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A hasty review of the values of membership in the Association may be worth
while, In my mind, the most important consideration should be the fact
that this is the official group representing the college coaches in decid-

ing the problems of your profession. Your PROFESSIONAL PRIDE should
demand your cooperation in furthering basketball.

Each year the rules committee of the Coaches Association forwards to active
and ellied members a QUESTIONNAIRE on proposed changes in the basketball
rules, Your answers are formulated and brought to the floor of the conven~
tion for discussion and the desire of the majority is forwarded to the
BASKETBALL RULES COMMITTES for their consideration, Thus you have a major
part in the adoption of new rules,

The RESEARCH COMMITTEE of the group carries out experiments on equipment,
rules proposals, and other important matters in the hope of giving to you
scientific information before presentation to the convention. Some of
thoir worthy projects haye been studics of THE ELIMINATION OF THE CENTER
JUMP, THE NEW TYPE BALL, THE NEW GOAL end, at present, they are engaged in
e study of shooting statistics with the present I8" goal and the proposed
20" basket, A portion of your TWO DOLLAR MEMBERSHIP FEE is allotted to
this committee for their experiments.

Both active and allied members receive the BULLETIN, the official publica-
tion of the ASSOCIATION, The bulletin is a newsy, mimeographed organ con-
taining pertinent information regarding the Association, the coaches and
the game, It is worth the membership fee in itself, The November issue
eqontained the minutes of the last convention, along with other "dope" on
basketball, CAN YOU AFFORD TO MISS THIS INFORMATION?

Last but not least of the rewards of membership is the NATIONAL CONVENTION.
Here the problems of the basketball coaches are ironed out in an atmosphere
of good fellowship, along with an excellent social good time which offers
the opportunities for mingling with the coaching personalities from all
sections of the country,

CAN YOU DENY YOURSELF THESE ADVANTAGES? Basketball is looking forward to a
banner year, The membership in the Association is expected to more than
doyble its roster of active and allied members. Your TWO DOLLAR MEMBERSHIP
FEE forwarded today will start the various comnittees on their way to help
basketball during the coming year, your returns will make you feel that it
is the soundest investment in your coaching career.

DON'T DELAY$ Send your membership check made payable to the NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF BASKETBALL COACHES OF THE UNITED STATES to me or to
Mr, Ed Hickox, Springfield College, Springfield, Massachusetts AT ONCH,

With best wishes for a truly pleasant and prosperous basketball season, I]
am

Very sincerely,

Blinn

Blair Gullion
be/1 Chairman, Membership Committee,