You're invited as our Parks & Recreation Department hosts a coaching clinic for coaches in the youth basketball program.
The clinic is Dec. 19, 2015, at Pacific Cascade Middle School, 24635 S.E. Issaquah-Fall City Road.
- Grades K-2: 9 a.m.-noon
- Grades 3-12: 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
The coaching clinic features dynamic speakers:
- Pat Bangasser has taught physical education for the bulk of his 33 years in education. He has been an athletic director for more than 30 years, and has served as the assistant principal at Inglewood Junior High as well as interim associate principal at Redmond High School. In addition, he has been head coach at the high school level in baseball, boys and girls basketball, and boys and girls golf. His 2013 boys golf team won the 4A state title. Bengasser has been selected as KingCo coach of the year in basketball and golf on multiple occasions.
- Swen Nater is the only player to have led both the NBA and ABA in rebounding. Nater was a two-time ABA All-Star and was the 1974 ABA Rookie of the Year. He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins, winning two NCAA titles. Today, he enjoys traveling the country, sharing his knowledge with players and helping coaches become better at their craft!