Youth Basketball 8
Podcast: Talking international hoops with GB U20s coach Douglas Leichner, SellOutXBoy
Episode #45 of the BallinEurope/heinnews co-produced “Taking the Charge” podcast series is now available online or via iTunes. This week we’re talking (mostly) international competitions, though Hein does get off a good rant (well, as ranty as the guy gets) on FC Bayern Munich’s apparent moves to sop up all available talent from the BBL, […]
NetScouts to host Elite Skills and Exposure Camp; early registration rates through June
Attention, European youth players: BallinEurope’s compadres over at NetScouts Basketball have announced their hosting for their Elite Skills and Exposure Camp in Prague for boys and girls aged 12-19 years old. The event runs August 7-10; participation includes a skills evaluation with top players joining the NetScouts Basketball International Recruiting Service for promotion to prep […]
Attention, youth hoops fans: BallinEurope partner ProspectsInEurope now online
BallinEurope welcomes a partner in the European basketball blogosphere this morning and encourages all those into the youth hoops speculation game to check out ProspectsInEurope.com. The brainchild of BiE contributor Sam Chadwick, ProspectsInEurope promises to “scour The Continent” for the latest in developing talent, with all the requisite stats and video. The website is still […]
Attention youth coaches: Stronger Team Huddle program promises to develop athleticism
BallinEurope figured he’d pass on this little promotional item for coaches of youth to college-age players, particularly since there’s a discount involved for readers of this website (see bottom of this post for details). The Stronger Team Huddle program is billed as no less than “an unparalleled learning experience, and this weekend camp promises to […]
Now available: European Prospects 2011 Yearbook
For those into NBA Draft-mongering or the youth basketball scene in general and/or longtime BallinEurope readers, Christophe and his excellently informative website European Prospects need no introduction. As a founding father of this website and a writer for various print publications, Christophe is now a well-known authority in youth ‘ball circles. Christophe tipped off 2012 […]
Final score 152-8: A critique of the England Basketball League
Yesterday, I was looking over the scores nationwide from the England Basketball National League Under-14s, as a coach of a U14 team myself, I find it useful to plan for the future and see what how my potential playoff matchups are doing in their respective divisions. I Tweeted “Wow an Under 14 team won 133 […]
Representing the Continent in the 2010 Nike Hoop Summit
Portland, Oregon, will tomorrow see the tipoff of the 2010 Nike Hoop Summit in Portland, a showcase event featuring 20 of the world’s greatest youth basketball players going head-to-head in the 11th annual match between USA and “World” teams. As the official site and concomitant PR material likes to point out, the Nike Hoop Summit […]
Morning Eurohoops News: December 2
Morning news time and for today’s edition, the datelines are set in Spain, Rome, the new FIBA Europe headquarters and the WNBA. And videos! Enjoy the day that is…