Big West Fast Break Program

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

Big West Conference Sports Include: –Basketball, Women’s Volleyball, Baseball, Softball, Soccer, Cross Country, Swimming and Diving, Golf, Tennis, Track and Field Most Recent Notable Achievements UC Santa Barbara 2006 National Champions : Men’s Soccer Cal State Fullerton 2004 National Champions : Baseball

What is the Fast Break Program? Started in 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

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

How will the program work? Bonita Canyon Elementary School students will complete 7 lesson plans during the 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Commonwealth Elementary Students show the work they completed for the Personal Responsibility lesson

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

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

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?

Contact Information Tammy Carlson, Marketing Assistant Mike Daniels, Assistant Commissioner Visit for more information on the Big West Conferencewww.bigwest.org You can also visit and search the youth section under academicswww.ncaa.org