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Any current PABCA member coach will be allowed to take his /her high school team to the OHSBCA June Scholastic Showcase Midwest Classic at Cedar Point to compete against Ohio and Michigan teams  Contact Glenn Anderson if interested for additional details glenn@pa-bca.org #### [![Members Registration](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/1705488/82819291-e816-49c8-9cbb-0667d0056e77.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/1705488/82819291-e816-49c8-9cbb-0667d0056e77) ## ![NHSBCA_Pennsylvania_250x250](https://pa.nhsbca.org/hs-fs/hubfs/LANDING%20PAGES/Coaching%20Associations/NHSBCA%20Logo%20Scroller/NHSBCA_Pennsylvania_250x250.png?width=250&height=222&name=NHSBCA_Pennsylvania_250x250.png) # PABCA Podcast - Latest Episode Click Below! ##### [Episode 7 w/ Frank Velasquez of Allegheny Health Network](https://pa.nhsbca.org/hubfs/NHSBCA/NHSBCA_Pennsylvania/Podcast/Episode%207%20-%20Frank%20Velasquez%20of%20AHN.wav?hsLang=en) ##### [Episode 6 w/ Tina Raspanti & Rocky Aliberti](https://pa.nhsbca.org/hubfs/NHSBCA/NHSBCA_Pennsylvania/Podcast/Episode%206%20-%20Tina%20Raspanti%20and%20Rocky%20Aliberti.wav?hsLang=en) ##### [Episode 5 w/ Don Showalter-USA Basketball](https://pa.nhsbca.org/hubfs/NHSBCA/NHSBCA_Pennsylvania/Podcast/Episode%205%20-%20Don%20Showalter%20of%20USA%20Basketball.wav?hsLang=en) ##### All other Episodes click dropdowns below partners!   # Benefits of your PABCA/NHSBCA Membership #### [![Members Registration](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/1705488/82819291-e816-49c8-9cbb-0667d0056e77.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/1705488/82819291-e816-49c8-9cbb-0667d0056e77) # PIAA Basketball Championships March  27-29, 2025 at Giant Center Hershey PA #### **[Information](https://www.piaa.org/sports/championship_details.aspx?sport=basketball)** ##### Featured Partners [![PGC Basketball](https://pa.nhsbca.org/hs-fs/hubfs/PGC%20Basketball.png?width=400&height=400&name=PGC%20Basketball.png)](https://pgcbasketball.com/) [![nhsbca circle logo](https://pa.nhsbca.org/hs-fs/hubfs/nhsbca%20circle%20logo.png?width=400&height=400&name=nhsbca%20circle%20logo.png)](https://www.nhsbca.org/?hsLang=en) [![Shoot-a-way-1](https://pa.nhsbca.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Shoot-a-way-1.png?width=400&height=400&name=Shoot-a-way-1.png)](https://www.shootaway.com/)   ### PABCA Podcasts - #### Episode 1 [Carolyn Keiger - Penn State Women's Basketball](https://pa.nhsbca.org/hubfs/NHSBCA/NHSBCA_Pennsylvania/Podcast/Episode%201%20-%20Carolyn%20Keiger%2c%20Head%20Coach%20of%20Penn%20State%20Universitys%20Womens%20Basketball%20team.wav?hsLang=en) - #### Episode 2 [Rick Bell - Duquesne University Women's Basketball](https://pa.nhsbca.org/hubfs/NHSBCA/NHSBCA_Pennsylvania/Podcast/Episode%202%20-%20Rick%20Bell%2c%20Assistant%20Coach%20of%20Duquesne%20Universitys%20Womens%20Basketball%20team.wav?hsLang=en) - #### Episode 3 [Mark Byers and Jennifer Grassel of PIAA](https://pa.nhsbca.org/hubfs/NHSBCA/NHSBCA_Pennsylvania/Podcast/Episode%203%20-%20Mark%20Byers%20and%20Jennifer%20Grassel%20of%20the%20PIAA.wav?hsLang=en) - #### Episode 4 ##### [Jamie Kane of American Cancer ](https://pa.nhsbca.org/hubfs/NHSBCA/NHSBCA_Pennsylvania/Podcast/Episode%204%20-%20Jamie%20Kane%20of%20the%20American%20Cancer%20Society.wav?hsLang=en) ###### 1 min read #### [Aaron Straub Earns 900th Career Win](https://pa.nhsbca.org/news/aaron-straub-900-wins?hsLang=en) ###### Feb 25, 2021 by PABCA On January 16th, Aaron Straub became just the 5th coach in Pennsylvania history to notch 900 career wins. Straub’s Elk... ###### 2 min read #### [Accepting 2021 Award Nominations](https://pa.nhsbca.org/news/accepting-2021-award-nominations?hsLang=en) ###### Feb 5, 2021 by Shane J Allen We're excited to continue our second year of partnership with [PGC Basketball](https://pgcbasketball.com/) to provide Pennsylvania Basketball Coaches... ###### 2 min read #### [What I've learned from 31 years of meeting with parents](https://pa.nhsbca.org/news/what-ive-learned-from-31-years-of-meeting-with-parents?hsLang=en) ###### Jan 6, 2021 by PABCA We started having mandatory parents/players meetings in the 1990’s after I heard [Marquette Coach Al McGuire](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_McGuire) speak at a... ## 2021 Coaches Clinic Photos ![On Court Demo 2 - Copy](https://pa.nhsbca.org/hs-fs/hubfs/NHSBCA/NHSBCA_Pennsylvania/2021%20Clinic/On%20Court%20Demo%202%20-%20Copy.jpg?width=333&name=On%20Court%20Demo%202%20-%20Copy.jpg) # ![On Court Demo 6 use](https://pa.nhsbca.org/hs-fs/hubfs/NHSBCA/NHSBCA_Pennsylvania/2021%20Clinic/On%20Court%20Demo%206%20use.jpg?width=263&name=On%20Court%20Demo%206%20use.jpg) ![On Court Demo 2](https://pa.nhsbca.org/hs-fs/hubfs/NHSBCA/NHSBCA_Pennsylvania/2021%20Clinic/On%20Court%20Demo%202.jpg?width=467&name=On%20Court%20Demo%202.jpg) ![On Court Demo 1](https://pa.nhsbca.org/hs-fs/hubfs/NHSBCA/NHSBCA_Pennsylvania/2021%20Clinic/On%20Court%20Demo%201.jpg?width=263&name=On%20Court%20Demo%201.jpg) ![On Court Demo 2 - Copy (2)](https://pa.nhsbca.org/hs-fs/hubfs/NHSBCA/NHSBCA_Pennsylvania/2021%20Clinic/On%20Court%20Demo%202%20-%20Copy%20(2).jpg?width=263&name=On%20Court%20Demo%202%20-%20Copy%20(2).jpg) ![On Court Demo 1 use - Copy](https://pa.nhsbca.org/hs-fs/hubfs/NHSBCA/NHSBCA_Pennsylvania/2021%20Clinic/On%20Court%20Demo%201%20use%20-%20Copy.jpg?width=263&name=On%20Court%20Demo%201%20use%20-%20Copy.jpg) ![On Court Demo 1 use](https://pa.nhsbca.org/hs-fs/hubfs/NHSBCA/NHSBCA_Pennsylvania/2021%20Clinic/On%20Court%20Demo%201%20use.jpg?width=467&name=On%20Court%20Demo%201%20use.jpg) ![On Court Demo 1 use - Copy (2)](https://pa.nhsbca.org/hs-fs/hubfs/NHSBCA/NHSBCA_Pennsylvania/2021%20Clinic/On%20Court%20Demo%201%20use%20-%20Copy%20(2).jpg?width=538&name=On%20Court%20Demo%201%20use%20-%20Copy%20(2).jpg)   ## January 1, 2021 Newsletter   [![Click to read](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/1705488/a083cbb4-c138-4b27-8236-a86da346a1c6.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/1705488/a083cbb4-c138-4b27-8236-a86da346a1c6) ![PABCA Newsletter Jan 1 2021](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/5816394/CLEAN-images/gfx/lazy-placeholder-350x200.jpg)   Recent Stories [PABCA Vol. 10 - 1-1-2021](https://pa.nhsbca.org/hubfs/PABCA-Pub10-JANUARY%202021.pdf?hsLang=en) [PABCA Vol. 9 - 7-1-2020](https://pa.nhsbca.org/hubfs/NHSBCA/NHSBCA_Pennsylvania/Newsletters/PABCA%20Pub%20Newsletter%209%20JULY%202020.pdf?hsLang=en) [PABCA Vol. 8 - 2-5-2020](https://pa.nhsbca.org/hubfs/NHSBCA/NHSBCA_Pennsylvania/Newsletters/PABCA%20Newsletter%20Vol%208%202-5-2020.pdf?hsLang=en) [PABCA Vol. 7 - 7-1-2019](http://pa-bca.org/Newsletters/PABCA%20Newsletter%20Vol%207%207-1-2019.pdf) [PABCA Vol. 6 - 1-1-2019](http://pa-bca.org/Newsletters/PABCA%20Newsletter%20Vol%206%201-1-2019.pdf) ![Ohio Basketball 2019 A](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/5816394/CLEAN-images/gfx/lazy-placeholder-350x200.jpg) ##### Our Partners [![Shoot-a-way-2](https://pa.nhsbca.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Shoot-a-way-2.png?width=400&height=400&name=Shoot-a-way-2.png)](https://www.shootaway.com/) [![PGC Basketball-1](https://pa.nhsbca.org/hs-fs/hubfs/PGC%20Basketball-1.png?width=220&height=220&name=PGC%20Basketball-1.png)](https://pgcbasketball.com/) [![Spalding Logo](https://pa.nhsbca.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Slide1-3.png?width=220&height=220&name=Slide1-3.png)](https://www.spalding.com/) [![Pgh B-Ball Report](https://pa.nhsbca.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Pgh%20B-Ball%20Report.png?width=220&height=220&name=Pgh%20B-Ball%20Report.png)](https://twitter.com/pghbballreport?lang=en) [![Russell Athletics](https://pa.nhsbca.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Russell%20Athletics.png?width=220&height=220&name=Russell%20Athletics.png)](https://www.russellathletic.com/) [![Prep Hoops](https://pa.nhsbca.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Prep%20Hoops.png?width=220&height=220&name=Prep%20Hoops.png)](https://www.prephoops.com/) [![PABCA_white-fill](https://pa.nhsbca.org/hs-fs/hubfs/PABCA_white-fill.png?width=80&height=80&name=PABCA_white-fill.png "PABCA_white-fill")](https://pa.nhsbca.org) ©2021 Pennsylvania Basketball Coaches Association. 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