This winter I’m coaching a 7th grade boys Iowa Prep club team. My son Evan is on the team. I’d like to share what we’re doing — and what I consider to be important aspects of both winning and player development… What I Consider to be Good Club Guidelines for Developing Players Iowa Prep is […]
How To Get ALL Your Players Sprinting Back In Transition Defense
We all know the FIRST THREE STEPS are critical for getting back into good transition defense. Those first three steps must be a sprint! In most cases, if the first three steps are a sprint, the following steps will follow suit and players will be in a good position to stop the ball. But how do […]
Another Bo Ryan Article – How to Avoid Fouls
Here’s another Bo Ryan article that gives you interesting insight into how he leads the nation each year in fewest committed fouls. Good read. http://www.si.com/college-basketball/2015/03/24/wisconsin-ncaa-tournament-fouls
The Secret Behind Bo Ryan’s Consistent Success
I love Bo Ryan’s basketball coaching formula! And I found an awesome article giving you insight behind his consistent success. As an Iowa fan that watches a lot of Big Ten basketball, I see Bo Ryan and the Wisconsin Badgers quite a bit. It’s amazing what Bo Ryan gets accomplished every single year. He has things […]
What We Did With Our 4th Grade Youth Basketball Team – Offense, Defense, Skills and More…
My daughter’s 4th grade team had a great year. Tremendous improvement, lots of fun, and lots of life lessons learned… And even though winning is not a measurement of a successful season, or good youth coaching for that matter, we did win lots of games and tournaments without taking any shortcuts and by doing things […]
Youth Sports Specialization – How to Decide “IF” or “WHEN” Your Child Should Specialize
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 […]
Decision-Training Style of Coaching. Is This a Better Method?
Brian McCormick makes good points about asking questions and using decision based teaching. I’m trying to do a better job on this area. It takes practice. I guess us coaches still have to practice too! Use a decision-training style of coaching, meaning that I ask a lot of questions to help the players learn. Coaches […]