3v3 Leagues Offer the Best Environment for Youth Basketball Development

When looking at the best players in middle school, high school and college, what skills separate the players? If we eliminate physical attributes like height which we cannot control, and adjust for athletic skills beyond the purview of most coaches like strength, agility and quickness, what technical and tactical skills separate the best players from the average players? If I could condense the ideas into one phrase, I would say that finishing plays separate the best from the average: the best players make better decisions and more shots inside the scoring zone than average players who miss open teammates or take more contested shots.

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Spanish elections confirms goal of the oligarchy

Results of the 2011 Spanish elections. Blue is the right-wing party, red is the social democrats, yellow and blue are political parties for the Catalan and Basque national communities, or regional parties. A summary of results as presented on Wikipedia is below. The right wing has already said it will abolish gay marriage.


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This Week’s News: Youth in Transition

Education

Study: Intervention in middle school helps keep kids in school
Redlands Daily Facts, California – December 3, 2011
Preventing high school students from dropping out doesn’t begin in high school – it begins in middle school at successful districts, which track and engage students from an early age, according to a recently released report.

Innovative programs try to get college dropouts back into school
The Sacramento Bee, Philadelphia, PA – December 4, 2011
Like many young Americans, Julia Capece went straight from high school to college. Halfway toward her bachelor’s degree, Capece decided to move out of her parents’ home. She tried juggling work and school, but living on her own and keeping up with tuition and coursework proved too much.

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