SELLERSBURG — If you take the time and think about your life, I am willing to bet that through all of the problems, issues and complaints of this life, we can count many blessings. I also believe that those blessings are often situations or people that we take for granted.

Many of us have been given so much by people in our lives. Somebody has helped us along the way to get where we want to be in our successes.

Once you realize how much you have been given or helped by other people, you should feel a sense of giving back. Providence girls’ basketball coach Brad Burden is doing this very thing on Sunday, Oct. 14 from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Coach Burden will be hosting a basketball coaching clinic with some local college coaches and high school coaches speaking. IU Southeast women’s coach Robin Farris and Spalding’s women’s coach Charlie Just will be speaking about basketball from careers that have spanned many years.

Girls’ state champion coach and now the successful boys’ coach at Jeffersonville, Chad Gilbert, also will be speaking.

Finally, Providence boys’ basketball coach Lou Lefevre will be speaking on his thoughts and opinions about basketball. Oh. .. some other guy will be giving a devotional (me) that hopefully won’t bring the rest of the clinic down.

What these gentlemen and Coach Burden are doing is giving back to a sport that has given them so much.

They will be speaking about something that they are passionate about (how often do we get that?) and have put many hours of thought and physical labor into.

I will speak, but I plan on being there early and staying after because how often do you get the opportunity to hear these guys speak about their lives and opinions on life and basketball?

You don’t have to be a basketball coach to attend. Everyone is invited.

You can be a coach of any sport or even a fan of the game who would love to hear what college coaches or Coach Gilbert or Coach Lefevre have to say. There are a few things you can look forward to besides the knowledge of these coaches.

You will receive a free gift from Kratz Sporting Goods and Adidas and eat a lunch that is being provided by Roosters for $6. A portion of the proceeds on the day will be donated to Catholic Relief Charities. You can come for $25 or bring an entire coaching staff for $50. The early bird deadline date is by the end of the day on Monday, Oct. 8 and then the registration fee will go up.

Take the time to come out and give back to Providence, to Catholic Relief Charities, to each other and also be able to take something away from the day also whether it be a gift or a greater appreciation for basketball coaches.

For more information, email Coach Burden at bburden@providencehigh.net or go visit www.providencehigh.net/images/stories/Coaches_clinic_2012_-_brochure.pdf for the brochure.

Perry Hunter is a Henryville High School teacher and a former coach of the school’s boys’ basketball team. You can visit his blog at coachperryhunter.blogspot.com.