Indian's Had Success A summary of the players and their contributions to the success of the 2001-2002 team, only the third DHS girls basketball team to make it to the MIAA Division I South Sectional Finals.
Memories of '95 A few photos in celebration of the 1994-95 Dartmouth Girls' Basketball team. This team not only won the Eastern Athletic Conference title for the 4th straight year but also went on to play for the Eastern Massachusetts State Championship in Boston Garden.
Dartmouth Girls Basketball Camp Information on the Dartmouth Girls Basketball Camp and other camps where you may find Coach Hoyle during the off season.
#24 Jessica Gaspar Hard to believe but Jess has finished her college career at UNC. She's off to play pro ball overseas. Read her college profile here. Jess is also currently playing professional basketball in Iceland. Click here to read about her play for "KFI" (although some of it is in Icelandic). A recent Greg Sullivan Herald News article on Jess and her professional career can be found here.
UNC Women's Basketball Keep track of former Dartmouth High All American and UNC player Jessica Gaspar's UNC Tar Heels.
Coach Wooden Players have heard me quote this coaching legend for years. Get more information on Coach Wooden and his "Pyramid of Success" at the John Wooden web site.
Maureen Halstead "Mo" led the Indian hoop team in scoring for 3 straight seasons, scoring over 900 points. Now a field hockey standout at Michigan State, you can read her college profile here. Or about one of her fine high school games here.
Meaghan Halstead Meaghan Halstead, Mo's older sister, a terrific 3 point shooter for us went on to play field hockey at URI.
Audra Fredette A terrific team captain for the 1999-2000 season, Audra now plays volleyball for Bridgewater State.
Hoops Leslie Hsu, part of my "Dream Team " JV squad of a few years ago and now a Harvard grad, has a section of her page on "Hoops". Check it out, if only to see the photo of Leslie and her pals cracking up on the Dartmouth bench. The intramural program at Arizona better beware when Leslie is boxing out!
The Emerson Lions Homepage Dartmouth's pride, Michelle Alexander, played point for the Lions a few season ago.
U Mass Dartmouth Womens' Basketball Information on the local college team. Former Dartmouth player Patti Tomkiewicz played for UMD and was an assistant coach a few years back. Check out other local talent on the roster.
Christina Balastini She played her ball at Classical High School in Providence and I'd see her at all the PC summer camps (where I would beat her in knock out). She's took her game to Stanford and has played professional ball in Europe. Read about her here.
Northeast Region Division III Womens' Basketball Information on all the Northeast Region college teams. Many former Dartmouth players as well as players from the EAC and the Big 3 Conferences have gone on to play some college ball at these schools. Check out the standings, the web sites and more (and maybe get yourself recruited by some of these fine institutions).
Basketball Coaching - In Search of Excellence Coach Brad Winters, another coach on the bball coaching email list, shares his multiple offensive and defensive systems; weight training program, master practice plan, as well as his motivational and team-building strategies.
Coach Basketball.com Designed by coaches for coaches, this site offers links, questions & answers, a soon to be opened database for high school players and more.
Coach's Clipboard Dr. Jim Gels' non-profit basketball website, "The Coach's Clipboard", with tips, drills, plays, strategies for coaches and players.
NBA.com The site for all the NBA information you need. Includes information on the league and all teams.
Bostonian Steve's Celtic WWW Page Like the page above, this fan generated Celtic page offers original articles and many Celtic links. It's worth a trip.
Havenport Online Sports Forum Offers coaches a chance to ask questions, give advice, or just read the various postings from coaches across the country and Canada.
Nando SportServer Mens' and womens' pro teams to the NCAA, the Nando SportServer has it all.
Sports Radio WEEI This site for fans of the talk sports radio station has local team links and links to other sites of interest.
790 The Score Even closer to home, with a definite home town feel, we have 790 The Score. Links to local pro teams as well as local colleges: URI, PC, U Mass Dartmouth and more. And check out the score van.
The Journal of Basketball Studies Some advanced math skills applied to the sport of basketball. Can you think of a better site for this link ? Maybe I should also list it on my math page.
OurTeam.com A site listing youth sports
teams on the web. Check out the basketball links.
Steph's Ball Handling Drills Home Page Here's an eighth grader with a plan for improvement. You can find on this page many of the drills we've used at camps. Steph even demonstates them for you (available on Quicktime).
Product Sites
Hard as it may be to believe, many of the companies listed below have written to me and asked to be listed on this site. I started this section as a service to coaches and players who may want to take advantage of their services.
The Same River Twice I love to read a good book. I especially love a good basketball book. John Walters has written one of the best, a terrific look at one of the best college programs in the country. This is a behind-the-scenes journey with Coach Geno Auriemma and the 2000-01 University of Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team. It is a great look at what it takes to be a #1 team. The preparation, the dedication, the sacrifice. This is a book that will be appreciated by coaches, players and fans. Highly recommended.
Sysko's Books and Videos The web site for the Wisconsin catalog company that many coaches choose as their one stop to shop for hoop videos and books. Something I really like about this group is if you email Jim Blaine with a question about a product, he'll try and help you decide what is best for your situation. He has been a help to me several times.
Digital Scout Do you have one of those little hand held computer organizers? This is the place to get great software to help you with your coaching. The digital scout costs about $12 and can give you all the stats you need. It was the first thing I downloaded when I received a Handspring Visor Deluxe.
Swish Basketball Shooting Instructional Video Tom Nordland's guide to shooting. This site offers the terrific video, shooting articles and you can sign up for a free email newsletter. Tom also doesn't disappear after you buy the product. He has always been willing to answer my email questions.
TeamArete With a goal of "helping coaches and players pursue excellence" this site offers articles, X's and O's as well as many books and videos.
Basketball's Best The goal of this site is to bring you the best basketball instructional and developmental information and to provide sources for camps, clinics, basketball speakers, basketball equipment, and other information that are among the best basketball has to offer .
Youth Sports Club This product site is geared to instructional videos and books for youth sports. Coach a young team? You may find something you need here.
Basketball World Camps, clinics, books, videos can all be found here at Basketball World.
Hoop Scoops A resource for young players, coaches, parents with articles and tips on game improvement. Also sells books, posters and videos.
Hoop Lines At HoopLines they "...want to change the way basketball is played in the driveways, cul-de-sacs and streets of the world. The purity of the sport demands that a regulation court should be under every backboard.
HoopLines is designed to make this transition an easy one." Check out their products and links here.
Basketball Guide: by Vidbook.com If you have a fast modem or cable connection you'll want to check out the Basketball Guide. It contains some free VidBook basic basketball strategy tips and video for coaches and players, including Lenny Wilkens' advice on dribbling, footwork, rebounding and drills.
Winning Hoops Here is the home page for the six-times-a-year coaching publication. The site also offers a bulletin board, books, online links and more.
Ralph Miller's PRESSURE BASKETBALL SYSTEM Steve Seidler, 7 year asst. to coach Miller at OSU has written a book (a video is also available) containing the in's and out's of Hall of Fame and twice National Coach of the Year, Ralph Miller's pressure basketball system.
Powerbasketball.com Product reviews, coaching tips, books, videos, email answers to your question, links, this site offers a great deal to youth basketball coaches. Check it out.
Rolbak Rolbak is the maker of "the original basket ball protecto net." If you have a hoop in your yard or on your street, this company sells a net that will keep missed shots from rolling off, damaging flowers, or just keep you from having to chase down the ball. Also contains some hoop links.
The Basketball Highway This is a terrific site for coaches to get information on drills, video & book reviews and more. Bookmark this one. You'll be going back.
