ACC Tournament Tickets - Better Get Them Early

ACC Tournament tickets are one of the most sought after college basketball tickets of the year, with all of the rabid ACC fans finding themselves under the same roof to settle the dust on a long and hard fought basketball season.

This year the ACC Tournament is being held in Atlanta, Georgia, which allows for greater seating but is a departure from the basketball most common location in the state of North Carolina. The 2009 Tournament will be in the Georgia Dome, most famous for being the home of the Atlanta Falcons.

Tickets for the tournament are sold in 'sessions' which means you get one ticket to watch two games. For example, there is a basketball starting on the first day at 12:00 noon and then another game at 2:00 pm. These games make up 'Session 1'. Then there are two more games in the same day in the same arena, one at 7:00 pm and one at 9:00 pm. Those two games are considered 'Session 2'. So, if your team is playing in Session 1, you could save some money by only buying session 1.

Of course, there are 'All Sessions' tickets, which means, naturally, that tickets (or 'strip' of tickets' includes all of the games on all of the days, through the entire Tournament. Buying the 'All Sessions' tickets allows fans to relax and not have to wait until the season is over to find out where their team falls in the Tournament bracket.

Fans want to see the tournament in person because It's not only a spectacular display of great college basketball, it's a place where highlight films are created, legends of the Atlantic Coast Conference are born and it kicks of March Madness. The winner of the ACC tournament gets an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, so a team can struggle through the regular season but still make the Big Dance. The most famous instance of this was the 1983 NC State Wolfpack, who had to win the entire tournament to get an NCAA tournament berth, then went on to shock the world by winning the national title a couple of weeks later.

If you are looking for ACC Tournament Tickets, remember that individual session tickets are higher for some teams, so getting tickets before the schedule is set is probably your smartest move.

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Basketball is in and Boy is it Time For a Little Humor

Are you looking for a book to cheer you up and make you basketball Well, you are not alone, as a recent psychological study on the American basketball indicated that our population is over stressed due to this recent Global Financial Crisis. What you need is a little humor in your life, well since Basket ball is in due to the election of a basketball playing President, why not hook up with a bit laughter about the game?

May I be so bold as to recommend a very good basket ball humor book? I was fortunate enough to meet one of the authors recently during my travels. The book had me in stitches from the first page. The book is:

"Basketball Humor" by Charles Hellman and Robert Tiritilli - Self Published, LuckySports, Palm Desert, CA - $4.95 ISBN 978-0-935938-38-8

This book is a wonderfully illustrated basketball humor book that will have you on the floor laughing in no time. It is 32-pages of absolutely gut wrenching humor. Even if you are not a solid basketball player or lack the level of skills in the NBA or of our famous celebrity created President, you'll still love this book.

Indeed, it is perfect for a gift too, especially if you have basketball players in your family, all of us have at least one. I showed this book to a basketball player in our family and she absolutely loved it, she was cracking up and it was fun to see her having such a good time. She's a great basketball player and even says she can easily take on the president and beat him with one hand. Think on this.

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5 Players Coaches Love to Play

So you're looking for more playing time? I might be able to help you out!

I'll get right to it, if you're looking for basketball tips on how to get more playing time on basketball basketball court, become one of the five players that coaches love to play.

1. The best Rebounder
2. The best Ball Handler
3. The best Defensive Player
4. The best Passer
5. The best Scorer or Shooter

The Best Rebounder

Players that are great rebounders help their team on both ends of the court by maximizing their team's opportunities and minimizing the opposing team's opportunities. Basically, if you have the ball more, you have more opportunity, but you can almost never get it until you rebound or let the other team score.

Rebounding also can indicate how hard someone is working (or not working) because it's more about desire than athletic ability. Coaches notice this, and will definitely favor good rebounders over those that give up rebounds when distributing minutes. So, make sure to go after the rebound and NOT give up any defensive rebounds. I could go on and on about rebounding, but I won't here. Look for my other article titled "You Could Be Losing Minutes on the Court!" for my basketball advice about why rebounding is so important.

The Best Ball Handler

Someone has to bring the ball up the court and handle the rock under pressure. Players that can help get their team into their offense and are a threat to drive are a great asset that any coach will love to give playing time.

The Best Defensive Player

Think about how many minutes Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, and LeBron James get. Now, who on the other team is going to get just as many minutes? That's right, the person that is best suited to guard them. It's not as glorious, but if you can shut someone down or at least contain the great ones, your coach will give you the minutes. It's a good basketball tip to not become a defensive liability, anyways, so work on your defense!

The Best Passer

Another one of the great basketball tips out there is to be a great basketball passer. Steve Nash and Jason Kidd aren't only great because they can get their stats, their great because they make everyone around them better. If you're a great passer, then you can also make your teammates better. What coach wouldn't give minutes to someone that is going to make his/her whole team better?

The Best Scorer or Shooter

...and, of course, the best scorer or shooter will also get some time. Yes, they can be one in the same, but not all great scorers are great shooters and not all great shooter are great scorers. Someone has to score points for the team to win, right, so someone that can do so will play. Shooters help to spread defenses because of their shooting threat, and great scorers can get defenses in foul trouble and help teammates get open if defenders are worried about helping out on them.

So, those are my basketball tips for you to possibly get more playing time. Figure which one(s) are your strengths and become one of these players. My website below can help you in your basketball training to do so.

About the Author
Shawn Baune is a full time profit analyst and former basketball player. He has a passion for basketball and still plays on a regular basis in his spare time, gaining respect from others on the court. Perhaps an even bigger passion, though, is sharing (especially with his nephew) his basketball tips on what he's learned. These basketball tips come through Shawn's experiences, research, and mistakes made in basketball training.
Shawn has also been developing http://www.basketball-tips-and-training.com in his spare time To help share his passion for basketball. If you found the article helpful, there are plenty more free basketball tips where that came from at his site.
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