As a basketball consultant and personal trainer, I work with numerous youth, high school and college basketball teams and players every year. At every practice, players are deficient in at least one of these five simple skills, ultimately decreasing the team’s offensive efficiency. While none will automatically make someone a great basketball player or turn ...
In a September AC article entitled The Economics of Basketball Development, I argued the United States’ professional sports system eliminated the professional investment in youth basketball development because professional teams receive no benefit from local talent development. An NBA team does not benefit from a local player’s development, as he enters the draft like any ...
Once the team is selected, a youth basketball coach faces two major decisions: developing a philosophy and prioritizing skills. In many youth leagues, teams practice once or twice a week for a total of no more than three hours; a coach cannot expect to teach his team everything, so he must prioritize skills and create ...
I’d like to have a nickel for every time that I’ve come back into my office, only to find that some co-worker has left me a fundraiser order blank on my desk, just in case I cared to help his/her child’s marching band raise money for their spring tour. These colorful printed brochures typically show ...
Youth sports are supposed to be a fun-filled learning experience that not only teaches children the basic fundamentals of the sport, but lessons on teamwork and good sportsmanship. I’ve spoken to many coaches who volunteer their time in the afternoons and weekends, working with young kids to develop the necessary skills they will need as ...
Planning practice is one of the most undervalued, but important aspects of coaching. The plan keeps a coach organized and on-task during practice, but, more importantly, the planning aspect forces the coach to think and critically examine his team, its weaknesses and the best way to appropriate time. One-and-a-half hours seems like a lot of ...
Kids love to play. Unfortunately, once kids sign-up for organized sports, the play is eliminated; somehow, coaches believe fun and improvement are antonyms. Effective coaches use scrimmages to teach skills. These scrimmages may not be just like a regular game, but most kids do not care. They want to play. They want to play tag ...
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