1. Coach, Please introduce your self (what kind of coaching experience you have, important  wins, prominent players )

 My name is Dustin Karrer and I have 6 years of HS coaching experience with a 132-58 record. 2 time district champion, 3 time area finalist, 2 time regional finalist, 1 state championship. 1 year of coaching professionally in the Kosovo Superleague for Kerasan Pristina, 2 years assistant coach for U16 Kosovo National team.

2. Where you work now and what are you responsibilities?

I currently work for The Basketball Embassy as Director of Domestic Coaching and also the head mens basketball coach for Great Hearts Monte Vista, a prominent group of charter schools both Texas and Arizona

3. Do you have D1 players ( also what is the level in D1 collages)?

 I have currently coached 4 Division 1 Players Andrew Poulter (Arkansas Little Rock), Paul Perez (Texas A&M Corpus Christi), Kyle Hittle (Incarnate Word), and Austin Karrer (University of Texas San Antonio) as well as 17 other lower level college players

4. What are the right steps to go studying and playing in USA Colleges Leagues?

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1. Would you tell us more about yourself, about your coaching experience and current occupation

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1. Coach, Please introduce your self we know you’ve been a great player tell more about you?

–  Well…I am from Birmingham in a town called Handsworth. I fell in love with basketball when it was on tv here in Englan, I think I was about 9 or 10. I fell in love with the passion and skill immediately. When I went to secondary school I was introduced to basketball on the playing side. I wouldn’t say the game came easy to me but I would say I did every drill that was asked of me.  2 years later I was representing my country aged 13, fr om then on my career went in full throttle. Continue reading →

A few days ago announced the beginning of BGbasket.com poll-related basketball organizations camps taking place in Bulgaria during the summer. The idea of the poll's organizers to gain a real appreciation for menažiranite of these camps to know what and how to improve, to develop in their work. Also future participants to see the impressions of those before them and easier to decide when, where and why to attend camp.

Already received a first letter from the editorial e-mail. It was a 15-year-old participant in International Basketball Camp, which was held in Gabrovo. Here are the impressions of Borislav of Plovdiv:

"My name is Eboni, from Plovdiv am and train at Beroe. I'm 15 years old. This is the sixth camp to me. Of all Bulgarian camps, of which I have been, I liked this in Gabrovo. Conditions were quite good and the hotel, and in the Hall. The preparation was perfect, there was a military-industrial complex. We had lectures by Georgi Panov and psychologist. The coaches who lead the group that wasn't for me were pretty good – Antonio Stankov and Nicholas Dale. In our group we had the opportunity to train with a coach in America, and courses had everywhere. And the 12 groups had a place to work out.

A day in the Campa passed so for our group: woke up at 6:30 and 7:00 am we had breakfast, then practice from 8:00 to 9:30 and rest until 12:30. Then we had lunch and afterwards we had free time to 14:00 and 16:00 break up, then drill from 17:15 to 18:30, and dinner. Then one hour break and one more workout from 8:15 to 21:00.

I have no recommendations for the following year, I was very pleased with this first edition. My dreams related to basketball, to play somewhere in Europe some day. Maybe Spain or Greece, and why not even in the NBA. With basketball I do already for eight years. "

Looking forward to your impressions of the kampovete, and more about the poll read here

Source http://bgbasket.com/new.php?id=61338

Vladimir Iskrov's of the young Bulgarian coaches, but it already has a lot of experience behind us in the profession. This summer he was chief organizer of the camp, which was held in Gabrovo. On this occasion he comes out with another post on my blog at: BGbasket.com

Dear friends, less than a month ago in Gabrovo took place the first edition of the International Basketball Camp. I would like to express my sincere thanks to Mrs Tanya Das, Mayor of the town of Gabrovo, for having adopted and supported the idea of over 220 children to exercise active for 8 days.

Training process was extremely busy, the children practiced three times a day, and in poludnite had the opportunity to enrich their common culture with visits to the Home of humour and satire, and the Ethnographic open-air museum "etar". Access to these sites was secured again by the municipality of Gabrovo and the kids took completely free from this cultural wealth.

The official opening of the International Basketball Camp took place on 15 August, as a special guest was Mrs. Rosalie Daniel, Chairman of the State Agency for child protection. Ms. Daniel announced the start of an exhibition game between the two best team in Bulgaria up to the age of 12 years: Academic Champion and co-champion 99 Bulteks Balkan.

Extremely valuable for participants was the presence of coaches from the United States, Italy and the Czech Republic. The main merit these professionals to come to Gabrovo is the owner of the "Sigma Sports" Mr Tommaso Komelini.

Of course, Bulgarian coaches that helped this event to take place, they gave the best of themselves. In this way, the Bulgarians and foreigners are successfully working as a team with the idea of 8 days to teach at our basketball skills that will help them not only in sports, but in life.

Once again I want to express my infinite gratitude to the entire coaching team, thanks to which the International Basketball Camp takes place on an extremely high technical level:

Tommaso Komelini-Manager and owner of the "Sigma Sports", Sibelius Dzanardi-breeder of national teams in the North of Italy, Giuseppe Siklari-head coach in the PMS Torino, Federico Vecchi-Sports Director of Virtus Bologna and coached the team to 18 years, Chris Diehl-coach of the national team of Kosovo to 16 years, Joey Cooper-coach of the national team of Macedonia to 16 years, Dustin Carter-works with the men's team in Kosovo , Libor Havranec-athletic coach in England.

The Chief coach of Bulgarian Campa was Melissa Daniels. I want to express my gratitude to her, because she not only is a great coach, but also a wonderful person. I wish every club in Bulgaria to have a trainer like her in school. She may be the only coach with more than 100 consecutive wins. English coaches who work abroad are also featured. Ravi Dani that works and plays in Viterbo, Italy, also helped in training. Aleksandar aleksiev, from Trenta, impressed with his knowledge of basketball game even foreign coaches.

Special thanks to local coaches who helped immensely with the Organization: Victor Daniel-head coach at Chardafon-orlovets, Anita Daniel, Nicholas Dale/Doctor/Galia Ilieva, the youngest and most ambitious in the team of Chardafon-Orlovets Antonio Stankov. I am very glad that all young coaches, despite the busy schedule, managed to maintain high levels of performance, and it was surrendering and on children. Thanks to: Teddy Beech by CSKA, Ivan Bonev of Champion 2006, Miniskus Zikas from CSKA, Jana Čakalska from the Balkan, light Dakila from Sofia, Samuel Daniel of Eurobasket and Stefan Ivanov (teaches and works as a coach in the Netherlands).

The Campa attended and many coaches that arrived with their teams. I am extremely happy that they believed in the idea of IBC and thank them. They are: Jordan Ivanov, brought the first gold medal of the Plovdiv in the last Academic year with 12 year old boys, as well as his assistant Dimitar Dimitrov, CJ Daniel returned from the United States and now resurgent basketball in the town of dupnitsa.

The children did their first steps in the mental training. With the help of a sports psychologist. Galina Rogleva, each participant in the Campa is touched and to that part of the training process. The coaches had the opportunity to undergo psychological training and attend seminars conducted by Italian and American coaches.

During the camp, the kids had the pleasure to get to know each other and a few legends of the Bulgarian basketball. Mrs. Julia Daisley-European Club Champion with Levski-at the age of 14 is called in the women's national team and thus becomes the youngest ballplayer, part of the women's national team in the history of Bulgaria. She talked about some of the clearest successes of women's basketball. Paid attention to the combination of sport and education.

Sri Panov is another story, but the men's basketball, which uphold the IBC. He talked about the four Olympiads in which I was involved, as the two of them was a standard bearer of the Bulgarian group, talks about his career and continued sports also drew attention to the importance of education.

The children from the camp had the chance to get acquainted with Prof. Tsurov and Prof. Tsarova-teachers in basketball, in which most Bulgarian coaches have gone into training students at NSA "Vassil Levski". They gave some valuable advice to young athletes.

Kulminacionniât point was on the exhibition game in basketball in wheelchairs. Special guests were the guys on the team Sofia-Balkan. They showed incredible skill and motiviraha children with the sports zeal and desire they hold. It is important to note that Sofia-Balkan was the first champion of Bulgaria the basketball on the carts. Demonstrativniât match plus, was played between the two semifinals of the first National final Championship for amateurs.

Official guests of the closing ceremony were the President of the Bulgarian basketball Federation Georgi Glushkov and Deputy Chairman of the State Agency for child protection Ms. Velina Dai. By the hosts – Ms. Tanya Das.

I want to express special thanks to the companies that helped sponsors this event to be a real holiday for all participants. There were also people and companies help finance part of Campa and with this help we purchased 80 books

"Thank you basketball" Georgi Panov, and the full amount of the purchase of these books was directed to the author.

The most emotional was the last day on which all participants received awards at IBC and Campa was closed, as it began-with the the anthem of Bulgaria with one fundamental difference-220 children sang the national anthem during the closure. This greatly impressed me and I believe that we've been able to really do something meaningful during these eight days.

Success and thanks to all who were a part of IBC Gabrovo 2016.

Source http://bgbasket.com/new.php?id=61752

Gabrovo will host the International basketball camp. This will be the first edition of the Kampa, which aims to expand the knowledge of athletes and coaches with the help of renowned professionals from Europe and the United States. Chief Organizer is VladimirIskrov.
The main objectives of the Campa are learning new basketball skills; introduction of contestants with basketball methodology of countries such as the United States, Italy, Slovakia and Austria and create international contacts.
Promoter of Kampa is one of our best basketball players Hristo Zahariev. His desire to promote the Campa is associated with a foreign partner, Sigma Sports Agency, who is also his agent.
The dates for the Campa are between 15 and 23 August. For more information-Vladimir Iskrov: Tel. 0888 677 100, e-mail: vladoiskrov@gmail.com

Read more about Campa here and here

Source http://bgbasket.com/new.php?id=59234

In the summer in Gabrovo will be held the first edition of the International Basketball Camp (read here). Its Organizer is Vladimir Iskrov and Bulgarian coaches, there will be those from abroad. In front of BGbasket.com he tells about how she was born the idea of Campa and what are its objectives:

-In August ahead of the first edition of the International Basketball Camp in Gabrovo. How did the idea for it?
-In the last year at my work, so I had opportunity to see a lot of places and see how things happen in basketball aspect there. I managed to last 40 days in the United States, before that I was in Ireland, and after the United States was for a few days in Italy. In fact, on that basis, I found that in the vast majority of World Basketball is one tool for the development of the personality of young people. People in advanced countries long ago realized that basketball is not done in order to have professional athletes and each club to search for such, but to have personalities. That is to say, through basketball to negatively affect our young to be built as good people. From this point I realized that I needed to do something different in Bulgaria for starters and I think starting with this camp will be able to make a slight change.
The idea is to have coaches from different countries to enhance the skills of basketball players in Bulgaria and to demonstrate new methods of teaching. In fact, as a long term goal is part of the kids who attend these camps to get the opportunity to play basketball abroad and also receive training. This will happen because of our agency partners, Sigma Sport. Last time I was in Italy I had a chance to see how things happen in their schools and teams. The people in these countries are looking for talented children, but still know that even if you take any, it does not give them a guarantee that they will become basketball players. The good thing about that is done, however, is that they will have the opportunity to play and also learn. I mean, at the very least to have one language.
In a few words this is the idea of this camp-to enable the child to touch the coaches from the European level, and if any of these kids be your preferred or impressed by the Agency to make a connection and to seek fulfillment in abroad.

Gabrovo-Why?
First of all is at the heart of Bulgaria and is a convenient location. Secondly, the conditions are unique to basketball-like platforms and as the rooms. Third, there is a brand new hotel with a large base, 4 stars and everything necessary for the holding of an international camp at a high level. Separately two years ago, I worked there and I have the support of City Hall, Chardafon-Orlovets and all people who are somehow tied to basketball in the city.

-Say something poveča for coaches, who will be the Campa …
-From our side there will be trainers of Botevgrad, Plovdiv, Blagoevgrad, Sofia. In fact, those who will be coming from abroad will be from four countries-Italy, the United States, Austria and Slovakia. A little more information about names, and for the people themselves will have until the end of May. Either way, people will be coming from the serious teams. We expect the main trainer of Reggio Emilia. I spoke with Tommaso Komelini, which is one of the owners of Sigma Sport and thanks to whom those coaches will come to Bulgaria. He confirmed that work seriously and that there is a option and one of the national coaches of Italy to come to Kampa. In the process of completing things.

-Every beginning is hard. With what difficulties face on the organisation?
-Kampovete really are great, and the purpose of this is to have a little more benefit for children. Almost every child goes to camp or in Bulgaria or in Serbia. Goes 8-10 days somewhere, then tucked into her Club and nothing changes. The idea of this camp was to be as a springboard for talented children and really have a bigger bonus from the emotion that will be with children from other teams from other countries and that they will receive adequate training a basketball. The idea is to have something like perspective-any option or the possibility of them for a better development. Not only as athletes, but also as people. During my basketball trips in the last year I saw that really can basketball is a wonderful thing to be used for the development of these young people. We've had many racers that were unique players 16 or 17 years, but due to an injury or any other reason, you need to stop and then with this child knows what is happening. If we have a talented player such as Christian Darlings and Nikola Angelov, who left for the United States, even if they have a health problem, they will have a very good education and it will help them to succeed in life. For me these are the best steps for our young players. Just to give them the possibility of Bulgaria setting foot in Western Europe, and from there to move up to the world.

Source: http://bgbasket.com/new.php?id=59351

SC "Smile" organizes a children's ski/snowboard camp in the Italian Alps

When? 07.04.2017 (d). – 16.04.2017 (d).

Where? The Alpine resort town of Paso Tonale, Italy

Why The Alps?

• Frequented by tourists are 120 million per year
• A variety of slopes for beginners and advanced
• Maintained and operated roads and fresh mountain air

What we aim with this sporty ski camp?

• Improving sports skills of children and their physical capacity
• Getting to know the local culture and traditions and experience in an international environment
• Development of their intellectual ability, through a variety of games and activities
• The development of team spirit, teamwork, responsibility and autonomy

Hotel Pian di Neve (4 stars)

• Located just 200 meters from the sunny and snowy slopes
• All rooms have private bathrooms, wireless Internet and tv
• Free use of the spa area with Jacuzzi, sauna and Turkish bath

For resort Paso Tonale

• The best quality-price ratio of the ski/snowboard vacation in Europe
• 41 tracks (12, 23, blue red, 6 black) with a length of 100 km
• Calm and friendly to children and families resort

An extra

• Overnight stay with breakfast, dinner and a stroll in Ljubljana, Slovenia on the go
• Stroll in Venice, Italy on the return
• Overnight with dinner, breakfast and a walk in Zagreb, Croatia on the way back

What includes ski camp:

• Transportation by luxury bus
• 9 nights – one in Ljubljana, seven in Paso Tonale and one in Zagreb
• Breakfast and dinner buffet
• Lunch at the track dry Pack, tea and dessert
• Ski pass for 6 days in the period 04.2017-14.04.2017
• Ski instructor
• Excursions in Venice and Ljubljana, Zagreb
• Medical insurance

Price £ 1290.

Short program

Detailed program

The former head coach of "Chardafon-Orlovets" Vladimir Iskrov, who now works in the North-Atlantic basketball Academy in Dublin in the summer will lead the class in Barcelona.

The information was published on the front page of the newspaper "100 news" today.

The invitation to the young specialists came from the Catalan basketball Federation. The Spaniards acquired direct impressions of the young Professional by Javier Garcia, who along with Iskrov, pre-di week gave a lecture in Dublin to work with adolescents basketball players.

Front page of "100 news" finds a place and other sports news. March 8th, bring new joy in the handball club "Bucky".