Big West Fast Break Program

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Big West Fast Break Program
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Big West Conference

• A member of the NCAA (National Collegiate
  Athletic Association)
• Established in 1969
• Consists of 9 member schools
• Cal Poly, Cal State Fullerton, Cal State
  Northridge, Long Beach State, UC Davis,UC Irvine,
  UC Riverside, UC Santa Barbara, Pacific

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Big West Conference

• Sports Include
• Basketball, Womens Volleyball, Baseball,
  Softball, Soccer, Cross Country, Swimming and
  Diving, Golf, Tennis, Track and Field
• Most Recent Notable Achievements
• UC Santa Barbara 2006 National Champions Mens
  Soccer
• Cal State Fullerton 2004 National Champions
  Baseball

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What is the Fast Break Program?

• Started in 2003-04 by the NCAA as a youth
  initiative program with the goal to educate
  students using physical education as a mode
• A collection of web-based lesson plans that are
  geared towards Kindergarten to 8th grade students

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Fast Break Program

• Meets National Standards
• Lessons are very simple and easy to teach
• A great way to connect your school to the local
  Universities
• We will supply the teachers with lessons and
  deliver prizes for the students

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How will the program work?

• Bonita Canyon Elementary School students will
  complete 7 lesson plans during the 2007-08
  academic year
• For every other lesson plan completed, the
  students will receive a prize for their work
• Prizes include Big West pencil, Big West
  sticker, Big West mini basketball

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After completion of all lesson plans

• The goal is for the classroom to complete seven
  lesson plans
• After completion, each student will be entered
  into a drawing to receive one free ticket to
  attend the Big West Basketball Tournament from
  March 12-15, 2008 located in the Arena at the
  Anaheim Convention Center
• There will be a photo shoot with the entire
  classroom at the arena
• We will acknowledge the sessions as
• Your Elementary School Day/Night
• This will be announced during time-outs and
  halftime
• We will also acknowledge the session on the two
  video boards inside the arena

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Sample Schedule

• Lesson 1 - Sportsmanship (Physical Education)
• Prize - Big West sticker
• Lessons 2 and 3 - Probability and Percentages
  (Math)
• Prize - Big West pencil
• Lessons 4 and 5 - Sport An International
  Ambassador (Social Studies)
• Prize - Big West mini basketball
• Lessons 6 and 7 - Original Rules of Basketball
  (Language Arts)
• Prize - One free ticket to the Big West
  Basketball Tournament

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Sample Lesson Outline

• For 3rd - 5th Grade
• Lesson 4 Consequences
• National Standard, Skill, Estimated Time
• Includes
• Teacher Preparation, Materials, Background
  Information, Introduction of the lesson, Steps
  and extending and varying the lesson
• Lessons include worksheets that help the student
  follow the lesson and apply what they have learned

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Commonwealth Elementary

• Last year over 200 students from Commonwealth
  Elementary in Fullerton completed the Fast Break
  Program and attended one of the games
• Students as well as staff expressed that the
  program as very enjoyable and interactive

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• Commonwealth students enjoy a Big West
  Basketball game, as they are rewarded for
  completing the Fast Break Program

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Commonwealth Elementary

• The Fast Break Program is very well organized
  and is designed to be enjoyed by all students.
  The Personal Responsibility section was perfect
  for our students. They enjoyed the program and
  the activities offered. Fast break was the real
  deal for our students and we are already looking
  forward to having the program back at
  Commonwealth next year. Fast Break is fun,
  enjoyable and very easy to implement in the
  classroom or during your P.E. periods. Have fun
  and enjoy this super organized and easy to use
  program. Thank you Fast Break and thank you Big
  West.
• Larry Herschler, P.E. Specialist
• Commonwealth Elementary, Fullerton

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• Students pose with P.E. Specialist, Larry
  Herschler, as the Big West pays a visit to
  Commonwealth

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Commonwealth Elementary

• Students show the work they completed for the
  Personal Responsibility lesson

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Cheer on your local University

• Throughout the program help cheer on your local
  University and support local Division I college
  basketball

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Overall Goals

• We want to help educate students about healthy
  lifestyles and obtaining their goals
• We want to introduce this program to educators
  locally, because the program has been a success
  through-out the nation

The students loved the idea of doing something
with the NCAA and involving basketball. They
thought they were doing a game activity instead
of some stuff out of the book. The students could
relate to the information involving basketball
and loved the hands-on opportunity. - Chad
Evan, Napoleon Public School, Napoleon, North
Dakota
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General Questions

• Can I change the lesson plans a little if I want
  to incorporate it a different way?
• Does this cost the school, or myself any money?
• Is it time consuming?
• What if I commit to the program, but do not
  finish?
• Who do I contact if I have any questions?

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Contact Information

• Tammy Carlson, Marketing Assistant
• tcarlson_at_bigwest.org
• 949.261.2525
• Mike Daniels, Assistant Commissioner
• mdaniels_at_bigwest.org
• 949.261.2525
• Visit www.bigwest.org for more information on the
  Big West Conference
• You can also visit www.ncaa.org and search the
  youth section under academics