Family Sports Life Today

Tom Newell

Coach Tom Newell runs basketball camps for kids around the globe and has helped positively impact thousands of people's lives. Newell has spent the past 21 years in the highest levels of professional and international basketball programs. Formerly the Head Coach of the Japan National Men's Team and President of the Coaches Who Care Intl., Youth Coaches Certification program, Newell is also working on his second book, having already co-authored "Basketball Post Play" with his father, legendary coach Pete Newell.

Newell began his professional career in 1980 as an east coast scout for the Golden State Warriors. In 1984, he moved to Indiana to become the Director of Player Personnel for the Pacers. After two years in Indiana, Newell moved to the bench as an assistant coach with the Seattle Sonics. From 1990-1997, Newell worked with the New Jersey Nets, Milwaukee Bucks, and Dallas Mavericks while also for the first time entering the realm of international basketball. In 1995, Newell became head coach of the Greek professional team Iraklis, then in 1997 began working for the United States Basketball Academy as Director of International Clinics in Korea, Japan, and the Philippines. Coach Newell was also an assistant coach for the WNBA's Portland Fire.

Tom Newell was the first NBA coach to coach a Chinese Basketball Association team, the Jilin Northeast Tigers in 2007-2008.  Coach Newell blogged about the experience at www.FamilySportsLifeToday.com/blogs/Tigers. 

Since Newell began his work with international programs, much of his time and focus has continued in the area of basketball fundamentals and curriculum both in the United States and abroad. In addition to his coordination of basketball camps and clinics throughout Asia, he has also developed videos, publications, and programs that have focused on youth participation in basketball, teaching young people, parents, and coaches the necessary skills to be a successful participant in the game. He runs non-profit organization, Coaches Who Care, Intl. It is specifically designed to assist volunteer coaches at every level with a proper teaching model and participant/player development programs that will enable coaches and kids alike to have a positive experience with youth sports.

Coach Newell also is the Director of the New Balance/Best Effort Camps and Clinics program in Seattle, Washington, and Clackamas, Oregon. These camps for kids are free, and provide a wonderful template on life skills and discipline each summer. Last year's theme was: "Let's Cease to be Obese", following the previous summer's engagement: "Eat Right to Play Right". The ages of the participants is between 7-17. New Balance shoes has been a strong advocate of this community awareness project, and without their support to Coach Newell's programs, the success and fun each child has would be lost. Coach Newell also provides Volunteer Youth Coaches training clinics and parent symposiums throughout the Puget Sound area of Washington State.

Guy Perry

As a life-long basketball enthusiast and motivator of youth, Coach Guy Perry played basketball at College of Marin, Northern California. He was Captain of Bellevue Community College's 1976 Co-Championship team.

Since finishing at San Diego State University, Coach Perry has taught boys and girls from Kindergarten to College, instilling at an early age, the importance of balance/ footwork, fundamentals, defense, communication and team work. Guy  coached at Seattle Prep High School, and was an assistant to long time Bellevue Community College coach, Ernie Woods, the winningest Community College coach in the Northwest. 

Guy is in his 7^th season as Assistant Coach at Inglemoor High School. The past two years the Vikings have won the Seattle area 4A Championship, earning berths in the state tournament where they placed 5th and 8th. Coach Perry has also led the youth and high school basketball program and youth basketball clinics and camps at the Pro Club in Bellevue, including the annual Fred Brown Holiday Camp.

Guy believes in basketball as in life: Have HEART- Always HUSTLE- Be HUMBLE

Coach Perry lives in Kenmore, Washington with his wife, Sandra and two children, Diondra and Sean.

Jay Arnold

Jay Arnold's work in podcasting and new media enables anyone to own their own media platform, get information to the world on topics not covered by traditional outlets, and build community along the way.  His consulting practice, WINtegrated Solutions, provides together technology for you to broadcast to the world and realize the benefit of your work.

Before working to bring media capabilities to your desktop, Jay worked to bring computing power to your office and home. His 14-year career at Microsoft included work as a project manager, group manager, test manager, and engineer. As project manager for the MSN 9 wave of releases, Jay led the cross-team effort of MSN client, services, and site development teams, with close work with operations, support, and marketing. The resultant MSN Premium subscription, launched in 2004, includes features for online protection, rich communication, and sharing, and useful tools for organizing photos, finances, and the information you care about.  Much of this technology and vision has since been incorporated into Windows Vista and Windows Live. Previously, Jay managed the MSN Explorer team, developing MSN’s co-branded clients with business partners, and managed test teams for MSN Explorer, Internet Explorer, Windows 95, and MS-DOS.

Jay has a B.S. degree in Computer Science from the Univeristy of Colorado, Boulder.