Lehigh serves as apprenticeship site for fifth edition of ICAB
12/20/2016 2:39:00 PM | Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Lehigh University continues to serve as an apprenticeship site for the fifth edition of the International Coaching Apprenticeship in Basketball (ICAB).
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ICAB, which is funded by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Olympic Solidarity Fund, Federation Internationale Basketball (FIBA), the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and University of Delaware, provides national-level coaches and sport development professionals from around the world with enriched basketball coaching skills and exposes them to American intercollegiate basketball.
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"The strength of the program comes from the willingness of these basketball programs and their coaches to grant access to the participants and their willingness to share," said Matthew Robinson, director of the program. "All of the coaches of these programs are great teachers and ambassadors for the game of the world globally."
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Earlier this year, Lehigh served as the host site for ICAB Participants, Men's Basketball Coach Marios Argyrou of Cyrpus and Women's Basketball Coach Susil Shantha Udukumburage of Sri Lanka. Coaches were nominated by their respective FIBA regions and ultimately selected by the FIBA Coaching Development Department.
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Participants received a full scholarship through the financial support of the Olympic Solidarity, USOC and FIBA to cover all of the associated expenses.
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The ICAB program consists of three modules spread over 35 days and includes a 30-day apprenticeship with an NCAA Division I basketball program.
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This year, module 1 included three days of lectures, panel discussions and presentations by:
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The ICAB participants also interviewed members of their host schools' athletic departments, such as athletic directors, compliance directors and directors of athletic fundraising, to gain an understanding and appreciation of all that goes into basketball in the American university environment.Â
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Participants also completed analytics projects using statistical models presented in module 1 as well as key performance indicators (KPIs) that they were interested in tracking.
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They also conducted a program analysis that covered basketball theory and styles of play, coaching philosophy, program management and an overview of staff responsibilities.
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Module 3 included a presentation on grassroots basketball initiatives and a trip to the Philadelphia 76ers game, where the participants attended the team's shootaround before a game with the Indiana Pacers.
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"We enjoyed partnering with Delaware and their efforts to support the ICAB program," said Sue Troyan, Lehigh Head Women's Basketball Coach. "It's a great program to grow international leaders and coaches for our game, and we were honored to have Susil join our program for three weeks. As much as Susil seemed to gain through full access with our program, our coaches and players also used the partnership as a developmental opportunity to learn from someone from a different part of the world."
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"Lehigh Basketball has enjoyed a very positive relationship with the International Coaching Apprenticeship in Basketball (ICAB) program," stated Dr. Brett Reed Murray H. Goodman '48 Head Men's Basketball Coach at Lehigh University who hosted Marios Argyrou from Cyprus this year and coaches from Croatia, Bulgaria and Slovakia in years past. Â "This year was no different. A very engaged and talented coach, Marios, joined us for a couple of weeks. During that time we had the opportunity to share the way in which we run our Division I Basketball program while also getting to learn more about Marios and the international game. Marios was a terrific guest during his time with us and the feedback that I received was that this was a terrific experience for him as well."
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ICAB, which is funded by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Olympic Solidarity Fund, Federation Internationale Basketball (FIBA), the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and University of Delaware, provides national-level coaches and sport development professionals from around the world with enriched basketball coaching skills and exposes them to American intercollegiate basketball.
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"The strength of the program comes from the willingness of these basketball programs and their coaches to grant access to the participants and their willingness to share," said Matthew Robinson, director of the program. "All of the coaches of these programs are great teachers and ambassadors for the game of the world globally."
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Earlier this year, Lehigh served as the host site for ICAB Participants, Men's Basketball Coach Marios Argyrou of Cyrpus and Women's Basketball Coach Susil Shantha Udukumburage of Sri Lanka. Coaches were nominated by their respective FIBA regions and ultimately selected by the FIBA Coaching Development Department.
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Participants received a full scholarship through the financial support of the Olympic Solidarity, USOC and FIBA to cover all of the associated expenses.
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The ICAB program consists of three modules spread over 35 days and includes a 30-day apprenticeship with an NCAA Division I basketball program.
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This year, module 1 included three days of lectures, panel discussions and presentations by:
- Sean Ford, men's national team manager for USA Basketball
- Tommy Sheppard, vice president of basketball operations for the Washington Wizards.
- Retired UD Athletic Director Edgar Johnson
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The ICAB participants also interviewed members of their host schools' athletic departments, such as athletic directors, compliance directors and directors of athletic fundraising, to gain an understanding and appreciation of all that goes into basketball in the American university environment.Â
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Participants also completed analytics projects using statistical models presented in module 1 as well as key performance indicators (KPIs) that they were interested in tracking.
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They also conducted a program analysis that covered basketball theory and styles of play, coaching philosophy, program management and an overview of staff responsibilities.
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Module 3 included a presentation on grassroots basketball initiatives and a trip to the Philadelphia 76ers game, where the participants attended the team's shootaround before a game with the Indiana Pacers.
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"We enjoyed partnering with Delaware and their efforts to support the ICAB program," said Sue Troyan, Lehigh Head Women's Basketball Coach. "It's a great program to grow international leaders and coaches for our game, and we were honored to have Susil join our program for three weeks. As much as Susil seemed to gain through full access with our program, our coaches and players also used the partnership as a developmental opportunity to learn from someone from a different part of the world."
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"Lehigh Basketball has enjoyed a very positive relationship with the International Coaching Apprenticeship in Basketball (ICAB) program," stated Dr. Brett Reed Murray H. Goodman '48 Head Men's Basketball Coach at Lehigh University who hosted Marios Argyrou from Cyprus this year and coaches from Croatia, Bulgaria and Slovakia in years past. Â "This year was no different. A very engaged and talented coach, Marios, joined us for a couple of weeks. During that time we had the opportunity to share the way in which we run our Division I Basketball program while also getting to learn more about Marios and the international game. Marios was a terrific guest during his time with us and the feedback that I received was that this was a terrific experience for him as well."
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