30_001.qxd 29-01-2008 11:41 Pagina 1 JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2008 30 FOR BASKETBALL EVERYWHERE ENTHUSIASTS FIBA ASSIST MAGAZINE ASSIST amadou gallo fall roberto carmenati Joan plaza seeds: basketball for life matteo Boniciolli tonino zorzi marques green ZONE OFFENSE: the side screen readings Player agents in fiba structure interview with FUNDAMENTALS fiba secretary general Patrick baumann bill foran robin pound AND OPTIONS agility 30_003 29-01-2008 11:40 Pagina 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2008 FIBA CALENDAR COACHES February 2008 FUNDAMENTALS AND YOUTH BASKETBALL 01.02 Start of South American SEEDS: Basketball for Life 4 League For Men by Amadou Gallo Fall and Roberto Carmenati April 2008 05 - 07.04 NCAA Final Four for Men in The Side Screen Readings 8 San Antonio, USA by Matteo Boniciolli, Tonino Zorzi 06 - 08.04 NCAA Final Four for Women and Marques Green in Tampa, USA 15 - 22.04 Military World OFFENSE Championships for Men, in Zone Offense: Fundamentals and Options 14 San Antonio, USA by Joan Plaza 19 - 26.04 Olympic Test Event for FIBA ASSIST MAGAZINE Women's Teams in Beijing, deFENSE IS A PUBLICATION OF FIBA China 18 International Basketball Federation Defensive Transition 51 – 53, Avenue Louis Casaï 25 - 27.04 FIBA Central Board in by Mike McHugh CH-1216 Cointrin/Geneva Switzerland Beijing, P.R. of China Tel. +41-22-545.0000, Fax +41-22-545.0099 www.fiba.com / e-mail: [email protected] 26. 04 Draw for the Olympic Half Court 3-2 and 2-3 Zone Press 22 IN COLLABORATION WITH Giganti-BT&M, Cantelli Basketball Tournaments in by Don Casey and Ralph Pim Editore, Italy Beijing, China PARTNER WABC (World Association of june 2008 Basketball Coaches), Dusan Ivkovic President coaches 09 - 15.06 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Terminology 26 Tournament for Women in by Ryan Krueger Editor-in-Chief Madrid, Spain Giorgio Gandolfi july2008 HOOP MARKET 14 - 20.07 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Fundamentals, fundamentals 28 Tournament for Men in Editorial Office: Cantelli Editore, and fundamentals again V. 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Teams travel to tourna- been the Director of Scouting and Vice Fabriano again, and Milan. He was also ments and events throughout Africa, President for International Affairs of the assistant coach of the Italian National Europe and North America, exposing stu- Dallas Mavericks of the NBA since 1998. team B, who won the silver medal at the dents to a wide variety of future educa- He played at University of District of Mediterranean Games, and he was also tional and life opportunities. The basket- Columbia in Washington, and he was assistant coach of the Oklahoma Storms, ball program offers a positive, high-quality later the founder of SEEDS (Sports & the United States Basketball League athletic and personal development experi- Education for Economic Development in team, which won the title in 1999. He is a ence that builds the character, life skills ALL Senegal) Academy. He is also Director of regular instructor at the SEEDS Academy and self-esteem of our student-athletes. the NBA Basketball Without Borders for camp and coaches clinic in Senegal. Africa since 2004. HOOP FORUM SEEDS Academy is committed in a long term Roberto Carmenati is the European scout Amadou Gallo Fall first proposed the cre- program for the improvement of young play- for the Dallas Mavericks. He was head ation of SEEDS, while enrolled at ers’ basketball skills and for the develop- coach in the A2 Italian League in Georgetown University’s MBA program in ment of teaching and coaching strategies 1997. Having grown up in Senegal and for Senegalese coaches. The Hoop Forum been given the opportunity to study abroad over the years has become a “can’t miss” as a student-athlete, Fall envisioned an event organized by SEEDS Academy during organization that would use sports as a which coaches attend a clinic and young vehicle to open doors of educational players take part to a skills camp and game opportunity for young people in Africa, tournament. NBA players, such as preparing them for lives of leadership and DeSagana Diop, the center of the Dallas service. Fall has lived and modelled the Mavericks, and coaches, such as the head vision for SEEDS and, in 2002, established coach of Dallas Avery Johnson have the SEEDS (Sports & Education for attended the Hoop Forum. The following is Economic Development in Senegal) an abstract of the lecture that I had the hon- Foundation as a US-registered non-profit our to give during the 2007 Hoop Forum organization. along with former NBA players, such as Sam Perkins, former player of Dallas, Los Angeles SEEDS’S mission is “To use sports as a Lakers and Seattle, and others. vehicle to inspire, empower and support the holistic development of promising Learning and acquisition African youth, preparing them to become of motor skills global citizens and lead positive transfor- The execution of a move results from the mation in Senegal, Africa and the world.” interaction of eyes/brain/nervous system Currently, the Foundation runs innovative and muscular system. Here is the timeline programs that serve the needs of young ▼ Watching an example of ideal-model people in Senegal, focusing on the areas of move. of education and pediatric health. The SEEDS Academy, the Foundation’s core ▼ Execution of the move “translating” program, is a boarding school located in from the role-model. Thies, Senegal, serving up to 30 student- athletes per year in a rigorous academic, ▼ Time to create your own idea after athletic and leadership development cur- watching the ideal role-model. riculum. Additionally, the Foundation is supporting the work of the Dakar-based ▼ Time to transfer from brain to motor LeDantac Hospital and Dr. Claude scheme (nervous system). Moreira in pediatric health programs serving youth from Senegal and its neigh- ▼ Time of muscolar reaction. bouring countries. To date, hundreds of young people have been positively ▼ Speed and quickness of execution of a affected by the work of SEEDS. move. THE BASKETBALL PROGRAM Players have different reaction times; Basketball is the “hook” used to engage some react sooner, while some others students in education and promote their need - we’re talking of difference of consistent attendance and long-term hundreds of seconds here. retention at the Academy. The basketball Nevertheless the learning process and court is also the “classroom” where the improvement process happen leadership and life skills are developed. through phases of up and down, not along All students participate in SEEDS’ inter- a consistent straight line. This is a very nationally recognized basketball pro- important aspect to bear in mind in evalu- gram, which focuses on the development ating players or in making predictions on of basketball fundamentals, leadership potential and upside of players. A player FIBA ASSIST MAGAZINE | 30 2008 | PAGE 05 30_004_007_senegal.qxd 28-01-2008 12:29 Pagina 6 FIBA EUROPE COACHES - FUNDAMENTALS AND YOUTH BASKETBALL can be asked to perform a quick execu- a right handed player (in the event player example and role model.