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Flamengo Río de Janeiro won their first championship in the South American League for Clubs by beating QuimsaSantiago 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 thefirst half. In 40 minutes played the star of Flamengo shot 10-12 from three point range and 11-16 from the freethrow 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 Marcelinhoin the first half while Quimsa was consistent with their great team game and using their figures on the paintto 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 answeredquickly to regain the advantage. The last tie was at 96 after free throws by Mikulas but Duda made 2-4 fromthe 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.

flamengo is the champion ofSouth Amnerican League for clubs

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Universo/BRB (Brazil) was the winner of the second edition of the FIBA Americas League after beating Halcones de Xalapa 86-83 in thethird 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 inthe 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 finishedfourth where Argentinean guard Facundo Sucatzky was one of the best performers averaging 10.8 assists in five games.

FIBA AMERICAS LEAGUE CHAMPIONS:

The next edition of the FIBA Americas League will qualify two teams to the FIBA World Club Championship to be played in 2010.

2007/2008: Peñarol Mar del Plata - Argentina2008/2009: Universo/BRB - BraZil

Universo/BRBis the new champion of America

StatsPoints

PLAYER GP#

24.33

24.00

23.67

23.33

22.33

21.67

20.67

20.67

20.33

20.33

146

72

71

70

67

65

62

62

61

61

García Morales, Leandro

Magalhães Macahado, Marcelo

Leith, Justin

Farley, Willie Deshon

Mc Fadgon Jr., Cornelius

Figueroa Sepulveda, Angel

Bowie, Samuel León

Pedroza Durazo, Anthony James

Fleming, Marcus Leevet

Mikulas, Gabriel Horacio

6

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

Club

Bigua

Flamengo

Liceo de Costa Rica

Libertad Sunchales

Deportes Castro

Capitanes de Arecibo

Halcones Xalapa

Soles de Mexicali

Pioneros de Quintana

Quimsa

POINTS AVG

Free trows

PLAYER GP#

100.00

100.00

100.00

92.59

91.67

90.91

90.00

90.00

90.00

87.50

Jennings, Timothy


Orona, Gustavo A.

Garcia Morales, Leandro

González, Ramón Javier

Pedroza Durazo, Anthony James

Mazzaro, Julio Eduardo


Patton, Cedric

Llamas, Horacio

3

3

3

6

3

3

3

3

3

3

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

Club

Liceo de Costa Rica

Deportes Castro

Libertad Sunchales

Bigua

Penarol

Soles de Mexicali

Quimsa

Libertad Sunchales

Regatas de Corrientes

Soles de Mexicali

FTA %FTM

14

12

9

50

11

20

18

9

9

14

14

12

9

54

12

22

20

10

10

16

3 pointsPLAYER GP#

11.00

11.00

11.00

9.00

9.00

9.00

9.00

9.00

8.50

8.50

66

33

33

27

27

27

27

27

51

48

García Morales, Leandro


Magalhães Macahado, Marcelo

Bowie, Samuel León

Jackson Jr., David W.

Martínez Fairclough, Henry


Treise, Jonatan Alberto

Ribeiro Gracía, Alex

Silva, Valter Apolinario

6

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

6

6

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

Club

Bigua

Libertad Sunchales

Flamengo

Halcones Xalapa

Penarol

Liceo de Costa Rica

Deportes Castro

Quimsa

Universo BRB

Universo BRB

POINTS AVG

AsSistS

PLAYER GP#

10.80

6.17

5.67

5.00

5.00

4.67

4.67

4.67

4.17

4.00

54

37

17

15

15

28

14

14

25

12

Sucatzaky, Facundo Luis

Mills, Abdul Haiy

Hickerson, Leroy Edjuan

Chavarria Arias, Cristian

Hernandez, Marcelo

Campos Lemes, Luis Felipe

Cruz López, Rafael

Treise, Jonatan Alberto

Silva, Valter Apolinario

Sandoval Campbell, Andrés

5

6

3

3

3

6

3

3

6

3

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

Club

Minas Tenis Clube

Halcones Xalapa

Halcones Xalapa

Liceo de Costa Rica

Uni. Concepción

Minas Tenis Clube


Quimsa

Universo BRB

Merengueros

TOTAL AVG

Offensive ReboundPLAYER GP#

3.67

3.33

3.33

3.00

3.00

3.00

3.00

2.67

2.67

2.67

11

10

10

18

9

9

9

16

8

8

Aubry, Jeffrion Lemel

Leith, Justin

Tintorelli, Damian Ezequiel

Truitt, Dontae Andron

González, Roman Javier

Hickerson, Leroy Edjuan

Posey Jr., Larry

Young, Kevin Delano

Figueroa Selpulveda, Angel

Smith, León

3

3

3

6

3

3

3

6

3

3

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

Club


Liceo de Costa Rica


Halcones Xalapa

Penarol

Halcones Xalapa

Deportes Castro

Bigua


Deportes Castro

TOTAL AVG

Defensive ReboundsPLAYER GP#

8.33

8.33

8.00

7.67

7.67

7.00

6.67

6.00

5.83

5.67

25

25

24

23

23

21

20

18

35

17

Agba, Chinwuba Uzoma Jr.

Braggs, Torraye Lamar

Johnson, Kent Byron

Hardwick, Andre Le Mar

Paniagua, Carlos

Llamas, Horacio

López, Roberto Sebastían

Aubry, Jeffrion Lemel

Wolkowyski, Rubén Oscar

Montecchia, Alejandro Ariel

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

6

3

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

Club

Uni. Concepción

Pioneros de Quintana Roo

Penarol

Uni. Concepción

Merengueros

Soles de Mexicali



Bigua


TOTAL AVG

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Venezuelan tournament on trackTen 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 deMonagas in Maturin and the move of Deportivo Tachira from San Cristobal to La Guaira to become Deportivo Vargas are the main features, but here'sa 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 NinoGAITEROS 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 GuevaraMARINOS 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 sessionsTROTAMUNDOS 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 DelgadoGUAIQUERIES 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 RondonGUAROS 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 EdwinCastaneda, 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 outsGIGANTES 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 RuizPANTERAS 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

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The Argentinean Carlos Delfino entered the final stretchof his recovery and could return soon. He expect to beback soon and available to play at the Eurocup FinalEight in Turin, Italy.

"I am very happy with the guys have done and, Godwilling, I'll be there to help in Italy." said Delfino withobvious joy and optimism for what will come in theEurocup. The BC Khimki small forward has made mostof his rehabilitation in Italy. He was in Bologna andtraveled to Forli, where Dr. F. Campi and Dr. G. Porcelliniof Shouldertech examined him.

The treatment included pool workouts and certainkinesiology activities, which helped avoid surgery. Inthe company of Ugo Cavina, he recently completed histreatment and now he is back at Moscow, where heawaits for his day back at the courts. In the meantime,his aim is to further strengthen his shoulder and getback to playing shape after his absence from the courts.

Delfino works the treadmill, pool and does otherfundamental exercises to try to recover lost ground.Where possible, his intention is to do minutes of playas a prelude to the Final Eight of the Eurocup, to beheld in Turin from 2nd to April 5th.

Delfino ALMOSTREADY to return

The “bald thruth” of FalkDavid Falk was at the time, the most powerful player agentin the NBA because he represented, among others, noneother than the legendary Michael Jordan.A great admirer of another David (Stern), of whomhe considers to be the most important SportsCommissioner in history, knows and says thatthe League's current system is broken and thatare very hard times coming up ahead, which,among other things, will force a change in theagreements with the Players Association thatare simply unacceptable.

Falk says that the new agreement will need tobe "extreme, very extreme," because that is theeconomic situation of the United States.

What are these extreme situations? In Falk's opinion,for example, Stern will try to sign shorter contracts, raisethe 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 isthat, right now, several franchises are loosing money

and there does not seem to be a solution in sightwithin the boundaries of the present League-PlayerAgreement. Falk, at his new book presentation,"The Bald Truth" (he is bald), said, "Club ownershave two years to make the changes that willmake this business a profitable one in the longrun."

According to Falk, the current agreement, signedin January 1999 after the employer 'lock out' when

the League had to stop for almost four months, allthat was accomplished was that players lost that year

40% of their salary. "I hope that this time, as we approachto 2011, when the current agreement ends, that the same

mistakes are repeated again."

Uruguayan the american wayIsadore Duane Isadore 'Pop' Thornton, a 6'6", 34 year old center (born on October 14 of1074 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States) was finally accepted as an Uruguayancitizen a few days ago and may now be eligible to represent Uruguay in the internationaltournaments to come, following in the footsteps of his compatriot Trelonnie Owens, whohas already played for that country.

The North American Born finally presented the legal papers that make him a legalUruguayan 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 Argentineanbasketball and it was at the TNA where he did his best work, with Belgrano de SanNicolas (champion 96/97), Lanús Independiente de Zárate, Gimnasia La Plata, DeportivoMadryn, Regatas de San Nicolás, Olimpia de Venado Tuerto y Pedro Echague (his lastteam in Argentina in the 2007/08 season.) He is the player with the best scoring averagein the history of the TNA with 23.7 points in 200 games, plus a good rebounds averagewith 7.2 rebounds per game.

In the "A" National League he played for 4 seasons among the basketball clubs Racing1996/97 (4 PJ), Regatas de San Nicolás 2002/03 and 03/04 (36) y Obras Sanitarias2006/07 (4) with 21.4 points on 44 games played.

Jerry Colangelo(Chief Director - USA Basketball)

“its important towin THE 2010 FIBAworld championship”

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 asthe 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 willbe announced, and also when the announcement will be about the coach of that team as Mike Krzyzewski was uncertainafter 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 servingas 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'llhave 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. Weplan 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 Championshipin 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 urgencyof 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 thegame 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 ourteam, 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 servicingthat pipeline.

FIBA: That's very exciting to hear you talk about the young players. We were recently in North Carolina and interviewedone of the coaches in the USA Basketball set-up, Davidson coach Bob McKillop, along with one of his star playersStephen Curry. Are you considering adding college players to your national team squad or young players who arealready 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 tocollege 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 Ihad 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. Sowould 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 intoyour 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 longtime. 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 arehere 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 and2012. 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 giveyou 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 makeit work.

FIBA: Everything was gold for the USA in China but even then, I'm sure that you, Coach K and the players identified someareas in which the program could improve. What would that be in your opinion? Was there anything important thatyou 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-termaim of turning around the program, getting people with passion who bought into the vision and we accomplished our goal and objective of winning thegold 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 arenever 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 inour 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 nottake 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 ofthat was down to the leadership of players like Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade and LeBron James. LeBron was particularlycharismatic, especially in the press conference after the gold-medal game. Do you have ready-made leaders to stepin 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, whenwe 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 comfortablethat 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 youbelieve that USA Basketball was successful in winning back a public that perhaps wasn't as supportive in Sydney andAthens? 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 couldbecome. 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. AndI 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 communityin 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'repleased 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'sfrom a league perspective. I think the individual teams whose players were involved have a winning attitude. Those are now better players who havebrought 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 RocketsBrazil (3):Anderson Varejao, Cleveland Cavaliers;Leandro Barbosa, Phoenix Suns;Nene, Denver Nuggets

North/CENTRAL AMERICA /CARIBbEan (11 Players)Canada (4):Joel Anthony, Miami Heat;Samuel Dalembert, Philadelphia 76ers;Jamaal Magloire, Dallas Mavericks;Steve Nash, Phoenix SunsDominican Republic (2):Francisco Garcia, Sacramento Kings,Al Horford, Atlanta HawksMexico (1):Eduardo Najera, New Jersey NetsPuerto Rico (1):Jose Juan Barea, Dallas MavericksSt. Vincent and Grenadines (1):Adonal Foyle, Orlando MagicUS Virgin Islands (2):Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs;Raja Bell, Charlotte Bobcats

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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 knowhow to avoid this problem. This problem comes around due to having few if any controls or standards established before the start of thebasketball season. A coach should establish good relationships with parents; he should meet with the players' parents and explain the controlrules or standards for his team.

Behavior and ParentalControlBy: Coach Víctor “vitito” Ojeda

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 asneeded 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. Besure 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 opponentwith respect.

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 opponentwith 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 practiceor 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 tomeet 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 suchas tennis or swimming or boxing, here are some of the reasons why:1. For fun2. To learn to develop their skills3. To exercise and stay in shape4. To do something and have fun5. To play in a team6. To compete7. To win8. 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 listof possible reasons why:1. He/She has lost interest, is tired or finds this particular sport boring2. He/She is not having fun any more.3. The sport takes a lot of his/hers spare time4. The coach is very bad and does not teach5. He/She is under a lot of pressure6. The coach only plays with his favorites7. The coach places too much emphasis on winning

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rules &proceduresKey responsibilities of FIBA and the FIBA Zones in doping matters FIBA Geneva is responsiblefor 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 ofwhether 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 Standardfor 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 InternalRegulations (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 ofeach competition part of the FIBA Registered Testing Pool"

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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, FranciaMr. Miguel Betancor, FIBA EuropaMr. Alan Richardson, InglaterraMr. Valentin Lazarov, BulgariaMr. Mikhail Davydov, RusiaMr. Geraldo Fontana, Brasil

Mr. Terry Moore, Estados UnidosMr. Anibal Garcia, FIBA AmericasMr. Bill Mildenhall, AustraliaMr. John Martin, AustraliaMr. Nasratollah Jafarian, IránMr. Kassem Dadouch, UAE

Coronel Lee Kak Kuan, FIBA AsiaMr. Lubomir Kotleba, FIBA

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May-20-24

May-27-31

June 3-7

June 3-7

June 2-6

June 9-13

June 10-14

June 17-21

June 16-30

June 16-30

June

July 7-11

July 14-18

July 2-12

July 7-11

Aug 18-20

Aug 26-6 Sep

Sep 23-27

Oct 1-15

Oct 1-15

Nov 1-15

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South American U17 Championship

COCABA Championship Men

COCABA Championship Women

Centrobasket U16

Centrobasket U16 for Women

COCABU U17 Championship for Women

COCABU U17 Championship

FIBA Americas Women’s U16 Championship

FIBA Americas U16 Championship

CBC Championship

CBC Championship for Women

South American U17 Championship Women

Centrobasket U17 Championship Women

Centrobasket U17 Championship Women

FIBA World U19 Championship

FIBA World U19 Championship Women

Tuto Marchand’s Cup

FIBA Americas Championship

FIBA Americas Women’s

South American U15 Championship Men

South American Championship Clubs

South American U15 Championship Clubs

South American Championship Clubs for Women

FIBA Americas League

Trinidad, Uruguay

Guanajuato, Mexico

Victoria, Mexico

Tampico, Mexico

Mendoza, Argentina

Chile

Aguas Calientes, Mexico

Aguas Calientes, Mexico

New Zeland

Thailandia

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Mexicalli, Mexico-Mexico

Cuiba-Mato Groso, Brasil

San Andres, Colombia

Quito, Ecuador

Events2009Events2009

The Internat ional Basketbal lFederation (FIBA) has announced thatit will build the 'FIBA Home ofBasketball' in the Commune of Mies,in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland.

The new building completely owned and operated by FIBA, willserve as the new headquarters of the world governing body forbasketball.

FIBA has purchased in Mies a land of approximately 8.000 squaremeters and is launching a design competition, hoping to beginconstruction in the Spring of 2010, with a provisional finalizationof the project at the beginning of 2012. Mies, a municipality inthe Canton of Vaud, is located half-way between the cities ofGeneva and Nyon and in close proximity with Geneva'sInternational Airport.

The announcement of the new 'FIBA Home of Basketball' inMies comes exactly one year after the FIBA Central Board, thehighest 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.

The current headquarters of FIBA have been located in Geneva

since June 2002 and consist of rented offices.

The announcement was by Mr. Patrick Baumann (FIBA SecretaryGeneral and IOC member), Mr. Patrice Engelberts (Syndic ofMies) and Mr. Nicolas Imhof (Chief of Physical Education andSports in the Canton of Vaud).

Baumann, stated: "The 'FIBA Home of Basketball' will be wherethis great global sport will live and grow. This new home willenable FIBA to best serve the international basketball community,our National Federations and Zones and all our Partners. FIBAparticularly wishes to thank the Municipality of Mies and theCanton of Vaud for their extraordinary support which has resultedtoday in our dream becoming a reality."

FIBA is developing an architectural tender to four invitedcompanies which will present their proposals in March 2009.The proposals made by these companies will be evaluated bya panel composed of authorities from FIBA, the Canton of Vaudand the Commune of Mies, after consultation with an independentgroup of construction experts.

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