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It is that special time of the year again for the Basketball Fans out there. It is March Madness. High School and College tournaments are all going strong and the excitement is here!

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March Madness

http://www.hoop-hype.net/March-Madness

In my Region, British Columbia, the BC Boy's and Girls tournaments have just started. Visit those sites here for Live Webcasts:

http://www.basketball.bc.ca/AAAboys/

http://www.basketball.bc.ca/AAAgirls/

Great basketball will be played and for the Boy's tourney the Final will be televised Live on Rogers SportsNet. My good friend, Doug Eberhardt from ebehoops.com will be doing the Color Commentary.

Simon Fraser Women Win Again

Congratulations to the SFU Womens basketball team who won the CIS championship at Memorial University in Newfoundland on Sunday night. B.C. teams have now claimed the last six CIS banners and eight of the last 10, including triumphs in 2004-05 and 2001-02 by the Clan, who joined CIS in 2000-01. The Bronze Baby Trophy also remains in Canada West for the 16th consecutive season.

ST. JOHN'S, Nfld. (CIS) - Laurelle Weigl was the best rookie in the nation this season and on Sunday night in Newfoundland, she was simply the best player on the court in the gold-medal final of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport women's basketball championship a Memorial University.

Weigl, a 19-year-old, six-foot-four post from Stony Plain, Alta. was unstoppable in the CIS title game scoring 30 points and grabbing 12 rebounds to lead the fifth-seeded Simon Fraser Clan to a 72-68 win over the No. 2-ranked Alberta Pandas and their third Bronze Baby Trophy in six years.

http://www.cisport.ca/e/championships/w_basketball/2007/index.cfm

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Family Sports Life Today

These guys are really great.
Coach Tom Newell runs basketball camps for kids around the globe and has helped positively impact thousands of people's lives. Newell has spent the past 21 years in the highest levels of professional and international basketball programs.

Formerly the Head Coach of the Japan National Men's Team and President of the Coaches Who Care Intl., Youth Coaches Certification program, Newell is also working on his second book, having already co-authored "Basketball Post Play" with his father, legendary coach Pete Newell.

As a life-long basketball enthusiast and motivator of youth, Coach Guy Perry played basketball at College of Marin, Northern California. He was Captain of Bellevue Community College's 1976 Co-Championship team.

Since finishing at San Diego State University, Coach Perry has taught boys and girls from Kindergarten to College, instilling at an early age, the importance of balance/ footwork, fundamentals, defense, communication and team work. Guy coached at Seattle Prep High School, and was an assistant to long time Bellevue Community College coach, Ernie Woods, the winningest Community College coach in the Northwest.

V.I.B.A

It is run primarily by volunteers who currently coach at or have coached at the Elementary, Middle, Junior, Senior, College, University and International levels.

Please click here to go to our VIBA AAA Boy's Vancouver Island Basketball Tournament page:

http://www.hoop-hype.net/VIBA.html

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The Crossover Movement

The Cross Over Movement is a community grassroots effort led by youth coaches and parents to put the youth back in youth basketball and create a more balanced, better organized system of development based on the model outlined in the book Cross Over: The New Model of Youth Basketball Development.

The foundation of The Cross Over Movement is a belief that youth sports should be athlete-centered and emphasize fun, learning and development ahead of winning.

This is not a socialistic, get rid of trophies, competition is harmful to kids agenda; instead, it is a philosophy of youth development aimed at providing a better experience for all youth athletes and laying the foundation for improved elite player development.

Currently, from pee-wees to the pros, American basketball lacks organization and leadership and savvy businessmen and sneaker companies fill the gap, creating personal wealth at the expense of basketball and traditional youth sports.

At the elite level, adidas-sponsored teams are prohibited from playing Nike-sponsored teams and shoe companies invest millions of dollars recruiting players to their teams.

At the youth level, coaches use a "Peak by Friday" mentality rather than preparing players for a life of basketball and building skills gradually.

The argument is not whether Lithuania or Spain develops better players than the United States; The Movement is dedicated to insuring basketball players in the United States develop in the best possible system based on a philosophy of Long Term Athlete Development.

The Movement advocates a youth basketball system based on fun, learning and development.

To learn more about the principles behind The Movement and the model on which it is based, buy Cross Over: The New Model of Youth Basketball Development and visit the blog and forum.

To support the Movement, please go to the Forum and register.

Spread the word to coaches, parents and league administrators so we can put the youth back into youth basketball. http://www.thecrossovermovement.com/

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