Comments on: Four Great Ways To Keep Your Team’s Attention http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/four-great-ways-to-keep-your-teams-attention/ Basketball Coaching Tips, Training Tips, and Strategy Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:20:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Cristina http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/four-great-ways-to-keep-your-teams-attention/comment-page-1/#comment-2975 Cristina Fri, 06 Jan 2012 03:05:00 +0000 http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/four-great-ways-to-keep-your-teams-attention/#comment-2975 Helllooo. I have a group of children aged between 7 and 10 years so to speak. It's my first this age group. Very small! not quite manage to capture their attention. Succeed, but not for long, they always find other things to do. I would like to know if you know what games to their age, I tried it all and not pay off for long. Thank you. Helllooo. I have a group of children aged between 7 and 10 years so to speak. It’s my first this age group. Very small! not quite manage to capture their attention. Succeed, but not for long, they always find other things to do. I would like to know if you know what games to their age, I tried it all and not pay off for long. Thank you.

]]> By: Kevin Monahan http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/four-great-ways-to-keep-your-teams-attention/comment-page-1/#comment-2859 Kevin Monahan Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:38:00 +0000 http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/four-great-ways-to-keep-your-teams-attention/#comment-2859 Joe Haefner's response should be read by all. Keep the running a positive thing. If you get a kid you send running a lot, he may make a point of getting into trouble as a way to gain attention. Try awarding 2 free throws for paying attention as positive reenforcement. The kids that don't get to shoot will learn quickly. My kids want to shoot all the time. This has helped keep their attention. As an added bonus to training, they learn to take free throws in the middle of other activity like in games. Joe Haefner’s response should be read by all. Keep the running a positive thing. If you get a kid you send running a lot, he may make a point of getting into trouble as a way to gain attention. Try awarding 2 free throws for paying attention as positive reenforcement. The kids that don’t get to shoot will learn quickly. My kids want to shoot all the time. This has helped keep their attention. As an added bonus to training, they learn to take free throws in the middle of other activity like in games.

]]> By: Bettina Folte-Neul http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/four-great-ways-to-keep-your-teams-attention/comment-page-1/#comment-2840 Bettina Folte-Neul Fri, 25 Nov 2011 18:39:40 +0000 http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/four-great-ways-to-keep-your-teams-attention/#comment-2840 I do not single out one player on a negative issue, instead, I include the entire team. Everyone gets a warning, if I give two warnings, then the entire team has to run. I believe this teaches team work and looking out for one another. I do not single out one player on a negative issue, instead, I include the entire team. Everyone gets a warning, if I give two warnings, then the entire team has to run. I believe this teaches team work and looking out for one another.

]]> By: Patch http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/four-great-ways-to-keep-your-teams-attention/comment-page-1/#comment-2814 Patch Thu, 17 Nov 2011 05:02:43 +0000 http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/four-great-ways-to-keep-your-teams-attention/#comment-2814 No e-book, so sad No e-book, so sad

]]> By: Joe Haefner http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/four-great-ways-to-keep-your-teams-attention/comment-page-1/#comment-933 Joe Haefner Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:49:57 +0000 http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/four-great-ways-to-keep-your-teams-attention/#comment-933 Chris, my immediate thought is no and yes. On the surface, it seems like a great idea and I used to do that myself. You want be very careful on how you incorporate the running. If you tell them to get on the line and start running, it may backfire. From a little experience and some research, I discovered that when we MAKE kids run, it puts a negative emotion attached to running which is the last thing you want in order for them to be healthy adults. Running should be a privelege. A good way to get the kids to run is to have them play basketball. Another thing that can be effective is shuttle races or anything basically to make running fun. Great question and I hope that helps. Chris, my immediate thought is no and yes. On the surface, it seems like a great idea and I used to do that myself.

You want be very careful on how you incorporate the running. If you tell them to get on the line and start running, it may backfire. From a little experience and some research, I discovered that when we MAKE kids run, it puts a negative emotion attached to running which is the last thing you want in order for them to be healthy adults. Running should be a privelege.

A good way to get the kids to run is to have them play basketball. Another thing that can be effective is shuttle races or anything basically to make running fun. Great question and I hope that helps.

]]> By: Chris http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/four-great-ways-to-keep-your-teams-attention/comment-page-1/#comment-932 Chris Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:43:02 +0000 http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/four-great-ways-to-keep-your-teams-attention/#comment-932 Would it be a good idea to have some intense running and conditioning drills so the kids can get all the pent up energy out of their system? This way they may be able to focus. Would it be a good idea to have some intense running and conditioning drills so the kids can get all the pent up energy out of their system? This way they may be able to focus.

]]> By: hany tolba http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/four-great-ways-to-keep-your-teams-attention/comment-page-1/#comment-655 hany tolba Sun, 07 Jun 2009 11:43:35 +0000 http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/four-great-ways-to-keep-your-teams-attention/#comment-655 thanks for your these important advices i want to know some drills for the development of skills for competetion about beginner players. thanks for your these important advices
i want to know some drills for the development of skills
for competetion about beginner players.

]]> By: Craig http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/four-great-ways-to-keep-your-teams-attention/comment-page-1/#comment-582 Craig Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:38:27 +0000 http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/four-great-ways-to-keep-your-teams-attention/#comment-582 I'm a much older coach and really like all the tips. I pass many of them on to younger coaches I work with. I'm looking for one drill though. It's a wamup drill. Two lines under the basket. First person runs around to the opposite low block and receives pass and shoots. Passes ball back to nextr person in line. Meanwhile one person comes around from the other line to the opposite low post and shoots. I cannot find the drill and one of my young coaches would like to include it in warmups. He isn't running it correctly and I cannot remember the drill perfectly to help correct his technique. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you. I’m a much older coach and really like all the tips. I pass many of them on to younger coaches I work with. I’m looking for one drill though. It’s a wamup drill. Two lines under the basket. First person runs around to the opposite low block and receives pass and shoots. Passes ball back to nextr person in line. Meanwhile one person comes around from the other line to the opposite low post and shoots.
I cannot find the drill and one of my young coaches would like to include it in warmups. He isn’t running it correctly and I cannot remember the drill perfectly to help correct his technique.
Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.

]]> By: tim http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/four-great-ways-to-keep-your-teams-attention/comment-page-1/#comment-566 tim Sun, 05 Apr 2009 11:16:10 +0000 http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/four-great-ways-to-keep-your-teams-attention/#comment-566 This doesn't solve all the problems listed above, but when I blow the whisle all the kids get into "triple-threat" position, even if they don't have a real ball. The whole team runs if someone messes up. They quickly communicate on the next whistle. The only drawback is the use of a whistle during drills. I have to make adjustments. When other coaches see this during a practice their jaws drop at the speed we transition from drill to drill or simply start a practice. This doesn’t solve all the problems listed above, but when I blow the whisle all the kids get into “triple-threat” position, even if they don’t have a real ball. The whole team runs if someone messes up. They quickly communicate on the next whistle. The only drawback is the use of a whistle during drills. I have to make adjustments. When other coaches see this during a practice their jaws drop at the speed we transition from drill to drill or simply start a practice.

]]> By: alvina reyes http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/four-great-ways-to-keep-your-teams-attention/comment-page-1/#comment-520 alvina reyes Wed, 04 Feb 2009 08:51:20 +0000 http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/four-great-ways-to-keep-your-teams-attention/#comment-520 i have a problem about my teammates, they don't follow me whatever i told them to do, because i am only the team captain and not the coach. i have a problem about my teammates, they don’t follow me whatever i told them to do, because i am only the team captain and not the coach.

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