Posted on 11 November 2011. Tags: basketball drills, basketball practice, basketball skills, coaching basketball, coaching youth
From our video conference the other night with Coach Randy Brown, there were several ideas and concepts I took out of that mtg that coaches need to do in order to get themselves off to a great start to the basketball season. The first involves basic organization and planning. Randy advises that coaches put together [...]
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Posted on 10 November 2011. Tags: basketball skills, coaching youth, youth basketball
In our video conference the other night w/ Coach Randy Brown, the emphasis and importance of playing 3 on 3 during practices was discussed. Before players and coaches play 5 on 5 or even 4 on 4, they should learn how to play 3 on 3. As Randy pointed out, “So much of the game [...]
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Posted on 18 October 2011. Tags: coaching leadership, coaching sports, coaching styles, coaching youth, youth sports
Here’s the rest of the list. 15. The Rookie hopes their team has good leadership. The Veteran teaches and develops excellent leadership. 16. The Rookie hopes players understand their roles. The Veteran constantly explains individual roles. 17. The Veteran uses both captains and seniors to communicate the importance of their contributions. The Rookie takes this [...]
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Posted on 17 October 2011. Tags: coaching, coaching leadership, coaching sports, coaching youth, sports coaches
In one of my long car rides with a good friend of mine who was a very successful college baseball coach, we talked about poor coaching. What is it that makes some coaches “bad”? And we were not talking about the coaches who have losing records rather we were looking at the coaches who just [...]
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Posted on 02 May 2011. Tags: coaching lacrosse, coaching strategies, coaching youth
St Pauls Head Coach Rick Brocato discusses what he looks for when scouting opponents.
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Posted on 29 April 2011. Tags: captains, coaching youth, leadership, student leadership
Gilman Lacrosse Coach Brooks Matthews discusses the role of captains at Gilman.
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Posted on 28 April 2011. Tags: captains, coaching youth, leadership, team captains, youth leadership, youth sports
Coach Andy Hilgartner discusses the roles of the captains at McDonogh.
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