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	<description>On Layups.com you’ll find every facet of Basketball life including Practice Drills, Training and Coaching Tips, Plays and hints on general Teaching as well as help with sensitive topics such as being an aspiring Coach, Parental Involvement, Motivation and how to handle issues of inappropriate behavior. I’m looking forward to have an open forum where coaches, athletes, parents, staff, and Basketball Lovers can come to share in supporting each other in their quest to develop their own skills.</description>
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		<title>Portraits of top NCAA Coaches: Jay Wright</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Aug 2010 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the Z.Z. Top song, “every girl is crazy about a sharp dressed man.” That and having a smart basketball mind will get you a Head Coaching job in the Big East. If you don’t think so, ask Jay Wright. As the head coach of the Villanova University Wildcats, Wright has been named as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Portraits of top NCAA Coaches: Billy Donovan</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 07:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Billy Donovan was Nicknamed &#8216;Billy the Kid&#8217; by Petino while he played at Providence. Donovan blossomed under a young coach just off a stint with the New Jersey Nets: Rick Pitino. While playing under Pitino the Friars flourished and Donovan averaged 15 points per game as a junior and 20 as a senior. During Donovan’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Basketball Idols: A Portrait of Larry Bird</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jun 2010 07:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Larry Bird was a small time country boy when he came to the city to play basketball. His legendary fame in the game was for a whole 13 seasons, where he entertained his fans with his spontaneous game reasoning’s and brilliant game. He is regarded as one of basketballs all time greats and can be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Portraits of top NCAA Coaches: Tom Izzo</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 May 2010 07:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this week, there were reports that Tom Izzo, coach of the Michigan State University Spartans would leave to open the new Matthew Knight arena at the University of Oregon. The man who had lead the Spartans since 1995, never missing a post-season tournament in the process, would open up their new arena, paid for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Portraits of top NCAA Coaches: Jim Boeheim</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 07:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Usually when a person spends more then five years at a University without gaining a Ph.D. it’s frowned upon. However, I don’t think anyone will be making a fuss about Jim Boeheim staying at Syracuse since his playing days in 1962. Boeheim was born in Lyon’s New York on November 17, 1944. He would graduate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Portraits of top NCAA Coaches: Bill Self</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 07:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When coaching at a program like the University of Kansas, you have to find a way to stand out among distinguished company. In their history the Jayhawks have produced both great players and coaches. The names are legendary: Wilt Chamberlin, Phog Allen, Roy Williams, Larry Brown and Paul Pierce, just to name a few. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Portraits of top NCAA Coaches: Jim Calhoun</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 07:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this age of the college basketball-coaching carousel, where a coach bolts at the mere smell of money, you can associate only a handful of coaches with a certain program. Mike Krzyzewski at Duke, Jim Boeheim at Syracuse and Tom Izzo at Michigan State are three who have been in the spotlight during this year’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Portraits of top NCAA Coaches: Rick Pitino</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 07:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Armed with Slicked back hair and a Long Island accent, Rick Pitino is the only coach in NCAA history to lead three schools to the Final Four. On the side he is part owner of the aptly named “Celtic Pride Stable” which describes his approach to life and Basketball: Fast and successful. This approach has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Portraits of top NCAA Coaches: Mike Krzyzewski</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 07:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Krzyzewskiville.” That’s the name give to the annually constructed waiting line that appears prior to Duke University Blue Devil home basketball games. Once per year (before the school’s game against arch rival, the University of North Carolina Tar Heels) the school allows for “tenting” meaning that up to a week before the game students will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Basketball Idols: A Portrait of Earvin Magic Johnson</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Born Earvin Johnson on August 14, 1959 in Lansing, Michigan, it seemed that “Magic” had to be his name since that’s what he exuberated on and off court. An amazing personality and player, he is also one of the most inspirational players of our time. His famous quote which says, “Everybody on a championship team [...]]]></description>
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