WNBA Star Diana Taurasi, One of Basketball's Most Decorated Players, Launches Blog at Yardbarker.com
WNBA Star Diana Taurasi, one of the most decorated basketball players of all time, has launched her personal blog at Yardbarker.com ( http://www.yardbarker.com). Taurasi will share her experiences and provide an inside look into the WNBA finals and her life as well as interact directly with fans at www.yardbarker.com/users/dianataurasi. She joins an athlete blog network that includes NFL Pro Bowlers Donovan McNabb, Bart Scott and Isaac Bruce, MLB All Star pitcher John Lackey and future NBA stars Greg Oden and Michael Conley, among others.
How Basketball Came To Be...
In early December 1891, Dr. James Naismith, a minister on the faculty of a college for YMCA professionals (today, Springfield College) in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA, sought a vigorous indoor game to keep his students occupied and at proper levels of fitness during the long New England winters. After rejecting other ideas as either too rough or poorly suited to walled-in gymnasiums, he wrote the basic rules and nailed a peach basket onto an 10-foot (3.05 m) elevated track. In contrast with modern basketball nets, this peach basket retained its bottom, so balls scored into the basket had to be poked out with a long dowel each time. A soccer ball was used to shoot goals.
Basketball Fundamental Play ? Cut Through
Fundamental plays are the most basic moves that coaches use to build up their play book A coach will take a fundamental play and add his or her own twist, or slightly change the play, to make it his own
Basketball Bags
Whether you are a basketball player or just a fan, having a team bag is the coolest thing these days. During a time when physical fitness has become a big deal, it is very convenient to lug a team bag around where you could store everything you need either for playing an actual basketball game or for just working out in the gym at the end of a working day.
Four-time NBA All-Star Mark Price to Provide Specialized Training for Pro Basketball Players
Four-time NBA All-Star Mark Price, along with Suwanee Sports Academy, a player development company, has announced details about a suite of basketball training programs for professional players at the Sports Academy's metro-Atlanta facility. Price, one of the greatest shooters to ever play the game will provide specialized training opportunities for professional and draft eligible players as well as elite college players.
College Basketball Merchandise
College Basketball is big business. There is a lot of money to be made, and it's not just going into the pockets of overpaid pro athletes.
SexyFurnishings.com's Basketball Chair to be featured in ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition"
SexyFurnishings.com's Basketball Chair will be presented to the participants of ABC's popular hit show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition on March 25, 2007 at 8pm EST. Please check your local ABC listings for the correct time in your area for the Wilson Family episode (#418).
Basketball - Nets Hold On to Force Game 6
CLEVELAND ? The city was primed for a minor coronation. Mark Price was in the stands, the streamers were in place and LeBron James was set to usher in the next great Cleveland Cavaliers era. All he needed to do was fashion one more victory over the Nets
Billion Dollar Basketball Player
When it comes to marketing in basketball, Michael Jordan is the best player to do it. However, he may soon move over. LeBron James is not after millions, but billions. He recognizes the explosive growth potential in China and he wants in on the action. China is one of the best growing markets in the world. The NBA has been doing their part to infiltrate the Chinese culture with more and more basketball?NBA style.
Sports Job ? Basketball Coaching
There are different types of sports job that can be found everywhere. There are sports jobs that range from being a simple water-boy to actually taking on a complicated coaching job. One of the most typical sports job offered is basketball coaching for the youth and small leagues of players in a community.
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East Bay Panthers Championship Basketball Club for Girls Forms Teams in Berkeley, Walnut Creek, and Lafayette
Lafayette, CA (PRWeb) January 22, 2007 -- The East Bay Panthers AAU Basketball Club for girls, winners of the 2006 AAU Pacific District Championship (U12 Blue Division), today announced the formation of new teams for the 2007 seasons. Teams formed in Berkeley, Walnut Creek, and Lafayette are expected to draw talented players from Alamo, Albany, Antioch, Bay Point, Benicia, Berkeley, Brentwood, Byron, Clayton, Concord, Crockett, Danville, Danville, Discovery Bay, Dublin, El Cerrito, Emeryville, Hercules, Knightsen, Lafayette, Livermore, Martinez, Moraga, Oakland, Oakley, Orinda, Piedmont, Pinole, Pittsburg, Pleasant Hill, Pleasanton, Richmond, San Pablo, San Ramon, Vallejo, Walnut Creek, and other cities east of the San Francisco bay.
"The Panthers had a great 2006 season," said David Smith, Club Director. "Besides winning the Regional Championship, we won 4 tournaments and placed in a further 6 tournaments. To build on that success in 2007 we've attracted some great coaches and we are adding teams. We expect the girls will have a lot of fun while developing their basketball skills."
The 10U team in Berkeley will be coached by John Leaks, 8th Grade Girls Coach, MLK Jr. Middle School. The 10U team in Walnut Creek will be coached by Joe Niederberger, former Freshman Girls Coach Acalanes HS and CYO Coach. In the Lafayette, Walnut Creek and San Ramon area, Gary Beeler, an AAU and CYO league veteran, will coach the 11U team. The 12U team will be coached by Dave Johnson, JV Coach at Dublin High School. The 13U team will be coached by Dave Smith, JV Girls Coach at Piedmont High School.
Girls under 10 years of age on January 1 can tryout for teams that will be based in Walnut Creek or Berkeley. Girls under 11 and 12 on January 1 can tryout for teams based in Walnut Creek. Girls under 13 on January 1 can tryout for teams based in Lafayette.
Tryouts will take place for all teams as follows:
10U - Feb. 4 at Happy Valley School, Lafayette, 6:00 to 7:30 PM
10U - Feb. 11 at Happy Valley School, Lafayette, 6:00 to 7:30 PM
11U - Feb. 3 at Seven Hills School, Walnut Creek, 12:00 to 2:00 PM
11U - Feb. 4 at Happy Valley School, Lafayette, 7:30 to 9:00 PM
12U - Feb. 11 at Happy Valley School, Lafayette, 7:30 to 9:00 PM
12U - Feb. 25 at Happy Valley School, Lafayette, 6:00 to 7:30 PM
13U - Feb. 25 at Happy Valley School, Lafayette, 7:30 to 9:00 PM
Training program begins in early March. Competitive tournament play begins in early April and concludes mid-June. Weekend tournaments are played throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. Regional championships are held in Reno, Nevada.
The East Bay Panthers Basketball Club, founded in 2001 is a non-profit charitable organization and a member of the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU). The club provides qualified girls aged 10 through 13 with professional quality instruction and competitive game experience in preparation for middle school, high school and higher-level basketball.
Information about the club and registration forms can be obtained at the club's website at www.eastbaypanthers.org or by contacting its Director, Dave Smith, at 415-298-7851.
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