Post by baller84 on Jun 3, 2020 9:59:19 GMT -5
There are two major motives behind the European basketball dispute going back many years: Money & Power.
Other than the obvious differences between European pro basketball vs US youth soccer, story is not unrelated. There are some striking similarities that created the divide.
Fiba runs its own club competition, the Basketball Champions League, which is a merit-based, Europe-wide tournament open to the winners of domestic leagues.
The rival EuroLeague grants long-term licenses to the biggest club brands in Europe’s biggest leagues, with limited slots available to select domestic league winners.
Hit this link on the history of the battle which has touched and could expand to European and World Soccer as well.
Hit the link for more if you're curious on court decision but that's not the point of this thread.
Food for thought after reading before going to the next debate if one shoe can fit all: Business (pro sports) vs Player Development (youth sports)
Once both the mission and vision of youth clubs is clear and they're true to themselves, would the same or exact opposite approach be needed?
OR
Could lessons learned somehow trigger a real sports innovation in this country to bring together the best of both worlds?
Other than the obvious differences between European pro basketball vs US youth soccer, story is not unrelated. There are some striking similarities that created the divide.
Fiba runs its own club competition, the Basketball Champions League, which is a merit-based, Europe-wide tournament open to the winners of domestic leagues.
The rival EuroLeague grants long-term licenses to the biggest club brands in Europe’s biggest leagues, with limited slots available to select domestic league winners.
Hit this link on the history of the battle which has touched and could expand to European and World Soccer as well.
Hit the link for more if you're curious on court decision but that's not the point of this thread.
Food for thought after reading before going to the next debate if one shoe can fit all: Business (pro sports) vs Player Development (youth sports)
Once both the mission and vision of youth clubs is clear and they're true to themselves, would the same or exact opposite approach be needed?
OR
Could lessons learned somehow trigger a real sports innovation in this country to bring together the best of both worlds?
