September 2007

Dear VBCA Member,

Summer is almost over, the Red Sox are closing in on the playoffs, can the start of basketball be far behind?

With this in mind, let’s get started by joining your state coaches’ association (V.B.C.A.) and registering for our annual clinic, November 3^rd and 4^th at U.V.M.

Why join the association? First, it’s the professional thing to do. Second, your guest pass lets you in free to regular season games to scout or just for a night out. Third, it makes your players eligible for the Senior All Star Game, Scholarships (14-$500 awarded this year) and various other honors and awards. Fourth, you stay in the loop regarding upcoming events, votes etc. Fifth, discount on our clinics. For $30 how can you go wrong? ($35 if you join after our November 3-4 clinic.)

Clinic details are on a separate sheet, suffice to say we have another fine clinic lined up for you.

The VBCA Coaches Hall of Fame has been very well received. Check our web site for who’s in and how you nominate coaches. This year we will induct ten coaches, but after that the number drops to five per year, get your favorite coach in now!!

The Twin State Rotary Games were exciting. Coaches Serrani and Pecor had the teams ready and eager. The players enjoyed the experience, but we lost both games.

Reminder if you’re interested in being considered to coach the game, let me know ASAP as we want to have our coaches in place before the season starts.

On the topic of volunteering—we need pollsters to vote on our online coaches poll, a popular rating of the top teams in each division if you have email and are interested let me know.

At the annual meeting at our clinic, we will fill the following positions for the executive board. If you’re ready to help “make basketball better” and will attend four meetings, be ready to volunteer at the clinic. Positions needed to fill—Boys D1, D2, D3, and D4 two, Girls D1, D2, D3 two, and D4.

I hope to hear from you all shortly when you join the VBCA and see you November 3^rd and 4^th at the clinic.

Sincerely,

Dave Fredrickson

Saturday November 3^rd and Sunday November 4^th

VBCA Tentative Clinic Schedule

Saturday November 3rd

3:30-Saint Michael’s vs UVM men at UVM. If you let me know I will have tickets for our pre-registered coaches and hand them out in the lobby.

6:15 - 7:15- Bill Holiday D1 coach of the year at Brattleboro will do a workshop on Game Film in your Program.

This workshop will provide ideas and techniques with DIGITAL FILM to use your game films in productive ways. You could come and listen and question. You could come with a Mac computer and try some of it yourself. You could come with your “film person” to be trained to work side by side with you — you’re providing the “film person” with what you need and that person is learning film editing.

The workshop would be shown on a screen with a projector so it will be easy to follow. The idea is to allow you to get comfortable with film and making MORE EFFICIENT USE OF YOUR AND YOUR PLAYERS’ TIME!

A sample Highlight Film will also be shown and storage of game film — even over many year will be demonstrated.

After this workshop we hope all will attend our informal coaches gathering at The Wind Jammer Restaurant.

The Wind Jammer Inn will once again host our group. Call toll free at 1-800-371-1125 (group #404572). $65 for a double – same facility as our workshop and coaches’ social.

Sunday November 4th

7:45-8:30 Registration and free breakfast

8:30-8:45 Twin State Rotary Classic Report – Carl Serrani and Paul Pecor

9:00-9:50 Mike Lonergan, UVM-Vermont Offense

10:00-11:00 Jen Neibling Saint Michael’s Women and the women’s team Pressure Defense ¾ and full court

11:15-11:45 VBCA annual meeting

11:45-12:00 Dan Shepardson- Rules Interpretation

12:00-12:45 Catered lunch

1:00-2:15 Dave Kinsman VBCA Hall of Fame Coach – Practice Planning and Organization

Reminder if you pre-register by October 15^th you will receive a free clinic shirt.

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