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A special thank you to Sports Unlimited for contributing the following guest post with us! Basketball coaches are charged with building the perfect team; training their players, honing skills, developing trust, and fueling the fires of that winning spirit! But sometimes, organizations also charge coaches with (or at least give them some … [Read more...]
I believe that you can condition your athletes to a point where their conditioning is a significant advantage versus their opponents. To give you a peek into how we gain a conditioning advantage, I put together a list of seven essential tips that will give your basketball conditioning program a competitive advantage. Focus on anaerobic … [Read more...]
If you are a coach in charge of your basketball weight training program, use these tips to improve your team’s basketball training. Goals: Improve Movement efficiency Improve Power Decrease Injuries Increase ability to train longer and harder Improve confidence Organization/Rules Weight train 2-4 times per … [Read more...]
Article courtesy of Breakthrough Basketball http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/ Model Your Youth Teaching After the Women’s College and WNBA Practices Instead of watching the NBA or men's basketball... pay attention to women’s pro and college coaches. They are a great source for fundamental skill development. As a younger coach I had … [Read more...]
Basketball is becoming a global sport and growing rapidly all over the globe like never before. With more players and teams then there ever was before, there is a need for coaches like never before as well. This article is about what it takes to be a good coach. Whether you are just beginning your coaching career or you have been doing it for 20 … [Read more...]
Do you remember playing on a see-saw when you were younger? The secret to enjoying team success is often found in orchestrating a similar transfer of weight - and the experience can be just as exhilarating (or as scary) for you as a coach or team leader as you watch the action and movement occur. The see-saw you may recall from a playground … [Read more...]
One Saturday morning recently, I found myself finally able to understand that some team members are just not wired to wake up at the same time as their peers. I was home at our kitchen counter, and watched my kids come downstairs in their usual manner. …My son likes to wake up early and goes straight for the cereal. …My youngest … [Read more...]
Here's an excerpt from There's Only One Way To Win, a book Dick DeVenzio wrote about his dad, the legendary Coach Chuck DeVenzio, better known as "Coach DV." Dick played for his dad in high school, where their undefeated 1967 Ambridge team has been called the best in Pennsylvania history. Basketball coaches are typically fond of talking about … [Read more...]
How do you survive and thrive as a basketball coach? The following tips may seem like common sense suggestions but, as we all know, we often need the reminders! These 6 tips are offered as advice to help you not only survive in coaching but to prosper as well. Faith and Family First. As a basketball coach, you know how time intensive it is. … [Read more...]
Planning basketball practice is one of the most important details in the job of a basketball coach. Planning a good basketball practice is even more important. Regardless of the level you coach, basketball practices should be planned out in advance. It amazes me that there are still coaches who do not have a written plan prior to leading a … [Read more...]
1. Familiarize yourself with the player you are coaching. Learn to listen more than you talk. A player wants to feel comfortable with you and have confidence in you before they work with you. At times you will coach a player that will feel that you think he cannot shoot. Always start with what the player is doing well. 2. Coach each player … [Read more...]
One of the great old basketball coaching books in my collection is Pressure Basketball by Dr. Jack Ramsay. The book, published in 1963 while Coach Ramsay was at St. Joseph's, is a top-notch coaching guide that shows how to coach and teach an aggressive style of play. There is a ton of step-by-step coverage of offense and defense but one of the … [Read more...]
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