I like the look of this drill and will try it out at my next practice.

I like What I learn From Your site. Some of it Has Really Helped improve my Balling But I Would Have Found it asier If Your drills Were Animated Cos some are Really hard To visualise

nicce tips

It is a good drill for dribbling. Actually the chairs can be placed at any spot within the perimeter. The players can line up at the base line or the side lines as well.

I love your site! I'm in a unique situation and was hoping for some help (why I post on this particular drill- no idea). The school I'm at hadn't won a girls varsity contest in roughly 6 years (0-63, not including forfeits). Our biggest problem is girls not playing. While they're not exactly going to make us a lights out team, our two best girls in the school my first two years have shown no desire to play. As I've looked back over the years, it's a consistent theme where girls will play through elementary and middle school and just not play in high school. How do I change a mentality and keep them interested beyond 8th grade? Our 7th grade team this year was 10-3 and already the best player from that team is talking about not playing. It's been like this for 10 years and needs to change- any thoughts?

in case anyone was wonerding- my first year we were mercied in 15 of 19 losses and averaged 40 turnovers/game. This year mercied 6 of 19 and averaged 31 TO/G. We won 2 games both years, so I've won more in two years than the school has in 10 years! (1-126 over a 10 year span, not including forfeits because of a lack of players)

Joel -

I read this and ask myself, what was going on in the past? Middle school coaches and varsity coach didn't get along? I was in that situation as a lower level coach but the kids wanted to play here.... Even after I took over as head coach the Jr Hi coach bad mouthed our program.

He would say things like "this is the last time you will get any good coaching." IF they are hearing something like that... those kids might have a bad taste before they ever get to your school. You cant put those coaches down... but you CAN sell yourself...
Invite them to a summer camp - even if you have to let them in free.

I used to go watch some of their games when I could fit it in to my schedule.... I would definately suggest that you do that... let those kids know that you CARE about them.

I take it that you do have some kids come out for the team. Why don't you have a meeting with them and ask them what THEY think the problem is... they might enlighten you. Find out what there ideas are and make some plans - give them some ownership in the program - ask them for their help in rebuilding the program. Ask them IF there are things being said about the HS program..... Find out from those kids what they are doing in the middle schools that you aren't.... not that you have to follow them... but it might give you a few ideas.

You really are rebuilding this program... and its not going to be easy.... how many levels do you have? Are the kids you have fundamentally sound? Are the kids in the middle school fundamentally sound?

The next thing I would do is to have individual conversations with the kids that are planning on not playing.... find out what they are thinking about and why? Ask them what they would like to see in your program.

I know that I am rambling a little here, but not being there makes it tough to say do this or do that... I am just throwing out some ideas for you.

Let us know what your thoughts are now..... and GOOD LUCK

By the way - I know that this is NOT news to you.... but I would spend a lot of time on ball handling & passing.

In one of my first games a varsity coach, we got beat up pretty good because we didn't handle their press well. I told the kids after the game " This loss is on me, I didn't prepare you well enough for the press... but we will change that starting tomorrow. "

From that point on we worked on our press offense every day for 10 minutes... one day vs zones and the next m2m... I was not going to keep losing because of some Mickey Mouse press that we weren't prepared for. JMO

There are a lot of drills that you can make your kids tougher when it comes to handling the ball.