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Paul Kubler
Period 6/7
Mr. Schurtz
AP English 12
12 February 2010
Why Coach • It has a positive
Youth impact on a
child’s life
Sports? – Teaches them
important
qualities
– Keeps them out of
trouble
– Sports are great
ways to stay
healthy
– It is fun
• Coaching children
is a benefit to the
community and
society
Principles of
Coaching
• Showing children how to
play a sport requires:
– Holding their attention
– Teaching them proper
techniques
– Displaying Sportsmanship
• A coach needs to know:
– How to teach the players
– The basic fundamentals of
the game
– How to get the players to
work as a team
Coaching Basketball: The
Basics
• Rules of the Game
• Drills, general and position specific
• Conditioning
• Strength Training
• Health and Nutrition
• Offensive and Defensive Principles
Rules of the
Game
• Knowing the rules of the
game is important
– A coach should teach the
children these rules
• Different levels, leagues
and tournaments can
have different rules
– A coach needs to know
what is different
• The rules can vary from
year to year
Drills: General
• Setting and using picks
• Passing
• Shooting Form
• Playing defense
• Everyone should
participate
Drills: Post-Player Specific
The athletes
should be told of
the dangers of
drugs and alcohol
• Players should be
taught:
– What to eat and
drink
• Especially before
practicing or
playing
– Proper hydration
Offensive
Principles
• Handling defensive
pressure
• Looking for the best
shot
• Setting up and
running a play
• Knowing how and
when to
pass/dribble
Offensive Plays
• They can be out-of-bounds, press-break, or regular offensive plays
• Everyone should know the plays and the options that can be run
from the play
• In practice plays should be played against a defense
• Plays should be designed to handle every kind of defense
• The players should know which play to run and when
Defensive • Proper
Principles defensive
stance
• How to play • Working as a
against an
offensive player team
• What and when • Communicat
to run a defense ing
• Help-
defense
• Seeing the ball
and the
offensive
player
Essentials of Coaching
• Developing a Practice
Plan
• Preparing for a Game
• In-Game Strategy
– Time Management
– Adjusting the Plan
• Off the Court Issues
• Winning or Losing a
Basketball Game
Putting Together a Practice Plan
• All practices should include:
– General and position specific drills
– Offensive and Defensive Principles
• Including teaching and reviewing plays
– Conditioning
• They should begin with stretching and
warm-up drills to prevent injuries
• Water breaks should be given regularly,
especially after conditioning drills
Preparing for a
Game
• A coach (when possible) should
acquire game tapes or watch the
opposing team
– To acquire plays
– To see how they handle various
situations
– Who is good and how to stop them
• With this information coaches in
the preceding practices should:
– Show the players what the
opponents will do
– How to stop them, and how to beat
them
Game • Pre-Game, Quarters, Half-time breaks should be used to inform
players of the other team
Manageme –
–
To stop an opponents momentum/ scoring run
Give players a break or bring in substitutions