A quick scan of a popular California Message Board advertises Coaching Clinics from Micheal Cooper, Tara VanDerveer, and Jim Cleamons. A Google search of San Antonio coaching clinics will get you medical care providers. The only Clinic that was recently advertised, TABC , was months ago.
UTSA Men's Basketball coach Brooks Thompson, had a great clinic last year. Thompson's clinic included Kansas Jayhawk Coach ,Bill Self and Spurs GM, RC Buford. Among the informative things Self talked about was the fact that UTSA Athletic Director, Lynn Hickey, is one of the most powerful people in all of Division 1 basketball.
Back on the subject, I was really surprised that only a hand full of the local HS, Youth and Club Club coaches attended the clinic. Coaches from El Paso, Houston ,Dallas and all over Texas came to the clinic but only a few from San Antonio. I am sure that the clinic coincided with previous obligations or the marketing did not reach the local coaches but it would have been nice to see the local coaches support the event.
One local coach who attended and who was very inquisitive was the Madison Boy's coach John Valenzuela. Coach Val had apparently worked at The Kansas Basketball camp for Coach Self and he still asked numerous questions and took constant notes. Coach Val had just came off of a year that resulted in a berth in the State Semifinals and he still was trying to learn more. No wonder he duplicated the feat a year later.
WE NEED MORE COACHING CLINICS AND MORE COACHES TO SUPPORT THEM
