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(Sunday, 05 October 2008) Written by Hernando Planells

Catching up...

(Tuesday, 12 August 2008) Written by Hernando Planells

Its been close to 3 months since we last touched base...  As many of you know I left Japan to come back to the States to coach Slamball...  Slamball was the hybrid version o full contact basketball that was played on trampolines...  in 2002 and 2003 Slamball gave the world a view of a live action video game type sport that had people buzzing but finding the right TV deal and dealing with issues I'm not familiar with left slamball dormant for 5 years till now.  I spent 6 weeks at the IMG Academy conducting workouts and training the athletes for the season which was all shot in one week at Universal Studios Hollywood... As I write this I am now in Raleigh, NC...  I will be here for a while scouting again for Marty Blake, the Director of Scouting for the NBA...  I will also be able to continue my training program which became successful when I was in Los Angeles....  before I left LA I was fortunate enough to choreograph a commercial for the WNBA playoffs which will begin showing in a week or so...  ill keep you updated... Ill update more frequently once I get settled in NC... in the meantime, keep the emails coming and talk to you soon...

Watching workouts...

(Monday, 19 May 2008) Written by Hernando Planells

Part of my stay includes watching basketball workouts of players who will have put their name in the NBA draft.  A good friend of mine Dan Barto is one of the coaches at IMG Academy and they do a very good job in getting the athletes prepared.  The reality is that there is nothing special that goes into an NBA pre-draft workout.  The difference is that the workouts are more complete, the players go through basketball skills, conditioning, strength program and speed and agility training.  People ask me all the time - what do you look for when evaluating a player?  Personally I look at footwork, body control, shooting and hands.  Usually a player is very good at all of those things in a drill setting but when they start playing I watch to see if they are equally as comfortable.  I won't divulge information on which players are here but I will say that at least 3 or 4 will be drafted in this years NBA draft. I will say this - the bottom line in evaluating talent is this - can he/she play or can't they...

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Barry Manilow in Taipei

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