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FIBAAMERICAS.COM 05 DIGITAL Volume 2 March 15-30, 2009

South AmErica’s King 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 Santiago del Estero by the score of 98-96 in the final game of the competition. An excellent job by shooter 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 range and 11-16 from the 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 () also participated in the final round of the competition. DIGITAL05

Universo/BRB is the new champion of America

Universo/BRB (Brazil) was the winner of the second edition of the FIBA League after beating Halcones de Xalapa 86-83 in the third day of the Final Four held at the city of Xalapa in .

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 1. García Morales, Leandro Bigua 6 146 24.33 2. Magalhães Macahado, Marcelo 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 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

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 AVG 1. Sucatzaky, Facundo Luis Minas Tenis Clube 5 54 10.80 2. Mills, Abdul Haiy 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

Offensive

# PLAYER Club GP TOTAL AVG 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

Defensive Rebounds

# PLAYER Club GP TOTAL AVG 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 '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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 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, .

"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 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.

DIGITAL05 The “bald thruth” of Falk

David Falk was at the time, the most powerful player agent exception, and reduce revenue share with players. in the NBA because he represented, among others, none other than the legendary . This does not seem to be a small issue. The truth is A great admirer of another David (Stern), of whom that, right now, several franchises are loosing money he considers to be the most important Sports and there does not seem to be a solution in sight Commissioner in history, knows and says that within the boundaries of the present League-Player the League's current system is broken and that Agreement. Falk, at his new book presentation, are very hard times coming up ahead, which, "The Bald Truth" (he is bald), said, "Club owners among other things, will force a change in the have two years to make the changes that will agreements with the Players Association that make this business a profitable one in the long are simply unacceptable. run."

Falk says that the new agreement will need to According to Falk, the current agreement, signed be "extreme, very extreme," because that is the in January 1999 after the employer 'lock out' when economic situation of the United States. the League had to stop for almost four months, all that was accomplished was that players lost that year What are these extreme situations? In Falk's opinion, 40% of their salary. "I hope that this time, as we approach for example, Stern will try to sign shorter contracts, raise to 2011, when the current agreement ends, that the same the entry minimum age of players, eliminate the "midlevel" mistakes are repeated again."

Uruguayan the american way

Isadore Duane Isadore 'Pop' Thornton, a 6'6", 34 year old (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 2006/07 (4) with 21.4 points on 44 games played. “its important to win THE 2010 FIBA world championship” (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 . 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 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 , 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, Spurs; , ; Andres Nocioni, Sacramento Kings; , ; , Rockets Brazil (3): Anderson Varejao, ; , ; Nene,

North/ / (11 Players) Canada (4): , Heat; Samuel Dalembert, ; Jamaal Magloire, ; , Phoenix Suns (2): Francisco Garcia, Sacramento Kings, , Mexico (1): Eduardo Najera, New Jersey Nets (1): Jose Juan Barea, Dallas Mavericks St. Vincent and Grenadines (1): Adonal Foyle, US Virgin Islands (2): , San Antonio Spurs; Raja Bell, Charlotte Bobcats Photos by NBA/Getty Images. 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. DIGITAL05

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 or or , 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 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"

DIGITAL05 DIGITAL05 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 Coronel Lee Kak Kuan, FIBA Asia Mr. Miguel Betancor, FIBA Europa Mr. Anibal Garcia, FIBA Americas Mr. Lubomir Kotleba, FIBA 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

May 26-30 South American U17 Championship Trinidad, Uruguay May-20-24 COCABA Championship Men May-27-31 COCABA Championship Women June 3-7 U16 Guanajuato, Mexico

Events June 3-7 Centrobasket U16 for Women Victoria, Mexico Events 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

2009

July 14-18 Centrobasket U17 Championship Women Aguas Calientes, Mexico 2009 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 Quito, Ecuador Dec FIBA Americas League The International Basketball since June 2002 and consist of rented offices. Federation (FIBA) has announced that it will build the 'FIBA Home of The announcement was by Mr. Patrick Baumann (FIBA Secretary Basketball' in the Commune of Mies, General and IOC member), Mr. Patrice Engelberts (Syndic of in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. Mies) and Mr. Nicolas Imhof (Chief of Physical Education and Sports in the Canton of Vaud). The new building completely owned and operated by FIBA, will serve as the new headquarters of the world governing body for Baumann, stated: "The 'FIBA Home of Basketball' will be where basketball. this great global sport will live and grow. This new home will enable FIBA to best serve the international basketball community, FIBA has purchased in Mies a land of approximately 8.000 square our National Federations and Zones and all our Partners. FIBA meters and is launching a design competition, hoping to begin particularly wishes to thank the Municipality of Mies and the construction in the Spring of 2010, with a provisional finalization Canton of Vaud for their extraordinary support which has resulted of the project at the beginning of 2012. Mies, a municipality in today in our dream becoming a reality." the Canton of Vaud, is located half-way between the cities of Geneva and Nyon and in close proximity with Geneva's FIBA is developing an architectural tender to four invited International Airport. companies which will present their proposals in March 2009. The proposals made by these companies will be evaluated by The announcement of the new 'FIBA Home of Basketball' in a panel composed of authorities from FIBA, the Canton of Vaud Mies comes exactly one year after the FIBA Central Board, the and the Commune of Mies, after consultation with an independent highest executive body of the International Basketball Federation, group of construction experts. agreed on the principle of FIBA purchasing land in Switzerland, in the proximity of Geneva, in order to construct its own home.

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