Competitive and Fun Youth Drill – Speed Dribble and Lay Up Relay Race This is a fun and competitive drill that helps players to improve their speed dribble and lay up under pressure in…
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Click Here to view Newsletter 92. Passing and Decision Making Drill – No Dribble 3 on 2 (Continuous) This is one of my favorite passing drills because it improves decision making and greatly cuts down on “bad passes”. Unlike many passing drills, this drill is very game-like. The distance, angle, and situation for each pass
I know what you’re thinking, “Eliminate shooting drills from practice? Joe must have fell off his rocker again.” But please hear me out, because this could help the development of your youth team tremendously. Do I think you should eliminate ALL shooting drills? Absolutely not. Should you eliminate most? Yes! As a youth coach working
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If your team is like most, you’ll have parents willing to help you. Some parents will be able to make every practice and game; others only some. Some will understand basketball; others will be clueless. No matter who they are, how you use them, to a great extent, will determine how well your team performs.
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Here is a short commentary between Jim Bado and one of the girls on his youth team. It discusses the importance of having everybody handle the ball on your youth teams… Before Saturday’s game started, Michele plopped beside me on the bench. “Coach,” she said, “do I have to play guard today?” “Yeah,” I replied,
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Check out this forum discussion on subbing for youth teams. There are some great subbing methods such as the “piece-meal” & “numbering” methods. Subbing for Youth Teams Here is the numbering system I used in the past: 1. I would assign a number to each player. If I had eight players, I would make sure
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According to an interview posted by NBA.com, Steve Nash did not start playing basketball until he was 12 or 13 years old. Yes, a 2-time MVP of the NBA did not start playing basketball until he was nearly a teenager. There seems to be this myth circulating among parents and coaches that you need to
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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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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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One year I coached two teams, a 7th & 8th grade team (12 to 14 year olds) and a Fresh/Soph team (14 to 16 year olds). Besides, being a VERY busy year, it was also an extremely educational year from a coaching standpoint. I was frustrated from the year before when I coached 6th graders,
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