Perhaps some of you have noticed that I think one of the most important things that has to be done to improve the overall calibre of basketball in the country is to improve coaching at every level. Well, the good people at Ontario Basketball (or Basketball Ontario if you wish) are trying to do something about it. The iconic Ettore Messina is coming to coach CSKA Moscow against the Raptors in the pre-season and if you click here, you’ll see he’s also doing a clinic that’s got to be a don’t-miss proposition for all of you. Sign up quickly because I know this will fill up in a hurry. Or at least it better. And, in what might be the best part of the whole thing, the fee is going to a great, great charity. That’s just icing on the cake, isn’t it? http://thestar.blogs.com/raptors/
http://www.basketball.on.ca/site/index.cfm?DSP=Chapter&ID=18&ACT=Display&Event_ID=564. The Toronto Raptors, Ontario Basketball and Canada Basketball are proud to present Coach Ettore Messina at the University of Toronto (Athletic Centre) on Monday, October 13th. The clinic will take place from 12:30 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. (with registration beginning at noon). Coach Messina currently serves as head coach of CSKA Moscow in Russia. CSKA Moscow were Euroleague Champions in 2005-06 and 2007-08. Maurizio Gherardini, Senior Vice-President of Basketball Operations, Toronto Raptors, refers to Ettero as "one of the winningest coaches internationally, he ranks with the best teachers of our game, a legend in his own time.” The cost for attendance is $10.00 per with all proceeds going to the Daily Bread Food Bank.
Awesome, I wish I could go. You Canadians get a chance to meet a top 3 coach in the world, at the least. Don't miss it.
http://broadband.nba.com/cc/playa.p...s/jose_092007.asx&video=blank&nbasite=raptors Here's the video from the clinic yesterday. I haven't watched it yet but there's a chance you might see me in it!
