If this happens to be your first time visiting the Full Court Peace blog I would recommend taking some time to look over the past five or six posts to catch up on what the FCP staff have been up to in Belfast since we landed five weeks ago. Colin, Kyle, Emily, and Ben have done a great job documenting our progress during that time. If you would like to read more on our staff, please click on the “Contact” tab above and click on “Bio” which will give you a brief bio on everyone involved with the program.

If the FCP blog happens to be one of your more regularly frequented sites, I would assume it has been Colin’s writing that keeps you coming back for more. And believe me, you are not alone. Colin was recently asked to cover Dave Cullen’s Invitational Tournament for SLAM Magazine. SLAM happens to have a circulation of over half a million people worldwide so, as the kids say, it was kind of a big deal. Colin was asked to cover a team comprised of players represented by our good friend, Noam Fishman (http://performancesportsmanagement.wordpress.com/about/). Noam, an emerging international sports agent, put in an absolutely incredible amount of work getting his clients flown over for the tournament and they did not disappoint. Anyway, Colin does it far more justice than I ever could, so click on the link below and enjoy. (Note: Colin’s article appears below Aggrey Sam’s article. Aggrey is a friend of the program, talented writer, and overall cool dude, so I would recommend bookmarking his page as well.)

http://www.slamonline.com/online/blogs/school-daze-by-aggrey-sam/2009/09/floridas-finest-and-irish-eyes/

If you recall from Kyle’s blog regarding the All-Ireland Under 21 Hurling Final, our primary reason for attending was to support Ben’s brother who is center forward for the Clare team. Well, Ben’s brother didn’t disappoint as he helped carry Clare to their first ever Under 21 title. For his efforts this season, he was recently named the Bord Gáis Energy Breaking Through Player of the Year.

http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2009/1005/honand.html

For some more additional light reading I would suggest getting your hands on this past week’s Sunday edition of the Derry Journal. There is a full page feature on our Director of Basketball Operations in Derry, Chris Sumner. I have been unable to find the piece online, but it does a nice job of summarizing Chris’ aspirations for his work this year in Derry. When we can get him seated long enough at a place with an internet connection, I will ask him to post something here to fill everyone in on his progress.

For any further information on Full Court Peace or just to give us some feedback, please don’t hesitate to contact any of the FCP staff:

davetierney@fullcourtpeace.org
emilybango@fullcourtpeace.org
benhonan@fullcourtpeace.org
kyledumas@fullcourtpeace.org
chrissumner@fullcourtpeace.org