix, we're just going to talk things through. I'll have a much better feel of the lay of the land. But I feel very comfortable
that we'll have many players to pick from and to keep the thing rolling.
FIBA: You have mentioned that a lot of players now want to be a part of Team USA and that there is a pipeline. Do you
believe that USA Basketball was successful in winning back a public that perhaps wasn't as supportive in Sydney and
Athens? Do you believe that everyone is right behind USA Basketball now and is very excited?
Colangelo: Certainly. I think we turned it. I really do. Bear in mind that when I took on the responsibility in '05, I was selling my vision for what we could
become. There was a lot of buying into that along the way in terms of sponsorships, so on and so forth, so we had to go out and get the job done. And
I think the way the players conducted themselves on and off the court, what we accomplished on the court, the way we were involved in the community
in terms of supporting other teams of the United States at the Olympics, the public perception of USA Basketball took a quantum leap and so we're
pleased about that. It's important to keep that going in the right direction.
FIBA: How does the national team have a positive influence on the players and the NBA as a whole?
Colangelo: I think the NBA sees it as a tremendous value to have their players not only win, but rise in popularity, name recognition, etc, etc. That's
from a league perspective. I think the individual teams whose players were involved have a winning attitude. Those are now better players who have
brought the experience back to their respective teams in the USA. So the teams benefitted individually as did the teams overall.
South America (8 players)
Argentina (5):
Emanuel "Manu" Ginobili, San Antonio Spurs;
Walter Herrmann, Detroit Pistons;
Andres Nocioni, Sacramento Kings;
Fabricio Oberto, San Antonio Spurs;
Luis Scola, Houston Rockets
Brazil (3):
Anderson Varejao, Cleveland Cavaliers;
Leandro Barbosa, Phoenix Suns;
Nene, Denver Nuggets
Canada (4):
Joel Anthony, Miami Heat;
Samuel Dalembert, Philadelphia 76ers;
Jamaal Magloire, Dallas Mavericks;
Steve Nash, Phoenix Suns
Dominican Republic (2):
Francisco Garcia, Sacramento Kings,
Al Horford, Atlanta Hawks
Mexico (1):
Eduardo Najera, New Jersey Nets
Puerto Rico (1):
Jose Juan Barea, Dallas Mavericks
St. Vincent and Grenadines (1):
Adonal Foyle, Orlando Magic
US Virgin Islands (2):
Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs;
Raja Bell, Charlotte Bobcats
Photos by NBA/Getty Images.
North/CENTRAL AMERICA /CARIBbEan (11 Players)
Behavior and Parental
Control
By: Coach Víctor “vitito” Ojeda
One of the major problems that coaches have to face is the attitude that parents assume during matches. Many, if not all, a coach do not know
how to avoid this problem. This problem comes around due to having few if any controls or standards established before the start of the
basketball season. A coach should establish good relationships with parents; he should meet with the players' parents and explain the control
rules or standards for his team.
The first meeting with the players' parents must include the following topics:
1- Have all the necessary information in writing and ready to give a copy to parents. These documents should include essential information
such as your name, phone, address, and the pertinent information of your coaching assistants.
2- Find out who can help you: There might be some parents that could help you in case of sickness, rain, or any other problems that might
occur. Some other could help out by bringing refreshments, juice, ice, and/or water; they could also help out by passing those out as
needed during the game. This is a perfect time to recruit volunteers.
3- Explain the participation rules for the league. Let all parents know if there are any mandatory rules on play time for the players in a game.
4- Explain the equipment and/or materials to be used and any safety instructions you might have for those. This takes very little time, but it
is a very important thing to address in this first meeting.
5- Ask the parents to inform of any medical conditions that their children might have to you. This should be discussed on a one on one basis
with the relevant parents, in private if they so choose. This medical report on the child is extremely important, as a security measure. Be
sure to obtain information on any illness or physical problem of the child.
6- Discuss candidly with Mom and Dad about what you expect from them, especially concerning their conduct during practices and games.
Naturally you expect of them to act as good adults and be positive examples for the children.
7- Talk of sportsmanship and how do you expect the children to behave. Using examples, explain to children what sportsmanship means:
be respectful towards referees and other game officials, shaking hands with the opponent after the game is over and treating your opponent
with respect.
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7- Talk of sportsmanship and how do you expect the children to behave. Using examples, explain to children what sportsmanship means:
be respectful towards referees and other game officials, shaking hands with the opponent after the game is over and treating your opponent
with respect.
8- Establish a discipline system and/or rules to follow. Discuss these with both parents and players. Ergo, If you can not come to practice
or to a game, please call 24 hours ahead.
9- After the meeting, take a moment to hand out a copy of the practice and game itinerary and the playing uniforms. Take a few minutes to
meet and learn something about the child. Learn his full name and present him/her to the team.
10- Hand out your work plan for the season to the parents and explain your basic coaching philosophy.
Reasons why children want to participate in Sports
If you have yet noticed why is it that your child jumps and runs around or thinks of joining a team sport or practice an individual sport such
as tennis or swimming or boxing, here are some of the reasons why:
1. For fun
2. To learn to develop their skills
3. To exercise and stay in shape
4. To do something and have fun
5. To play in a team
6. To compete
7. To win
8. To learn how to socialize
If you question why your once athletic son/daughter has lost all desire to run, to assist to his/her practice sessions or games, here is a list
of possible reasons why:
1. He/She has lost interest, is tired or finds this particular sport boring
2. He/She is not having fun any more.
3. The sport takes a lot of his/hers spare time
4. The coach is very bad and does not teach
5. He/She is under a lot of pressure
6. The coach only plays with his favorites
7. The coach places too much emphasis on winning
Talk of sportsmanship and how do you expect the children to behave.
Using examples, explain to children what sportsmanship means:
be respectful towards referees and other game officials, shaking hands
with the opponent after the game is over and treating your opponent
with respect.
Anti-Doping
rules &
procedures
Key responsibilities of FIBA and the FIBA Zones in doping matters FIBA Geneva is responsible
for the following areas:
- Organization of doping tests for its competitions
- Whereabouts information for its competitions that are part of the FIBA RTPs
- Production and distribution of anti-doping material for doping controls and educational programs
- Results management in case of adverse analytical findings
- Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUEs)
The FIBA Zones are responsible for the following areas:
- Organization of doping tests for their competitions
- Whereabouts information for their competitions that are part of the FIBA RTPs
- Distribution of anti-doping material for doping controls and educational programs
Applications for Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUEs)
The players intending to participate in FIBA Competitions must obtain a TUE from FIBA (regardless of
whether the Player previously has received a TUE at national level).
"The article 4.4 of the FIBA Internal Regulations governing Anti-Doping and the WADA International Standard
for TUEs provide more details about the procedure to be followed for Therapeutic Use Exemptions."
"For WADA purposes and in compliance with article 5.10 of the FIBA Internal
Regulations (Out-Of-Competition Testing), the following whereabouts
forms must be provided to FIBA well in advance, however,
at the latest 6 weeks (for club competitions, on the day
of the player's/club registration) before the start of
each competition part of the FIBA Registered Testing Pool"
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Instructors
As per FIBA Internal Regulations: "The program and names of FIBA instructors presenting clinics and courses must be sent by the FIBA Zone to the
office of the Secretary of FIBA for their approval."
The FIBA Zones may choose and propose any instructor they consider appropriate but a clinic will be considered an Official Development Clinic only
if there are FIBA approved instructors present and confirm the results with their signature.
The list of International FIBA Referee Instructors for 2009 and on is as follows:
Mrs. Chantal Julien, Francia
Mr. Terry Moore, Estados Unidos
Mr. Miguel Betancor, FIBA Europa
Mr. Anibal Garcia, FIBA Americas
Mr. Alan Richardson, Inglaterra
Mr. Bill Mildenhall, Australia
Mr. Valentin Lazarov, Bulgaria
Mr. John Martin, Australia
Mr. Mikhail Davydov, Rusia
Mr. Nasratollah Jafarian, Irán
Mr. Geraldo Fontana, Brasil
Mr. Kassem Dadouch, UAE
Coronel Lee Kak Kuan, FIBA Asia
Mr. Lubomir Kotleba, FIBA
May 26-30
South American U17 Championship
May-20-24
COCABA Championship Men
May-27-31
COCABA Championship Women
June 3-7
Centrobasket U16
Guanajuato, Mexico
June 3-7
Centrobasket U16 for Women
Victoria, Mexico
June 2-6
COCABU U17 Championship for Women
June 9-13
COCABU U17 Championship
June 10-14
FIBA Americas Women’s U16 Championship
Tampico, Mexico
June 17-21
FIBA Americas U16 Championship
Mendoza, Argentina
June 16-30
CBC Championship
June 16-30
CBC Championship for Women
June
South American U17 Championship Women
Chile
July 7-11
Centrobasket U17 Championship Women
Aguas Calientes, Mexico
July 14-18
Centrobasket U17 Championship Women
Aguas Calientes, Mexico
July 2-12
FIBA World U19 Championship
New Zeland
July 7-11
FIBA World U19 Championship Women
Thailandia
Aug 18-20
Tuto Marchand’s Cup
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Aug 26-6 Sep
FIBA Americas Championship
Mexicalli, Mexico-Mexico
Sep 23-27
FIBA Americas Women’s
Cuiba-Mato Groso, Brasil
Oct 1-15
South American U15 Championship Men
San Andres, Colombia
Oct 1-15
South American Championship Clubs
Nov 1-15
South American U15 Championship Clubs
Nov
South American Championship Clubs for Women
Dec
FIBA Americas League
Trinidad, Uruguay
Events
2009
Quito, Ecuador
The International Basketball
Federation (FIBA) has announced that
it will build the 'FIBA Home of
Basketball' in the Commune of Mies,
in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland.
The new building completely owned and operated by FIBA, will
serve as the new headquarters of the world governing body for
basketball.
FIBA has purchased in Mies a land of approximately 8.000 square
meters and is launching a design competition, hoping to begin
construction in the Spring of 2010, with a provisional finalization
of the project at the beginning of 2012. Mies, a municipality in
the Canton of Vaud, is located half-way between the cities of
Geneva and Nyon and in close proximity with Geneva's
International Airport.
The announcement of the new 'FIBA Home of Basketball' in
Mies comes exactly one year after the FIBA Central Board, the
highest executive body of the International Basketball Federation,
agreed on the principle of FIBA purchasing land in Switzerland,
in the proximity of Geneva, in order to construct its own home.
since June 2002 and consist of rented offices.
The announcement was by Mr. Patrick Baumann (FIBA Secretary
General and IOC member), Mr. Patrice Engelberts (Syndic of
Mies) and Mr. Nicolas Imhof (Chief of Physical Education and
Sports in the Canton of Vaud).
Baumann, stated: "The 'FIBA Home of Basketball' will be where
this great global sport will live and grow. This new home will
enable FIBA to best serve the international basketball community,
our National Federations and Zones and all our Partners. FIBA
particularly wishes to thank the Municipality of Mies and the
Canton of Vaud for their extraordinary support which has resulted
today in our dream becoming a reality."
FIBA is developing an architectural tender to four invited
companies which will present their proposals in March 2009.
The proposals made by these companies will be evaluated by
a panel composed of authorities from FIBA, the Canton of Vaud
and the Commune of Mies, after consultation with an independent
group of construction experts.
The current headquarters of FIBA have been located in Geneva
oFficials Sponsors
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Javier Otero - Director of Communications FIBA-Américas
Luis Modestti - Communications
Chu García - Editor
Alberto Ortiz - Comunication/IT Assistant
Néstor Rodríguez - Eligibility & Doping Control
Fernando Luis Rolón - Creative Director-GraphicDesign
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