Basketball NEXT Camp 13 August 2011

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Basketball NEXT Camp 13 August 2011

July 31, 2011 in Events

It’s time for another Basketball NEXT camp.

All new coaches are welcome to attend as we strive to provide a platform for new and existing basketball coaches to learn and grow. All you need to do is bring your own basketball and RSVP by the 11th of August 2011. Here are the details:

Date: Saturday 13 August 2011
Time: 8.30am to 3pm
Venue: Johannesburg (RSVP to find out exact venue!)
RSVP to: basketballnext@gmail.com

Information provided by Basketball NEXT. Basketball NEXT is a not-for-profit initiative created to support grassroots basketball development. Follow them on twitter @Basketball_NEXT or on their facebook page “Basketball NEXT”.

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by Darren Gorton

Basketball NEXT Coaching Clinic and Girls Camp 5 June 2011

May 28, 2011 in Events

Notice from Basketball NEXT

Save the Date!

Following on the success of our clinic in May, we’ll be hosting a follow up clinic on Sunday 5 June 2011.

The clinic is open to all coaches who would like to learn how to coach basketball, or just to brush up on their fundamentals. We have combined this with a girls camp to promote the involvement of young women aged 14-17 in basketball. Please note that the entrance cost for coaches to the clinic is a basketball.

Because we don’t want to get rained out, we will be taking this next clinic to an indoor court. This means that we might ask players to donate a maximum of R20 to court hire should we not secure the full sponsorship. Please also note that at this stage this clinic will not come with certification of any kind.

The details:

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by Darren Gorton

Day 30: Putting the lessons into practice

September 30, 2010 in 30 Days

This article is part of the series “30 days to being a better basketball player“.

"Students - Undergrad Graduation" by m00by,via flickr

Congratulations if you’ve managed to get through each of the 30 day sessions. We’ve covered a fairly wide variety of topics. Some you hopefully thought were very relevant to you, and others you were probably wondering why on earth we were writing about what we did.

So assuming there was at least one article that appealed to you, the last challenge for this 30 Day journey is to put into practice what you’ve learned and turn it into a habit.

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by Darren Gorton

Day 29: Practice the impossible

September 29, 2010 in 30 Days

This article is part of the series “30 days to being a better basketball player“.

I’m sure you would agree that basketball players are creative at heart. No less creative than artists painting a canvas or musicians composing a masterpiece, basketball players create art with the ball (and sometimes without it).

Today, we want you to keep this in mind.

Sure, every coach will encourage you not to take wild shots or try do impossible things out on the court. It is important to respect this and to keep the team’s best interests first, but it is still important to recognise the artist within you and to allow yourself some freedom of expression. How else can you keep the passion for the game burning hot inside!?

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