If I had to find some words that express my Philosophy on Life... I would have to paraphrase two statements... One from Phil Jackson, former Chicago Bulls Coach... who said ... "There is more to Life than Basketball..." and add ... "but there is a lot more to Basketball than just Basketball..."

The other statement (Author Unknown) ...  

"If you blame someone else for the things that are wrong in your Life, then you will probably wait for someone else to fix them..."

Sometimes the reward for the hours of preparation and hard work are not visible. In this day and age of "instant gratification", too often success is only measured by whether a championship is won, or whether a game is won, or whether you scored 25 points... But the reality is that sometimes these are only the most visible and sometimes  the least important highlights... The are so many other aspects by which to measure success... Click here for an example .... Basketball has been good for me ...  but ... To use the words of  Lou Rawls (one of my favorite vocalist) .... "I didn't, write the song, I just learned how to sing it.... " ....  and I will always believe that for those who are willing to pay the price, it can be rewarding in so many ways... 

From May of 1999 to June of  2008 there was a concept which began in Fulda,Germany, being worked on in Quakenbrueck, Germany... There were so many memorable games, accomplishments, players, parents and memories that would impossible to list them all...After almost 10 Years in Quakenbrueck and short and unfortunately not particularly successful stint in Leipzig, Germany I returned to Fulda on 01.May 2010.  ....

Looking for Ideas on how to work with Post Players ....

Who determines the outcome of the game.... the Starting-5 or the Players on the Bench?

A player might not make it to the NBA ... but the NBA is not the measure of an "athlete"