For many coaches one of the most fulfilling parts of their job, off the court at least, is sharing their experiences and knowledge with their colleagues.

Most coaches are familiar with late night dinners and hours spent around a table, talking

		Longtime coach Mario Blasone offers his thoughts on training players in the fundamentals.

about players and drawing up new defensive or offensive schemes on napkins.

Now, the FIBA Europe Coaching Website has introduced a new section which gives coaches around Europe the opportunity to learn from the top names in the world of basketball like Coach Mario Blasone and Rob Meurs, an internationally recognized scout.

Blasone shares his thoughts on teaching the fundamentals of the game in his book, published exclusively on the FIBA Europe Coaching Website, Triple Threat.  Blasone, a long-time coach of youth teams in Italy and at the international level as head coach of the Egyptian national team, takes you step-by-step through drills to teach passing, shooting and dribbling while making it fun and keeping the players engaged.

Rob Meurs, a former player and coach in the Netherlands, has made a business out of finding the best players in Europe and in a series of exclusive articles delves into the finer points of talent evaluation, starting with the fundamental question, what is talent?

All this and more is available on FIBA Europe’s coaching website at http://fibaeurope.com/coaching.