rgm Youth Basketball

Youth Basketball • Information all parents should have • Organizations to lead parents in the right direction Philosophy of youth sports • Fun should be number one • Skills should be developed through activities not drilling • When interest is low do not push • Fun will keep interest levels high Organizations for Youth basketball • www.aaupawest.org • http://www.coachingyouthsportsatoz.c om/ • http://www.y-coach.com/ • http://allsurvival.com/basketball/ • http://www.sportsnationvideo.com/bas ketball.html Guidelines for youth basketball • Keep practices simple • Maintain a positive perspective on conditioning • Promote sportsmanship • Promote active fun practices focused on team concepts • Individual skills are presented as a way to help the team improve • Time is evenly split between offense and defense • Practice is intense but not stressful Skill To Develop • • • • • Ballhandaling Shooting Footwork Rebounding Defensive positioning and strategies • Offensive strategies • Transition Ballhandaling Drills • • • • • • • • Control Dribble Figure 8 Dribble Wrap A Rounds Leg Circles Two Ball Dribble Machine Gun Rhythm Spider Dribble Shooting Drills • • • • • • • • Form Shooting Spot Shooting X-outs Intensity Lay-ups Foul Shots Foul Line Jumpers Partner Shooting Knock-out Foot Work Drills • • • • • • • • Line Jumps Agility Ladder Lane Slides Rapid Fire Defensive Slides Triple Threat Drill Shot Fake and Drive Pivot Drill Rebounding Drills • • • • • • • • Go Get It Floor Box-out Fortson Drill Rebound Madness Tip Drill Two Man Box-out Line Box-out 30 Sec. Rebound Defense • • • • • • • • 1 on 1 Defense 3 on 3 Defense Defensive positioning Denying the Ball Shell Drill Help and Recover Alley Ball Steering Offensive Strategies • • • • • 3 on 3 Drill 5 on 5 Drill Pass and Cut Give and Go Pass and Screen Away • Backdoor Cuts • V-cuts Transition/Fast-break • • • • • Cincinnati Fast Break 3 on 2/2 on 1 Break Pitch and Fill 3 Man Weave Pass and Break Lay-up • Sideline Break Drills Coaching Tips • • • • Practice Plans Work on the Basics Simplify all Skills Identify Strengths and Weaknesses • Build Team Strategies Around Strengths. Coaching Web Sites • http://www.sportsnationvideo.com/basketb all.html • http://www.wheelbarrowsoftware.com/bpd. htm • http://www.betterbasketball.com/ • http://www.coachbasketball.com/ • Great sites for Tips and Strategies Summary • Fun should be a focus throughout practice • Teach your athletes to love the game as well as understand it • Develop a solid team concept • Focus equally on offense and defense • Winning is not as important as improving • Basketball is an activity that they will be able to enjoy for a long time