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Been There, Done That

By Chris 2 Comments

Lately I’ve been working on my screenplay which focuses on men’s relationships.

It’s set in the Australian basketball scene and my research has led me back to a basketball club I co-founded in 1974.

I  needed to tap into the ‘feel’ of coaching and of basketball again, so I can write an authentic screenplay set in modern times.

I’m currently following the U/18 boys’ representative team which plays in the championships competition here in Melbourne, Australia. I’m attending their training sessions and games as an observer.

The other night I walked into a stadium to watch them play. As I looked at the three basketball courts in front of me I took a deep breath and was suddenly  ‘boomeranged’ back into the past as a coach.

It was as if I had never left and the 20-year break vanished in a second.

Although I am still enthusiastic about basketball, watching American college and professional games on television, it’s unlikely I’d go back to full time coaching again.

My basketball past is fun to visit but I don’t want to live there.

Besides, ‘I’ve been there, done that’.

Filed Under: Basketball, I remember when ..., Random Thoughts Tagged With: Basketball, Screenplay, The past

Comments

  1. toni says

    May 12, 2010 at 10:02 pm

    Hi Chris –Nice!
    Looking forward to Basketball Boomerang, the movie.
    3D maybe? All the best…cheers! Toni

    Reply
  2. Chris Bennett says

    May 13, 2010 at 9:40 am

    Thanks Toni.

    Hmm, a 3D Basketball Boomerang. Sounds like a winner :)

    Regards
    Chris

    Reply

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