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Awesome Apps to Help Kids Get Better at Basketball

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Awesome Apps to Help Kids Get Better at Basketball

Regardless of whether they succeed or not, spending a good deal of time playing and practicing can help them grow into strong, driven, healthy adults. Still, if you’re a parent who doesn’t know a thing about basketball, you might be a bit puzzled as to how to help your young one improve.

Teach them the basics if they’re just starting

I must admit that I had no clue what dribbling, the pivot foot or the point guard was. It simply wasn’t something I was interested in while growing up. I spent most of my time reading and telling stories to my little friends. Now imagine me trying to teach kids basketball as an adult. It simply wasn’t going to happen. My kids are particularly athletic and my youngest has just gotten out of his soccer obsession. Now we’re dealing with basketball. If he was going to get anywhere with it, I had to teach myself the basics, then help him learn the moves too. I can tell you that coaching basketball is no easy feat. You really need all the information you can get in order to make it work.

Practice advanced techniques & turn a novice into a pro

As your little NBA hopeful starts getting better at it, you will also want to help them with the shooting technique and other, even more complex ideas. You’d be surprised how many nuances there are to it. Sometimes I think to myself – this is not a sport, this is an art. In order to keep your young player moving forward, you will need to make sure that they learn all the advanced techniques out there. Finding a coach online is a good way to do this but, budget always being something to consider, you will still need to spend a good deal of your own time perfecting the craft with your kid. Anyone can do a simple free throw. Help them move above and beyond everyone in their class – if that is their dream.

Focus on drills & dribbling in case they’re lacking precision

Practice makes perfect. There is simply no way around it. Only dedication and commitment to the sport can turn your child into a great player. Working on basketball drills and practicing dribbling will make all the difference. If you don’t know much about it, you can always rely on online resources to fill you in on all that you have missed. While frantically googling for ideas, I stumbled upon this list of apps that have helped me quite a bit in teaching my youngest the basics.

Apps to Help Kids Get Better at Basketball

You’d be surprised by how much you can manage to achieve with just an app or two. He has now joined our town’s junior team and is doing pretty well in it. I couldn’t be more proud.

Conclusion

Your kid’s new obsession with basketball might leave you clueless if you don’t already know much about the sport. Start with the basics but don’t be surprised if your little NBA hopeful pushes through those in a matter of months and you have to catch up and learn advanced techniques too. Drills and dribbling are also important. To stay on top of your game, you will have to rely on apps and online resources to fill in all the gaps in your knowledge of basketball. Seeing the smile on your kid’s face will make it all worth it.

E3’s Use of JCPOA Dispute Mechanism ‘Wrong Move in Wrong Time’: Iran

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IFP Editorial Staff
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In a meeting with Croatia’s ambassador to Tehran, whose country holds the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union, Araqchi slammed the three European parties’ resort to the dispute resolution mechanism under Article 36 of the JCPOA as a wrong decision at the wrong time.

Iran has already activated and finished the process of the mechanism, he noted, adding, “The five steps taken by Iran to reduce its (JCPOA) commitments have resulted from the activation of this mechanism, and it is the Islamic Republic of Iran’s right to reduce its commitments proportional to the other JCPOA parties’ failure to honour their commitments.”

While Iran has already gone through the Article 36 of the JCPOA, a similar measure by the three European countries not only reveals a passive stance, but basically lacks authenticity on the legal and political grounds and could not be approved, Araqchi added.

The Iranian deputy minister also expressed surprise at the equivocal stance taken by the High Representative of the European Union, who he said must play an evenhanded role as the coordinator of the JCPOA issues, and strongly criticized the EU High Representative for his discriminatory stance toward a letter by the E3 and the multiple letters from Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif over the past years.

“We are still committed to the JCPOA, and if the European parties honor their JCPOA commitments, all of the Iranian measures will be reversible,” Araqchi added.

He further expressed skepticism about the efficiency of the INSTEX, saying the fact that such mechanism has not still become operational is a clear testimony to the EU3’s failure to honor their commitments.

For his part, Croatian ambassador Drago Stambuk said his country and the European Union are ready to do whatever necessary to reduce tensions in the region, and expressed hope that further interaction between various sides would help calm prevail in the region.

The Croatian envoy also emphasized that he will convey Iran’s concerns to the relevant authorities in the European Union.

Croatia has assumed the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union on January 1, 2020, for a six-month period.

Identities of All Victims of Doomed Ukrainian Jet Established: Iran

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Identities of All Victims of Doomed Ukrainian Jet Established Iran

Judge Mohammad Shahriari said work got underway immediately after the tragic event to establish the identities of the deceased.

“Hours ago, the mission to identify the 176 victims of the accident was completed, meaning the identities of all those killed have been determined and their bodies are ready to be handed over to their families,” said Sahriari, the acting director of the Tehran Prosecutor’s Office for Criminal Affairs.

“One of the ladies on the flight was pregnant, and a six-month-old fetus was discovered in her body,” he added.

He added more than 90 bodies had been handed over to their families by the end of Wednesday, January 15, 2020.

 

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A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 15

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Fatemeh Askarieh
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Newspaper Headlines

Iran Newspapers

Abrar:
1- Rouhani: Ukraine Plane Case Not Normal
2- Zarif: Europe Must Be Brave

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 15

 

Aftab-e Yazd:
1- Europe; Paralyzed against US
2- Judiciary Spokesman: People Arrested in Case of Plane Crash

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 15

 

Ebtekar:
1- Europe Pulls Trigger at JCPOA
2- Prosecutor General: Gov’t Must Expel UK Ambassador Immediately

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 15

 

Etemad:
1- MPs’ Reaction after Being Disqualified by Guardian Council
* Reformists Object
* We Will Object, But Not Beg
* We Won’t Even Object

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 15

 

Ettela’at:
1- Army Chief: Iran’s Airspace Safe for All Flights
2- Chomsky: Assassination of Gen. Soleimani Instance of Int’l Terrorism

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 15

 

Iran:
1- Explain to People
* Rouhani Urges Those Involved in Plane Crash to Tell People What Happened from Wednesday to Friday

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 15

 

Jame Jam:
1- JCPOA Stopped at Europe Station
2- Rouhani: US Root Cause of All Sorrows

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 15

 

Javan:
1- JCPOA at Europe’s Morgue
2- Iraqis Pulling Trigger for Expulsion of Americans
3- All Facilities of IRGC Activated in Sistan and Baluchestan [for Flood]

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 15

 

Kayhan:
1- IRGC Fights American, and Nation Backs IRGC
2- Hashd al-Sha’abi’s Ultimatum to US: We’ll Resort to Force If You Don’t Leave Iraq

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 15

 

Mardom Salari:
1- Canada’s Different Look at Ukraine Plane Crash Disaster

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 15

 

Sazandegi:
1- Rouhani Urges Judiciary to Form Special Court for Plane Crash

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 15

 

Setareh Sobh:
1- Rouhani Breaks His Silence: Plane Crash Unforgivable, Painful Mistake

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 15

 

Shahrvand:
1- Special Court for Ukraine Plane Crash

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 15

 

Shargh:
1- Rouhani: Not a Single Person Can Be Blamed for Plane Crash

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 15

Zarif Holds ‘Straight’ Talks with European Counterpart

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Zarif Holds ‘Straight’ Talks with European Counter
Iran's foreign minister meeting with Danish Minister for Foreign Affairs Jeppe Kofod in New Delhi on Jan. 15, 2020

In a Wednesday meeting with Danish Minister for Foreign Affairs Jeppe Kofod in the Indian capital of New Delhi, Zarif had straight talks on the reasons for regional tension and insecurity in the Persian Gulf, especially the presence of the US and its Western allies in the region.

They also discussed the JCPOA and the Europeans‘ indifference to their obligations, their fear of the US, and other issues of mutual interest.

Zarif also held a meeting with Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu. In the meeting, the two top diplomats discussed bilateral relations, JCPOA developments, and the region’s situation.

The talks were held on the sidelines of the Raisina Dialogue conference in New Delhi.

Zarif Holds ‘Straight’ Talks with European Counterpart
Iran’s foreign minister meeting with his Estonian counterpart in New Delhi on Jan. 15, 2020

Iran FM, Indian PM Discuss Business Cooperation

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iran FM, Indian PM Discuss Business Cooperation

In the Wednesday talks, the two sides discussed bilateral relations, business and economic cooperation, especially in the fields of energy, and cooperation in the Iranian port city of Chabahar.

They also conferred on the most important regional and international issues.

Earlier in the day, Zarif also held talks with National Security Advisor to the Indian prime minister, Ajit Doval.

The Wednesday talks between the two officials were held behind closed doors, on the sidelines of the Raisina Dialogue conference.

Iran FM, Indian PM Discuss Business Cooperation 2

Tehran, Kabul Discuss Afghan Peace Process

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Tehran, Kabul Discuss Afghan Peace Process

In the Wednesday meeting, the two sides conferred on the latest regional developments, especially after the assassination of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani.

They also discussed the latest political conditions and peace talks in Afghanistan.

 

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US in No Position to Sympathize with Iranians: Rouhani

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IFP Editorial Staff
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“Those in other countries who wronged Iranian people each and every day; they are the ones who, in the recent developments, disturbed the atmosphere, disturbed the region, disturbed security,” Rouhani told a cabinet session on Wednesday.

“Our people won’t allow them to use the language of sympathy towards the Iranian nation. They [Americans] are the ones who have murdered hundreds of patients in Iran, have prevented the import of medicines and medical equipment, are responsible for millions of sufferings in Iran, have put the people under economic pressure, are responsible for massacring our children during the eight-year war,” he added.

“We have not forgotten, Mr. Uncle Sam, that it was your AWACS which reported all of our flights to Saddam’s regime! You were responsible for these crimes during the war with Iraq. We won’t forget that it was you who encouraged Saddam in Ta’if to invade Iran. No one will forget it.”

“You are responsible for our people’s blood. You are the murderer. Not just the murderer of one person, but the murderer of hundreds of thousands of people who defended their country. All the disabled, all the wounded, you are responsible for what happened to them. And then you come and sympathize with our people? It is far from credible to them,” he noted.

Rouhani further noted that “insecurity in the region is not in anyone’s favour.”

“Insecurity in this sensitive and important region is to the detriment of the wold. … Insecurity is to the detriment of Europe, Asia, and the US itself. It is to the detriment of everyone. Why have you brought insecurity to this region? Why have you imposed sanctions on our nation? Why do you bully people? Why do you bombard Yemeni people? Why do you interfere in Iraq? Why do you plunder the Syrian oil? Why do you interfere in Lebanon? Why do you interfere in Libya? You are interfering in the entire region,” he asked.

“You have brought insecurity everywhere. This insecurity is unbearable. In an insecure atmosphere any incident may come about. In an atmosphere of social turbulence any incident may take place. Why have you brought insecurity to our society? Why have you brought insecurity to the region?” he added.

“The way to compensate the incidents is through the integrity and resistance of all the nations in the region, including the Iranian nation, against the real criminals. Dear people! Faced with maximum pressure we need maximum integration; we need maximum friendship; we need maximum brotherhood.”

UK Ambassador Leaves Iran after Controversies: Report

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IFP Editorial Staff
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UK Ambassador Leaves Iran after Controversies Report

Iranian media reported on Wednesday that Macaire has left the country with prior notification. However, the UK Foreign Office later said the ambassador will return to Iran after consultations in London.

Earlier, Prosecutor General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri had urged the Iranian government to expel the British Ambassador “as soon as possible,” describing the envoy as “a law-breaking person.”

Montazeri said in a speech on Tuesday that “the disgraceful presence shows that such illegal events and rallies are organized by foreign elements, whether they are American or British.”

The remarks were part of the criticisms that came after Macaire attended a gathering on Sunday, which was initially aimed at commemorating those killed in the Ukrainian plane crash, but then turned into a protest rally. The UK ambassador claims he left the gathering once the people started chanting slogans, but a video released by the Iranian police proves him wrong.

Iran Releases Video of UK Envoy Attending Illegal Protests in Tehran

The ambassador was briefly arrested for attending the illegal rallies, but was released 15 minutes later, after the Foreign Ministry recognized his identity.

“The presence of an ambassador in an illegal gathering of a bunch of norm-breakers is by no means acceptable to us and the action is prosecutable… In our view it is also internationally prosecutable that an ambassador attends an illegal rally without permission and then comes up with the excuse that he had intended to express sympathy with those killed in the plane crash. This is an unacceptable lie,” said the Prosecutor-General.

Only Trump, ISIS Celebrated Gen. Soleimani’s Death: Zarif

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Only Trump, ISIS Celebrated Gen. Soleimani’s Death Zarif

Speaking at the Raisina Dialogue Forum in New Delhi, India, Zarif described the late Iranian commander as the single most effective force against the ISIS terrorist group

“Soleimani was the single most effective force against Daesh (ISIS). Who are celebrating death of Soleimani? Not ordinary people, but Trump, Pompeo, and Daesh,” he said.

“When they assassinated a revered general [Qassem Soleimani] in Iraq, violating Iraqi sovereignty, they thought, as Secretary Pompeo tweeted, that people would be dancing in the streets of Tehran and Baghdad. Actually he picked up a small gathering of a few and tweeted that we rid the region of whatever he wanted to call him, and then people are dancing.”

“That showed two things which are very dangerous and when combined become even more dangerous: ignorance and arrogance. And when you become an arrogant ignorant or an ignorant arrogant, it becomes a disaster particularly if you have a lot of power,” he said.

“Now you’ve seen the reaction not just in Iran – I was surprised to hear that 430 Indian cities, 430 Indian cities, there were spontaneous demonstrations and meetings to commemorate General Soleimani, the Americans’ ‘terrorist’,” Zarif noted.

“Now the United States talks about proxies. Do we have proxies in India? Are the proxies we have in Iraq numbering the millions (because millions came to the streets of Iraq to commemorate him)?”

“[…] you certainly cannot bring people, eight thousand people in Delhi, nine thousand people in Mumbai, you cannot bring them out by any proxy measure.”

The Iranian top diplomat said “the United States needs to think again about our region. They are making a mistake. They are adding one mistake to the other.”

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