coaching youth basketball

Should You Teach Youth Players To Shoot A Basketball With Both Hands Equally?

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While listening to audio interview from Complete Athlete Development between Erin Perry (Physical Therapist) and Brian Grasso (Athletic Development Trainer), they discuss young athletes using both hands equally to perform athletic tasks and why it’s a good thing. Shooting a basketball equally with the left hand and right hand. Swinging the bat from each side […]

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8 Secrets To Success & How They Relate To Youth Coaching / Parenting

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Here are the 8 secrets to success mentioned in the video: Passion Hard Work Get Good Focus Push Yourself Serve Others Value Ideas Persist Is it a coincidence that passion is listed first?  I don’t think so and I think almost everybody would agree that being passionate about something is probably the first step in

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Should We Teach Basketball Skills to Kids Under the Age of 10?

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Personally, I don’t believe we should spend much time teaching basketball skills to children under the age of 8. Some might even say 9 or 10. I still believe we should incorporate basketball skills, but so many coaches forget that this a crucial time to develop ATHLETES. We should play tons of games that incorporate all

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For The Frustrated Coaches That Turn to Zone Defense

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This article is meant for coaches at all levels, especially youth, junior high, and junior varsity. If you have ever gotten frustrated with your man to man defense and decided to use zone because it was easier to implement, I had an experience early in my coaching career where being persistent with the fundamentals and

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What Is The Right Age To Focus On Wins and Losses and Start Playing Zone?

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On a page where we discuss defense at the youth & junior high level, I recently received these two questions from a junior high coach:   Do you believe there is an age where it is appropriate to play a zone? Is there an age where you should start playing Win-Loss basketball? These are very

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Four Great Ways To Keep Your Team’s Attention

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Want to get your player’s attention or find a useful way to handle large groups of kids at practice or camps? Having problems with kids messing around during practice? Check out the tips below. Many coaches struggle keeping their player’s attention throughout practice, especially at the youth level because they have really short attention spans

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Coaching Youth Basketball with Limited Time (1 Practice a Week)

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We just wrapped up our bonus tele-seminar for customers that ordered the Motion Offense eBook last night… During the tele-seminar a few youth coaches asked some very good and interesting questions.  One question in particular was… “I coach 5th grade girls.  We only practice once a week for one hour.  What would you recommend that

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