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High school basketball: New coach hosting girls basketball showcase

This is exactly why I can't stand basketball. It is volleyball and soccer season for high school girls, yet basketball thinks they are so big and bad that they should have a showcase in the middle of other coaches' seasons. Purely arrogant. Just like the NBA players and coaches.

Its one of the only times that basketball coaches have time off. That is what sports are about, seeing what players are about whatever time of year. Its good for the area girls as well as coaches.

If you are avid volleyball or soccer fan, you would know those programs go year round. Look at Pleasant Grove volleyball ... every kid on that team plays club volleyball year round.

I can't believe we actually have something this big in this state coming here. Rather than hate on a sport, support the kids who are going and looking for college opportunities.

You are probably a volleyball or soccer coach lol. I love all three sports and enjoy watching high school sports.

Good luck to the kids who are attending. 6 states represented is impressive.

There are brief periods of time during the year in which college coaches can actually go and watch and visit with high school basketball playerscoahces, etc., and this weekend is one of those rare times. The NCAA sets the rules, and coaches and players and showcase camps adjust accordingly. Thanks to Adam Barrett and to the Utah Swoosh Basketball Showcase Camp for providing the opportunity for the girls to show their stuff and perhaps find some scholarships in the process.

Some girls only play one sport. To stay on top of the game they play year round. I think it is great that there is so much interest in gilrs basketball in Utah. I don't think anyone is arrogant that wants to give girls a chance to be seen by so many college coaches.

Is there a website where one can go and see the list of players coming? How about the list of college coaches who will be there?

Go to Utahswooshbasketball.com......its all posted there. Click on the Showcase Camp for list of coaches and players.

Go Bruins!!
Finally an event fit for young talents in Orem. We got extraordinaire players in particularly in the Bruins team. I hope they will be given a chance to showcase their skills this coming Saturday. There's te duo of defenders like point guard Aja & Chelsea. They like to steal and hassle.Anjie has the speed to outrun everybody in court and many more talents. We look forward in waching these girls excel in this sport and hopefully get the chance to play in college level.

Goodluck!!
SLC Bruins Fan
PS If you practice & play hard,
you'll be hard to beat most like you will win.

Is this a free camp, or another money maker for the coaches?

I didn't see this event advertised anywhere? I saw in the Trib that there was another event in Salt Lake at the Open Court? It appeared he was trying to get any players he could get. One event is open to public while the other is invite only to get the cream of the crop?

If one is advertising it to the public and will take anyone that wants to, then it appears there is someone trying to make money. I would assume the invite one is making money, but an invite only limits players. YET ... it appears all of the best players in the state of Utah are going to the Swoosh Camp. They also have some kids from other states.

Interesting events, both going head to head for competition in Utah. This is great for girls basketball in our state!

If I go to the Swoosh website it doesn't indicate that it is by invitation only. It does say first 50 players and then the camp is full. I also count a list of more than 70 players at a camp that says it is full at 50.

at a $100 a pop... It'd open the enrollment up too!
All of those schools that may be coming, yeah, right... and most of the "committed" schools are from Utah.

Do you think these events don't have costs associated with them? Gym rental, referees, coaches, trainers, insurance, etc. Not sure why you would expect a free camp.

As for the argument regarding the two events I have no idea what you are talking about. Why is an article in the Trib advertising while an article in the Deseret News is not? Is this article considered advertising?

Not seeing a lot of logic in your statements here.

The Intermountain Showcase has been going on for the past few years. They have never really had schools from out of state besides Southern Idaho. The new showcase has USC, Boise State, Washington State, Cal State Northridge, Montana State, Idaho State, Saint Mary's of California, University of Nevada-Reno. Plus all of the instate universities, D2's and JuCo's. We all need to applaud chances like these and not turn them down.

Why is this hot shot from the great northwest coming to utah anyway? because utah is a hotbed for undiscovered girls basketball talent? the d1 schools and wnba are overflowing with utahns!

or because we here in utah are famous for our "big score" mentality?

Show these camp guys the money!!!

Do the math, 75 times $100. I don't think the Dnews should be providing these guys with free advertising. It's a business they're running here, not a community service.

Yep... Nothing like living the dream by living OFF someone else's dream...

Adding players does two things only. Makes the camp more crowded and makes the event organizer more money. If quality and helping the kids is the motivation you would stay with what you claimed in the first place, 50 players.

I would really be interested in how many college coaches (besides the ones from any of the colleges in Utah) do show up to this extravaganza... I'm willing to bet not as many as advertised by the DeseretNews.