 The fun part about high school basketball in Kentucky is that we never know what is going to happen. We always enter each season with great anticipation. Many of us hope that we might recapture those ‘golden moments’ where we could be that one special team at the end of the season at Rupp Arena. We are only one of two states that play for the one state championship. Everyone in Kentucky knows how special that is! One of the long standing goals of the Kentucky Basketball Coaches Association has been to attain the membership of 1,000 coaches. We are extremely close to reaching that goal because as of this date we have approximately 950 members. You can locate all of the coaches that are members by logging onto the KABC website. This is the perfect time to show stewardship and help our organization by contacting a coach that still isn’t a member and letting them know about all of the benefits that they could receive by signing up. Just remind them that if a coach is not a member then they are not eligible for ‘Coach of the Year’ and more importantly their players will not be eligible for the KABC All Region Teams. As president of this great association, I would like to wish everyone good luck in accomplishing the goals and aspirations that you as the coach and your team have set for a successful season. Sincerely, Ron Bevars
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 The KABC Board set a goal of 1,000 members for 2010 at its fall board meeting. Individual regions low on membership are being targeted for improvement. The KABC Board set new requirements for Coach and Player awards in 2008.
KABC membership is required for the Coaches and assistants for voting privileges and Coach/Player of the year awards selection.
The KABC with its numerous programs is dependent on Coaches to take part and actively support their voice of high school basketball in Kentucky. Membership is the key to our strength-we all need each other.
Together we can and will make our game better! Join you and your staff now and get involved! |
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The KABC is actively involved in the development of a Kentucky High School Basketball Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame would be created to honor coaches and players that have distinguished themselves over the 90+ years that high school basketball has been played in the Commonwealth. An organizational committee of 12 members is actively pursuing the concept. Follow its development on the KABC website.
The KABC hosted the National Association of Basketball Coaching Directors annual meeting in Louisville during July in 2008 and 2009. 27 States now have basketball associations and are members of the organization. Each year, ideas and concepts for development are shared by the various states represented.
The leadership is pursuing two new initiatives:
1. Development of a National Association of High School Basketball Coaches linked to your state membership.
2. Through the development of a national association, a greater voice on several crucial issues affecting high school basketball could be addressed 30,000+ strong. An annual conference, awards programs and a national tournament are all possibilities for our future!
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 1. KHSAA Basketball Committee involvement - Eligible for KABC members only2. Website/Bi-annual newsletter 3. Annual conference and golf tournament 4. Extensive awards programs: A. Regional Player/Coach of the Year awards B. Century Club awards C. Court of Honor D. State Tournament Larry Conley and Patti Jo Hedges scholarship awards 5. East-West All-Star Games at Boys and Girls Sweet 16. 6. Coaches Assist program financially helping Coaches in distress 7. Team Focus youth development camp at the University of Louisville for fatherless children 8. Reduced room rates at Sweet 16 each year 9. Financial support of charitable tournaments 10. National representation as an active member of the National Association of Basketball Coaching Directors. |
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KABC Annual Golf Outing 2009 The annual golf outing was played at the University of Kentucky Club Wildcat Course. This was due to a scheduling snafu with the Golf Course of the Bluegrass but it worked out well. Even though the weather was a bit rainy, we made the most of it. We had a nice day of golf, great food from Rafferty’s, some good scores and the competition was very close. Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves relaxing and playing golf and then topping it off with an outstanding conference. Next year, we are looking to return to our usual place of play as they already have us scheduled for the 2010 conference weekend of Sept. 17th . Please, plan now to be there. Wish all of you a great basketball season for 2009-2010. Listed below are the winners for this year.
LOW GROSS LOW NET  1st B. Johnson S. Miller B. Alexander R. Sallee J. Belcher B. Napier T. Johnson A. Skaggs
2nd N. West L. Slone D. Carroll S. Tackett T. Scaggs J. Mann S. Miller C. Adkins
3rd A. Feldhaus W. Feldhaus K. Roberts S. Coffey B. Fritz D. Johnson D. Feldhaus M. Carpenter
4th D. McDaniels R. Kinman S. Bolin D. Plunkett K. Wheeler J. Utter M. Lenox S. West Special prizes: Closest to pin: Hole #17 N. West
Long Drive: B. Alexander Draw Prize Winners: Nike Golf Bag – Tim Rice Nike Travel Bag - Terry Israel Nike Travel Bag – Tim Davis Nike Travel Bag – Mike Beard Nike Travel Bag – Jason Smith Titleist Golf Balls – Brandon Fritz
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 Our 16th annual Fall Clinic was one of our best ever with great speakers and over 500 in attendance. We would like to say thanks to our outstanding speakers who were both informative and entertaining. This years speakers were: John Calapari, UK, Matthew Mitchell, UK, Tom Crean, IU, David Henley, Covington Holmes-2009 State Champions, Chris Mack, Xavier, Fran Fraschilla, ESPN Analyst, and Julian Tackett, KHSAA who conducted our rules clinic.
Make plans now to attend next years clinic which will once again be held at the Hyatt in Lexington on Sept. 17 and 18, 2010. (This is a week earlier than usual because Lexington is hosting the World Equestrian Games.)
Thanks to all who attended this years clinic and your support of our KABC,
Clinic Director
Coach Curtis Turley.
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Coaches, please support our Corporate Sponsors as you purchase products for your team:  Converse is our official shoe company. Rawlings is our official basketball and uniform company. Jostens is our official ring and award company. Remember Raffertys for all your team meals.
We would like to say a special thanks to these companies for their continued support of the KABC. |
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 The KABC website features news updates, awards, nomination forms and membership lists. Here are some important links for you to use:
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KABC Membership as of 2-28-10
2009-10 Membership Application (