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History of Scottish Basketball: WOMENS BASKETBALL
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History of Scottish Basketball. Perhaps the biggest impact on women's basketball was the legislation introduced by US President. In 1972 when Title IX of the Civil Rights Act was passed into law. It required, amongst a host of other civil rights, that educational institutions would treat male and female sports programmes on an equal financial basis. High School and College basketball programmes for girls then began to flourish. In 1956 the Scottish Women's. CLICK HERE TO RETURN TO WELCOME PAGE MENU.
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History of Scottish Basketball: SPONSORSHIP
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History of Scottish Basketball. He ABAS secured the first ever sponsorship deal for Scottish basketball in 1970 when the Scottish Milk Marketing Board supported a Junior Inter-Regional Tournament with the princely sum of £100. The money was used to hire facilities help with refereeing expenses and subsidised team travel costs. Negotiations with the Bank of Scotland resulted in a support for the Junior National League and Cups. CLICK HERE TO RETURN TO WELCOME PAGE MENU. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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History of Scottish Basketball: THE AMERICAN INFLUENCE
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History of Scottish Basketball. N the mid 1950's a small United States Air Force Unit took occupation of the RAF station at Kirknewton, Midlothian, some five miles West of the Edinburgh City boundary. Lacking a proper basketball court they converted a hangar to a gymnasium and started playing matches with teams from other US Military bases in the UK and Europe. The. A second string Kirknewton. The small number of USAF personnel at Kirknewton meant there were hardly enough players to support an intra-mura...
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History of Scottish Basketball: INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
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History of Scottish Basketball. Reduced the deficit to four points losing 28 - 32. The 1951 International was played at Falkirk Ice Rink and once again England were victorious by 41 points to 30. The ambitious four year old Scottish Association entered a. In the 1951 European Championships which were held in Paris, France in May of that year. The Scottish. In the next International Scotland recorded its first victory over the "Auld Enemy" winning by a single point 37 to 36. The match was played in No...
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History of Scottish Basketball: THE SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES
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History of Scottish Basketball. In these activities would merit the individual award of a colour. The Scotsman reported on 9 November 1949 that St Andrews University had awarded "half blues" to students J Crieghton and R Olsen. In those "Amateur" days the Captain of each sport wielded enormous influence. He would recruit players, organise training and arrange fixtures with other Universities. Recreation departments acted as facilitators responding to interest within the student population. Heriot Watt an...
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History of Scottish Basketball: THE PIONEERS
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History of Scottish Basketball. Who knows where the interest came from but there can be no doubt about the commitment of the early basketball enthusiasts. Faced with seemingly impossible hurdles they flourished. Facilities were almost non-existant, equipment was hard to find and there were no stand-alone basketball clubs. 30 January 2016 at 02:36. My name is Bob Bell and am one of the 1951 Scottish team to play in Paris. Had to do my National service 1953 to 1954 and did not play seriously after my a...
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History of Scottish Basketball: THE HORNETS
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History of Scottish Basketball. Hitherto clubs had appeared on court in a motley assembly of uniforms. These were usually athletic vests of approximately the same colour and should have carried a number on the front and back. The numbers were required to identify the points scored and number of fouls commited by each player. Scorers recording the statistics used a variety of symbols to identify players if statutory numbers were missing. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). BACK TO WELCOME PAGE.
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History of Scottish Basketball: WELCOME
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History of Scottish Basketball. THANK YOU FOR VISITING. This is an interactive history of Scottish Basketball written and compiled by Ken Johnston. Please add any comments, links or anecdotes in the comment boxes. Of particular interest are photographs, graphics or even movies from significant events or which are of documentary interest. 19 May 2010 at 19:25. Ken Johnston may be the best sports writer the world has ever known. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom.
