Coaching Youth Coaches – Grades 6 and Younger
January 1 - December 31
$95.00
Helping Youth Coaches Run Competitive Practices: 10th Year!
Flyer-Coaching Youth Coaches pdf
Many youth coaches are volunteers or parents helping out, which is GREAT! These sessions will greatly assist these coaches in organizing practices that help build skills.
Competitive practices (organized, repetitive, skill based) will lead to competitive teams. NO PLAYS. A large % of youth practices actually teach plays, about the last thing these young players need. NBA Coach discusses this here.
Why plays should be AVOIDED at these tender ages: We do NOT TEACH PLAYS. We teach players HOW TO PLAY.
2 dates: On the Beltline and in Ferrysburg
Skills include
- Ball Control precedes Ball Handling
- Use of both hands
- Developing WIDTH, learning to create space
- Dribbling skills (both hands)
- Sharp Change of direction
- Learning to protect the ball with your body
- VISION skills taught throughout all drills
- Footwork – MANY skills but primarily MOVE YOUR FEET!
- Jump Stops and Pivots
- Shooting – proper form
- Passing – use of both hands AND creating space to pass
- Defensive concepts – stay IN FRONT of your man
- Teaching HELP defense – be ready to HELP your team mates