With only 1 practice a week, you can really hone in on the fundameentals and acrimmaging without worrying about cluttering up the kids minds.

Keep it simple. 30 year veteran coaches still learn new things each year. Don’t worry too much about getting it perfect. Be patient and keep learning a little bit at a time. Coaching is an evolutionary process. Good luck!

COachingat the youth level means that you have to teach the game. Its not about the offense or defense you run, but about how you make your players better. Do not waste time on zone defense or complex offenses. Instead teach the basics of man to man and a motion offense. Make your system simple. For example on offense a pass and 1. basket cut, 2.ballscreen, 3. screen away. Then I would teach the different reads for each particular action and how you would defend the action defensively.

Lastly do not waste time on conditioning UNLESS it involves skill stuff. Full court passing and finsihing or 3 man weave would work great. If you have limited time you have to make the ultimate use of your facility. Station work would help, but if you dont have help then you cannot do this. Teach in sound bites and do not waste time making big speeches. I hope this helps and you find something useful out of this.

Here are some things you can focus on: http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/coaching/teach-youth.html.

Here is a sample practice plan: http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/coaching/samplepractice1.html