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| Job Description - Basketball Player
The game of basketball as we know it today began in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA in 1891. Dr. James Naismith invented basketball, he was born in Ramsay Ontario, Canada in 1861. Naismith wanted to create a game that could be played indoors during the winter for students. The first game played was using a soccer ball and peach baskets as goals. Today millions of people not only in the USA but all over the world enjoy Basketball. Training & Qualifications Listed below are a number of Schools offering Basketball training in the UK, USA and Australia. Personal Qualities To become a professional Basketball player you should have a good all-round knowledge of the game, a high level of fitness and the ability to play as part of a team.
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Telephone Number Dialling Information All telephone numbers quoted in this section are expressed in local dialling format. If dialling from overseas the country access codes to be used in conjunction with your international prefixes are:-
UK 44 USA 1 Australia 61 Canada 1 In some cases the first zero of the telephone number will be need to be omitted if dialling from overseas, if in doubt please check with your local operator.
Useful Contacts & Addresses UK British Basketball League, Basketball House, Bickenhill Trading Estate, Bickenhill Lane, Birmingham, B37 7JQ Tel: 0845 345 7890 Fax: 0121 767 9480 Email: mail@bbl.org.uk Website: http://www.bbl.org.uk The official website of the British Basketball League with basketball news and links.
Email: p.woodman@gbwba.org.uk Website: http://www.gbwba.org.uk The GWBA is the governing body for all wheelchair basketball played in Great Britain. It is responsible for administering a National League, which runs from September to April, and a number of Cup Competitions and Tournaments. English Basketball Association, 48, Bradford Road, Stanningley, Leeds LS28 6DF Tel: 0113 236 1166 Fax: 0113 236 1022 Email: enquiries@ebbaonline.net Website: http://www.englandbasketball.co.uk England Basketball publishes the following basketball guides: Basketball Curriculum Guide, Official Basketball Rules, Official Scorepad, Coaching Basketball, Basketball Development Manual and a Basketball Skills Video. Basketball Association of Wales Email: webmaster@kingsvale.enta.net Website: http://www.bballwales.enta.net Website for the Basketball Association of Wales, with information on Basketball Development and Education. Back to Quick Index Search USA USA Basketball, 5465 Mark Dabling Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO 80918-3842 Tel: 719 590 4800 Email: fanmail@usabasketball.com Website: http://www.usabasketball.com Based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA Basketball is a non-profit organisation and the national governing body for men's and women's basketball in the United States. Back to Quick Index Search Australia ABA , Level 1, 19-23 Hollywood Avenue, Bondi Junction, NSW 2022 Tel: 02 9369 5522 Fax: 02 9369 5616 Email: aba@basketball.net.au Website: http://www.ababasketball.net.au The ABA is representative of the huge junior based Association across the country and is the endorsed national development league of the sports peak body, Basketball Australia. Back to Quick Index Search Canada Canada Basketball, 1 Westside Drive, Unit 11, Toronto, Ontario M9C 1B2 Tel: 416 614 8037 Fax: 416 614 9570 Website: http://www.basketball.ca Canada basketball is a non profit making organization, and is the governing body of amateur basketball in Canada. Their website contains information on the national teams and championships, has a hall of fame and useful basketball links. Canadian Wheelchair Basketball Association (CWBA) Tel: 1 613 260 1296 or Toll free: 1 877 843 2922 Fax: 1 613 260 1456 Email: wendy@cwba.ca Website: http://www.cwba.ca The Canadian Wheelchair Basketball Association (CWBA) has teams in most Canadian cities and has programs for young people, men and women. Back to Quick Index Search Training - UK Jeannie Asher's School of Basketball, 94 Belmont Road, Portswood, Southampton, Hampshire, SO17 2GF Tel: 023 8058 5696 Fax: 023 8058 5696 Back to Quick Index Search Training - USA ProStar , ProStar Coach, Frank Lapointe, 11503 Oakview Drive Olathe, Kansas 66062 Tel: 913 663 1551 Fax: 913 663 1551 Email: coach@ProStarBasketball.com Website: http://www.prostarbasketball.com David W. Cowens Basketball School, Inc., 150 Wood Road, Suite 304, Braintree MA 02184 1-877-DCOWENS Tel: 781 849 9393 Email: snbrown@snbrown.com Website: http://www.dcowens.com Wallace Bryant Youth Basketball School, 13701 Dallas Pkwy, Dallas, Texas 75240 Tel: 469 222 7555 Website: http://www.wallacebryant.com Back to Quick Index Search Training - Australia Gaze Basketball School, P.O. Box 2222, Ivanhoe East, Victoria 3079 Tel: 3 9329 9921 Fax: 3 9329 7721 Email: jenny@gaze.com.au Website: http://www.gaze.com.au Queensland School Basketball Email: secondary@basketball.schoolsport.qld.edu.au Website: http://www.basketball.schoolsport.qld.edu.au Back to Quick Index Search Training - Canada Personal Best, 957 Eglinton Ave.East, Toronto, ON M4G 4B5 Tel: 613 533 6000 ext 78498 Email: PBbasketballcamp@hotmail.com Website: http://www.personalbest.ca Personal best run individual basketball workout classes and a Player Development Basketball Camp. Back to Quick Index Search |
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