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Mathematics is a significant part of the game. Statistics, percentages, time/distance increments and the geometry of the game all make basketball easier to understand and to play. Basketball math can make points with a clarity easily comprehended. On...
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Hello again…I know, I know: “where have you been, tom?”…Let’s just say this: I’ve been a busy camper over the last several months, beginning with my Best Effort Camps & Clinics for kids in Seattle, Tukwila and Renton community centers…We had a great...
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People often believe that clutch players step up when it counts and perform better under stress. But economist Dan Ariely studied how NBA basketball players performed in the playoffs and found that “clutch” players scoring performance as a percentage...
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Danny Westneat’s column in the Sunday Times is a must-read. He chronicles the journey he takes as a sports parent: being screamed at by a mother when volunteering as an umpire for a softball game of 10-year olds watching a basketball game of 7-year-olds...
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Seattle, May 2nd...I have returned home via Korea and Canada today, happily accepting the itinerary that brought me home to the NW once again...I enjoyed immensely the last 3 plus weeks in the Far East of Russia, especially the last city on my clinics'...
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Washington State now has the nation’s strongest laws in protecting young athletes from severe brain injury. In October 2006, Zacn Lystedt, from Maple Valley, suffered a concussion in a middle-school football game and returned to the game without...
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Area Coaches Answer Parents and Student’s Questions and Help Understand Athletics Today Family SportsLife Today presents the fourth annual symposium “Expectations and Revelations: an Insight to the Process of Intercollegiate Recruiting”. The symposium...
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Tuesday Evening, April 21...Well, finished the clinics here in Vladivostok in fine fashion again as the coaches were very appreciative once again for Coach tom's visit ala Lee Larson, former Clackamas Girls Basketball Association Volunteer coach (Oregon)...We...
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Vancouver, Canada…April 11, 2009…Awaiting connecting flight to Incheon Airport, Seoul, Korea…Down time: 2 hours plus…What to dos: not much… Flight Experience 11 hours later: Window seat on an Air Canada 767…Gentleman...
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Coach Tom Newell and Jay Arnold talk with Patricia Marino and Alan Musante on their book Keep Playing - The Six Step Game Plan. The Non-Superstar's Guide to Playing Your Sport in College . After investing so much money in kid's sports over the years,...
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(and grandfather and great-grandfather) It isn’t everyday that you lose someone with all the aforementions above in ONE day…unexpectedly…I am so happy that last Saturday, November 15 th , I placed a call to Papasan (my reverent address...
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SportingNews talks about Dexter Pittman , who got his first start after attending Pete Newell's Big Men camp last summer. "He told me I was a beast," Pittman said. "He told me I was one of the biggest big men he had ever had through the camp." Pittman...
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thank you so much for your kind, caring thoughts and comments at this time...I've lost a great friend, mentor and father now, and this whole experience has been undeniably a most humbling event...His influence on teaching the game and keeping it simple...
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...with the loss of Pete Newell today . Please leave your thoughts and best wishes for Tom and his family in the comments. - Jay and Guy FamilySportsLifeToday.com...
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August 3, 2008...Paul Simon made this recording a well-hummed tune for many many years...And I still hum it on my "arrival" date and even some days and months before my first cry... Okay, where and what has ol tommyboy been up to of late? Well for starters,...
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July 4th, 2008...Happy 4th to all...I hope you're day is safe and filled with the essence of an alder-smoked rib or steak that made you enjoy the weekend...Me? Well, let's see...the Karma gods or gremlins "blessed" me with a GREAT start last night to...
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Postscript from Parent Symposium May 31st, UW Hec Ed Assembly room... First off, I want to humbly thank each panelist who joined in our program last Saturday...I know how each coach made the necessary sacrifices from Family, work and "day off"...
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Monday afternoon...day after camp... Okay, so this much I know: I'm intrigued by the travel opportunities that basketball has provided me on my journeys...I mean, I was in China in January, Vladivostok, Russia in February and now Fairbanks, Alaska in...
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Our symposium, "Expectations with Revelations: An Insight into the Process of Intercollegiate Recruiting" will be held Saturday May 31, 2008, in the Assembly Room of Hec Ed Pavilion at the University of Washington. Directions are here...
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Our upcoming symposium, "Expectations with Revelations: An Insight into Intercollegiate Recruiting..." will be broadcast live over the Internet. People who cannot attend the event in person should go to www.FamilySportsLifeToday.com/tv...
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In the final game of her season, Western Oregon's Sara Tucholsky hit the only home run in her college career. She injured herself rounding first base, tearing her ACL. The rules say that no one from her own team could help her without changing the home...
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Injuries can be devastating to a young athlete, but also are a common part of sports. Coach Tom Newell discusses with Dr. John Thayer, who specializes in sports medicine, how to avoid injuries, how to recognize them, and how to deal with them, both as...
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We're proud to announce that Family SportsLife Today is holding a FREE Symposium for Parents and Student-Athletes to be held at University of Washington on Saturday, May 31st entitled “Expectations with Revelations: an insight to the process of Intercollegiate...
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Dallas Maverick owner Mark Cuban posts frequently on basketball, technology, media, and business on his personal blog, BlogMaverick.com . His post on April 9th asks whether 18 or 19 year-olds are ready for the personal, financial, and business decisions...
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The Seattle Times has a story today on Seattle U's plans for a major fundraising campaign. Increases in the university's endowment will be used for new facilities including a new library and hi-tech classrooms, new scholarships, a fund for travel...
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