Here’s a good article I found about youth sports specialization. This is highly recommended reading for youth coaches and parents: The article give you an objective look at specializing in sports and what you should consider. In particular I like the distinction between “early specialization” and “late specialization” sports… “The relative desirability of specialization depends […]
The Effects of Positive Coaching
For those interested in brain science as it relates to coaching, here’s an interesting research finding from Case Western: http://blog.case.edu/think/2010/11/15/coaching_with_compassion_can_alight_upa_human_thoughts
The Race to Nowhere in Youth Sports
Here’s a really good article about youth sports. It’s a good read for both parents and coaches. http://changingthegameproject.com/the-race-to-nowhere-in-youth-sports/
Coaching Youth Basketball – What We Did With Our 3rd Grade Team and Ideas that Might Help You
I wanted to share the results from our 3rd grade basketball season and some ideas that might help you and your team. I hope in some way this gives you ideas and helps you with your youth teams and making a positive impact on them. Our First 5 on 5 Tournament Experience I’ll start with […]
Kids Should Mold their Game after Steve Nash, Chris Paul, and John Stockton
NBA players that kids should mold their game after include Steve Nash, Chris Paul, and John Stockton. Trying to mold your game after players like Lebron James, Michael Jordan, and Kobe Bryant does NOT make a lot of sense — those guys are barely human. Nash, Paul, and Stockton are all incredible players around 6 […]
Youth Defense – How to Make Sure Young Players Know Who They are Guarding
Ok, it’s impossible to make sure youth players “always” know who they are guarding. But we found a few things that help cut way back on this problem. Early in the season our 3rd grade players were often confused about who they were guarding — and our opponents scored quite a few points because we […]
New Article: Stupid Simple Entry that Always Works – How to Initiate Your Offense
I wrote a new article called A Stupid Simple Entry that Always Works – How to Initiate Your Offense. We recently started using this entry with our high school sophomore boys and our 3rd grade girls. It works at all levels, it’s simple, and I really like the aggressive “attack” mentality that goes along with it. […]
NEW Link – The Pink Elephant Concept Will Help You Improve Players Performance
Here’s a great article that someone shared on our forum. It’s about getting your players to respond to you and perform better. It’s really easy to fall in the “pink elephant” trap and frankly I think most coaches make this mistake. I know I do. This article makes some excellent points that I am going to […]
8 Components of Good Motion Offense
I want to share something that I “rediscovered” this season. After every game or scrimmage, ask yourself the following 8 questions about your half court offense… Do we have good spacing? Do we have good ball movement/reversals? Do we have good player movement (cuts, screens, fades, etc)? Are we getting the ball inside (via dribble […]
My Favorite Passing Drills – How to Cut Down on “Bad Passes” and Turnovers
With an inexperienced group of players this year…. bad passes and turnovers have been a problem for us. This caused me to take a long hard look at our passing drills and refine how we do things. As a result, I feel like we have made tremendous progress. Here are some of my favorite passing […]
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