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Blog contributed by Jon Yu After graduating with my Bachelor’s of Education degree in September 2022, I did what my parents and many others expected me to do: get a job. I imagined myself following in the footsteps of my mentors, who taught and coached for the entirety of their careers while giving back to […]

Living The Dream: My Journey Through Italy and Beyond

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Feb 29, 2024

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In April 2023, Kareem Kalil and I ran a series of player clinics and coaching workshops in Beirut, Lebanon. The trip provided me with a great chance to experiment with some new ideas, as well as introducing the CLA to Lebanese basketball coaches. Alongside Lithuania and the Philippines, Lebanon is one of a handful of […]

Transforming Basketball in Lebanon

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21.02.2024

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“I love your ideas but I’m not sure they can be applied in any given situation. I’m coaching a young team and most of them don’t have the skills to implement your kind of drills. I just saw the post about shooting where you explain how one hand form shooting is useless and players should […]