While Coaching Basketball, one of the first things that should be addressed is conditioning. The ability to out hustle, out work, and have more stamina, could be the difference between winning and losing. This is especially the case towards the end of a hard fought season when your team is making a championship run.
Therefore, one of the very first things a coach will do, even before touching a ball, is a week of calisthenics. This can be monotonous for the players during this week of heavily concentrated specialty training. However, although the players may dislike it, it will benefit each and every one of them later on in the season.
Conditioning is something that most players can't stand to do, but they'll appreciate it later. Unfortunately injuries are a big part of the game and the first week of practice will help prevent a team from having major injuries. Some of the drills used for getting in shape are suicides all the way down the floor, wind sprints, and running back and forth through obstacles.
After the first week is completed, coaches will then start introducing the fundamentals of basketball. However, conditioning will still be a part of Coaching Youth Basketball, but the focus will then shift to other areas of the game.
One of the first things typically addressed is ball handling, which will more than likely start with basic dribbling drills. Some of the drills used in basic dribbling are; dribbling back and forth with one ball, dribbling with two balls at once, and dribbling through legs while walking. In the end, it will help your team protect the ball during each possession.
It is usually during these hard practices that the players will typically feel as if they absolutely hate their coach but, in actuality, they will respect the coach for making them better. This is when the coach becomes more of a mentor than a coach. At least it is usually typical in the grade school and in the high school years.
Once the relationship has reached this pinnacle, it gets a bit more fun. Most coaches will then introduce, offensive and defensive drills allowing a player to shoot and have fun. One of the biggest things coaches try to teach is for a player to have fun. Players who enjoy themselves are those who know where to go and what to be doing on the floor at all times. Obviously you want to win more games, but it's not the main objective.
Regardless of the style, Coaching Basketball, and any sport for that matter will require patience, understanding, and respect to and from every person on the team including the coach. - 16890
Therefore, one of the very first things a coach will do, even before touching a ball, is a week of calisthenics. This can be monotonous for the players during this week of heavily concentrated specialty training. However, although the players may dislike it, it will benefit each and every one of them later on in the season.
Conditioning is something that most players can't stand to do, but they'll appreciate it later. Unfortunately injuries are a big part of the game and the first week of practice will help prevent a team from having major injuries. Some of the drills used for getting in shape are suicides all the way down the floor, wind sprints, and running back and forth through obstacles.
After the first week is completed, coaches will then start introducing the fundamentals of basketball. However, conditioning will still be a part of Coaching Youth Basketball, but the focus will then shift to other areas of the game.
One of the first things typically addressed is ball handling, which will more than likely start with basic dribbling drills. Some of the drills used in basic dribbling are; dribbling back and forth with one ball, dribbling with two balls at once, and dribbling through legs while walking. In the end, it will help your team protect the ball during each possession.
It is usually during these hard practices that the players will typically feel as if they absolutely hate their coach but, in actuality, they will respect the coach for making them better. This is when the coach becomes more of a mentor than a coach. At least it is usually typical in the grade school and in the high school years.
Once the relationship has reached this pinnacle, it gets a bit more fun. Most coaches will then introduce, offensive and defensive drills allowing a player to shoot and have fun. One of the biggest things coaches try to teach is for a player to have fun. Players who enjoy themselves are those who know where to go and what to be doing on the floor at all times. Obviously you want to win more games, but it's not the main objective.
Regardless of the style, Coaching Basketball, and any sport for that matter will require patience, understanding, and respect to and from every person on the team including the coach. - 16890
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