2011 Basketball Manitoba Super Coaches Clinic

October 21-22, 2011

University of Winnipeg Duckworth Centre

400 Spence Street

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Basketball Manitoba, the University of Winnipeg and the University of Manitoba are excited to announce the details the third annual 'Super Coaches Clinic' weekend scheduled for October 21-22 at the University of Winnipeg Duckworth Centre. The clinic comes as a partnership with the University of Manitoba Bisons and University of Winnipeg Wesmen as a joint offering to the basketball community. The clinic will run at the same time as the province wide 'SAG' in-service day on Friday October 21 and is an officially sanctioned and registered as a professional development event by the Manitoba Physical Education Teachers Association (MPETA).

The WMBA will be pausing all league games over the clinic weekend to ensure each coach can attend and is covering the cost for all its league coaches to attend the sessions. The clinic features 14 different presentations over the two days and features a wide range of topics for all levels of basketball. Register today for Manitoba's premier basketball coaching event! 

Attend one day for only $75 or come to both for $100!  Deadline to register is Wednesday October 19 at 5:00 pm.

1. Clinic Features
   
2. Presenters
3. Schedule & Topics
4. Video Series
   
5. Host Hotel 
6. Campus Map & Parking
7. History & Past Presenters
8. Testimonials
   
9. Questions?
   
10. Register (deadline Wed Oct 19)

Basketball Manitoba, the University of Manitoba and University of Winnipeg gratefully acknowledge the support of the following organizations who helped make this weekend possible! 

SUPER COACHES CLINIC FEATURES   (top)

Your registration into this year's Basketball Manitoba Super Coaches Clinic includes...

1. 14 top on-court top-notch basketball presentations over 2 days with topics ranging from basic fundamentals to advanced offenses & defenses.
2. Option to attend one or both days. Your best value is to come to both days!
3. Reebok Coaches Messenger Bag  ($45.00 retail value)
4. 2011-12 Wesmen Season Pass ($50.00 value)
5. 2011-12 Bison Basketball Season Pass ($50.00 value)
6. 100+ page Basketball Manitoba Super Coaches Manual including roster, attendance, practice planning, game stat and playing time tracker blank forms. ($15.00 value)
7. Exclusive access to view a number of practices hosted by the Wesmen & Bison coaches in the days prior to the clinic.
8. Early access to view ALL the presentation through online video in the weeks following the clinic. General public gets access in January. View past clinic videos now...
9. FRIDAY COACHES - Entry for a Grand Prize Draw for a trip for a coach in attendance to Las Vegas in May 2012 for the Nike Championship Coaches Clinic (see below).
10. SATURDAY COACHES - Entry for a Grand Prize Draw for Team Prize Pack (see below).
11. Other great door prizes throughout the day from the Wesmen, Bisons, Basketball Manitoba, WMBA, Coaching Manitoba, Sport Manitoba and other supporters.
12. Morning refreshments.
13. Lunch included on both days.
14. Basketball Store selling FIBA rulebooks, scoresheets, coach portfolios, dry-erase boards - all at 20% off regular prices.

NIKE CHAMPIONSHIP CLINIC LAS VEGAS PRIZE DRAW - FRIDAY COACHES

Every coach in attendance ON FRIDAY at the Basketball Manitoba Super Coaches Clinic will be entered for door prizes throughout the weekend!  The FRIDAY grand prize will consist of a trip to Las Vegas in May 2012 for the Nike Championship Basketball Coaches Clinic!  This Las Vegas clinic is considered the premier basketball coaches clinic in the world!  This prize includes return air fair out of Winnipeg to and from Las Vegas, hotel accommodation, ground transportation to and from the airport in Las Vegas and the Nike Coaches Clinic fee. The prize is valued at over $1500.00 and must be accepted as presented (no cash value or exchanges).

The draw will be made at the end of the Friday sessions and the winner DOES need to be in attendance to win the award. Good luck!

Past Las Vegas Trip Winners 

• 2009 - Patrick Kerr - Tyndall Park
• 2010 - Darrell Nicholson - North Kildonan 

TEAM PRIZE PACK PRIZE DRAW - SATURDAY COACHES

Every coach in attendance ON SATURDAY at the Basketball Manitoba Super Coaches Clinic will be entered for door prizes throughout the weekend!  The SATURDAY grand prize will consist of a Team Prize pack for one lucky coach in attendance including...

1. 12 New Wilson Evolution Basketballs ($600 value)
2. 2 Wilson Basketball Equipment Bags ($80 value)
3. 12 - 2011-12 Wesmen Basketball Season Passes ($600 value) 
4. 12 - 2011-12 Bison Basketball Season Passes ($600 value) 
5. 12 Basketball Manitoba T-Shirts ($120 value)
6. 2 Wilson Coaches Portfolio ($25 value)
7. 2 Fox40 Dry Erase Coaches Board ($25 value)
8. 2 Fox40 Whistles ($10 value)
9. 50 Basketball Scoresheets ($14 value)

The prize is valued at over $2000.00 and must be accepted as presented (no cash value or exchanges).

The draw will be made at the end of the Saturday sessions and the winner DOES need to be in attendance to win the award. Good luck! 

Note: Past Grand Prize Award Winners, current Basketball Manitoba Board members and staff are not eligible for either of the Grand Prize Draws. 

SUPER COACHES CLINIC PRESENTERS   (top)

Jay Triano (bio) Toronto Raptors & Former Canadian National Olympic Team Coach		Steve Brown (bio) Director of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx National Basketball Academy
Kirby Schepp (bio) Univeristy of Manitoba Men's Basketball Coach & Assistant Coach National Cadet Men's Team	Tanya MacKay (bio) University of Winnipeg Women's and Manitoba Juvenile Girls Provincial Team Basketball Coach	Pam Danis (bio) University of Manitoba Women's Basketball Coach
Mike Raimbault (bio)      University of Winnipeg Men's Basketball Coach	Chris McDole (bio) Pro-Aggressive Fitness	Cam Moskal (bio) MABO Provincial Interpreter & FIBA Carded Official
Gil Cheung (bio) Brandon University Men's Basketball Coach	Minich (Manoj) Nowrang (bio) Positive Coaching Alliance
Adam Wedlake (bio) Basketball Manitoba Executive Director and Super Coaches Clinic Co-Master of Ceremonies		Dan Becker (bio)  Basketball Manitoba Technical Director / High Performance Coach and Super Coaches Clinic Co-Master of Ceremonies

SUPER COACHES CLINIC SCHEDULE & TOPICS   (top)

The following is the current presentation schedule for the two days. All registrants are also invited and encouraged to attend the exclusive open practice sessions with the 4 local university basketball coaches on the Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday leading up to the Super Clinic. Please note that both presenters and topics are subject to change. The below schedule will be updated immediately if any changes were to be made.

Watch Past Super Clinic Videos

By attending a Basketball Manitoba Super Coaches Clinic, you will gain full access to the entire clinic video online library! 

Check out the past Super Coaches Clinic Video Collection

SUPER COACHES CLINIC HOST HOTEL   (top)

Coaches traveling into Winnipeg for the weekend are welcomed at the Radisson Hotel Winnipeg Downtown - only a 5 minute drive or 10 minute walk west down Portage Ave to the University of Winnipeg. A special clinic rate of $93.00 per night (plus taxes) has been arranged (regular rate is over $150.00 / night). The rooms are being held at this rate until October 6 so please reserve your room early!  You can still contact the hotel after October 6, but there is no guarantee of the reduced price. Reserve your room now by contacting them at...

Radisson Hotel Winnipeg Downtown 

288 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg Manitoba R3C OB8, Canada

Reservations: 1-800-395-7046 US/Canada Toll-free

Telephone: (204) 956-0410 Fax: (204) 947-1129

Email:

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MAP TO UNIV OF WINNIPEG DUCKWORTH CENTRE   (top)

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U of W Campus Parking Options

Please refer to the University of Winnipeg Parking Map for details on where you can park.

Parking Notes:

• Parking at the University of Winnipeg on the Friday will be at a premium as classes are in and its a regular school day on campus and a regular business day Downtown.  Parking in one of the shown parkades is usggested.  
• Parking on the Saturday will be easier to find, but many streets are still contolled by meters or a 2 hour limit.    
• It is suggested you arrive on campus PRIOR to 8:15 AM to increase your chances of finding a spot.
• Parking costs range from $5.00 to $15.00 a day per vehicle (not included in the clinic fees).
• It is strongly suggested you carpool with other coaches attending the clinic to increase the chances of finding a spot or take another mode of transportation such as Winnipeg Transit or get dropped off at the campus.
• Basketball Manitoba or the University will assume no responsibility for any parking issues or violations incurred while at the clinic.

HISTORY & PAST PRESENTERS

The Basketball Manitoba Super Coaches Clinic was formed under the partnership of the Winnipeg Minor Basketball Association, University of Winnipeg and University of Manitoba with Basketball Manitoba.  The firtst clinic was offered in 2009 at the University of Winniupeg and has alernated between the there and the University of Manitoba ever since.  The clinic averages nearly 400 coaches in attenedance each year and is the largest coaches clinic in Manitoba and the largest basketball coaches clinic in Canada!  

Our growing list of past presenters include...

1. Michele Belanger, University of Toronto (2009)
2. Steve Brown, Minnesota Timberwolves an Lynx (2009 & 2011)
3. Gil Cheung, Brandon University (2011)
4. Dave Crook, University of Winnipeg (2009)
5. Pam Danis, University of Manitoba (2009, 2010, 2011)
6. John Dore, Concordia University (2009)
7. Lee Hurton, Winnipeg Minor Basketball Association (2011)
8. Dave Love, NBA Shooting Coach (2010)
9. Mike MacKay, Canada Basketball (2009, 2010)
10. Chris McDole, Pro-Aggression Training (2011)
11. Tanya McKay, University of Winnipeg (2009, 2010, 2011)
12. Cam Moskal, Manitoba Association of Basketball Officials (2009, 2010, 2011)
13. Manoj (Minich) Nowrang, Positive Coaching Alliance (2011)
14. Renato Pasquali, Canada Basketball (2010)
15. Mike Raimbault, University of Winnipeg (2010, 2011)
16. Kirby Schepp, University of Manitoba (2009, 2010, 2011)
17. Ken Shields, University of Victoria and Canadian National Team (2010)
18. Shawn Swords, Laurentian University (2009)
19. Lisa Thomaidis, University of Saskatchewan (2009)
20. Jay Triano, Toronto Raptors and Canada's National Team (2011)
21. Sherwin Vasallo, Acceleration Performance (2009, 2010)
22. Ross Wedlake, Basketball Manitoba Technical Committee (2010)

TESTIMONIALS   (top)

Here is what people have said about past Super Coaches Clinics...

• Awesome job! Great value!
• Awesome weekend guys......really well organized.....top notch !!!!
• Basketball Manitoba is doing a tremendous job with the Super Clinic, and I can't say enough good things about it. Awesome work!
• Fantastic event, I can't wait to attend next year. the calibre of the clinicians was great and the variety throughout the weekend kept it interesting. Looking forward to going through the handbook as well
• I enjoyed the clinic. I enjoyed seeing things I could actually use with my grade nine girls. The different games and the warm up I really enjoyed, and will def. be using. I also picked up a few little tips that I will be passing on to my kids. It was great.
• I think that the clinic was very informative, and easy to follow. It seemed to be well organized. Overall it was a very good experience.
• I was very impressed with the clinic. The variety of presenters and topics was excellent. The content of each presentation had something to offer to both the novice and experienced coach. A job well done!! - to the organizers.
• I would like to first, thank all the people who organized this years Super Coaches Clinic. It was an amazing experience. I just started coaching last year at the JV girls’ level and I thought I was doing a good job but after attending this year’s clinic, you have given me the tools and knowledge to be a better coach.
• Last years clinic was very good and this years was excellent. There was more relevant information presented to us this year and in an easy to understand format. Great stuff!
• The whole clinic was run well. The presenters were well worth listening to. Great ideas come from this.
• You put on a great clinics thanks! I'm a first year coach and I left with lots of aspects to basketball.
• Thanks SO much for the fantastic weekend of Super Coaches Clinic!  I thought it was incredible and quite obvious that everyone had invested a ton of time into organizing and coordinating all that went into it. I learned a lot and really enjoyed the whole thing. Thanks again for your hard work and dedication.
• I wanted to let you know that the clinic this past weekend was extremely well run and very informative. Please Pass on my appreciation to those you helped you.
• I attended the Coaches Super Clinic this Saturday and thought I would let you know that the clinic was fabulous. It is far and away the best run, and informative clinic I have been to. Well done!
• Great clinic this past weekend!  I really got a lot out of the presentations.
• Thanks again for the opportunity to present at the clinic on Saturday. You certainly did a great job of organizing it and running a first-class event. Hope it lived up to everything you hoped for.
• I just want to thank you for hosting such an amazing clinic. It is my first year to be a head coach and I was really nervous about getting going, but the presenters you selected were great and I have some terrific ideas to get me started!  I really enjoyed the games approach to teaching drills!
• Our men's coach was tremendously impressed with the clinic you ran this past weekend. Good job.
• I was at the super coaching seminar this past Saturday. Thanks so much, the seminar was awesome.
• I really enjoyed the clinic - very interesting and very well organized.
• Thanks again for all the hard work you and your team did for the Super Clinic this wknd!  It was great!  Super idea to combine the various UW/UM clinics into one, makes a whole lot of sense!
• I really enjoyed the Sat morning sessions I attended - picked up/was reminded of a few games / drills that I'll be able to use with the kids at the next practice!
• I though the two days were superb. What a great idea!  Lee did a wonderful job greeting us first thing on Friday and it just stayed great the whole weekend. I would challenge any city in North America to do better.
• Thanks so much for the hard work. The fact that it looked easy and went off without a hitch proves to me how hard you worked to make it that way.
• It was a great clinic. Thanks for your organization and hard work.
• Awesome clinic! I learned a ton. Thanks for putting the time in.
• The clinic was excellent, lots of very inspirational speakers with lots of good ideas. Thanks!
• Thanks very much for having the clinic I found it very useful and I have used some of the drills already and the boys have really enjoyed them.
• Clinic was great. SAG is a great day to have it as the clinic is a very attractive option on this day. I enjoyed the presenters and learned a lot of great drills. I am also happy the sessions will be online as I'm sure I will be watching some of them again to remind myself of some of the details.
• Fantastic job!  Can't wait for the video so I can make sense of my notes.
• Great experience overall.....WELL DONE!
• Great job on the entire day - I walked away with new tips and tricks along with some validation of what I'm doing with my team is the right stuff. I look forward to the future clinics and I'm really excited to be part of the coaching community again. Thanks so much for a great day!
• I think that the majority of the clinic was fantastic and that it was well put together. I definitely learned a TON of stuff which I will try to incorporate into the upcoming season and try to keep as a coach for future teams as well.
• I thought this clinic was an excellent opportunity to improve my understanding of the game and advance my abilities as a coach. There were so many drills and ideas that would be useful teaching points at practice that I don't think I will be able to stuff them all into this season, however I will try.
• Overall a FANTASTIC 2 days!!  I am a beginning coach (1 spring season experience 8 year old boys - now coaching winter) and even the higher level clinics had something I could take from it. Great presenters, great location, great snacks and lunches and VALUABLE information! Well done!
• Overall it was an excellent seminar with lots of information.
• Overall...Excellent Observing practices and talking to the local University coaches was valuable to me. Keep this!
• Thanks very much I came out of the weekend with a lot!
• Thanks, overall it was a great experience!
• The clinic was fabulous... easily the best run and most informative I have ever been to. In fact as a first time basketball coach it was actually quite inspiring. Well done!
• The clinic was well-organized and well worth attending. Good job!
• This clinic was absolutely fantastic. You absolutely have to run it again, during a tournament weekend, with all those experienced University coaches!!! I cannot say enough about how good it was. I also coach Hockey and soccer and you can relate a lot of those drills to other sports.
• Very good clinic. Attended only Fri. Cannot comment re Sat. Thanks Basketball Manitoba!
• Very informative 2 days....good lunches, good prizes and interesting presenters! Looking forward to next year’s clinic!
• Very informative. Answered many questions. Now I know of ways to make practices more creative.
• Very well organized, good selection of coaches and topics.
• We thank WMBA and Basketball Manitoba for giving us (community coaches) the tools to coach to our kids.

SUPER COACHES CLINIC REGISTRATION   (top)

Deadline to Register: Wednesday October 19, 2011 at 5:00 pm

Registration Fee: Attend one day for $75.00 or both days for only $100.00!

** Please note that the WMBA is covering the full cost of any of their active coaches (community club or Rising Stars) to attend this clinic. If you are a Club coach who is NOT in the WMBA or RSL leagues, then follow the 'School Coach' option below, **

SUPER COACHES CLINIC QUESTIONS?   (top)

For more information on the Basketball Manitoba Super Coaches Clinic, please contact...

Registration Help: chris@basketballmanitoba

Content Questions: Dan Becker  

General Questions: Ian Dickey or Adam Wedlake

1. Clinic Features
   
2. Presenters
3. Schedule & Topics
4. Video Series
5. Host Hotel 
6. Campus Map & Parking
7. Testimonials
   
8. Questions?
   
9. Register (deadline Wed Oct 19)

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