Youth Basketball

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Youth Basketball

• Information all parents should have
• Organizations to lead parents in the right
  direction

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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

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Organizations for Youth basketball

• www.aaupawest.org
• http//www.coachingyouthsportsatoz.com/
• http//www.y-coach.com/
• http//allsurvival.com/basketball/
• http//www.sportsnationvideo.com/basketball.html

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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

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Skill To Develop

• Ballhandaling
• Shooting
• Footwork
• Rebounding
• Defensive positioning and strategies
• Offensive strategies
• Transition

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Ballhandaling Drills

• Control Dribble
• Figure 8 Dribble
• Wrap A Rounds
• Leg Circles
• Two Ball Dribble
• Machine Gun
• Rhythm
• Spider Dribble

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Shooting Drills

• Form Shooting
• Spot Shooting
• X-outs
• Intensity Lay-ups
• Foul Shots
• Foul Line Jumpers
• Partner Shooting
• Knock-out

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Foot Work Drills

• Line Jumps
• Agility Ladder
• Lane Slides
• Rapid Fire
• Defensive Slides
• Triple Threat Drill
• Shot Fake and Drive
• Pivot Drill

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Rebounding Drills

• Go Get It
• Floor Box-out
• Fortson Drill
• Rebound Madness
• Tip Drill
• Two Man Box-out
• Line Box-out
• 30 Sec. Rebound

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Defense

• 1 on 1 Defense
• 3 on 3 Defense
• Defensive positioning
• Denying the Ball
• Shell Drill
• Help and Recover
• Alley Ball
• Steering

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Offensive Strategies

• 3 on 3 Drill
• 5 on 5 Drill
• Pass and Cut
• Give and Go
• Pass and Screen Away
• Backdoor Cuts
• V-cuts

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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

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Coaching Tips

• Practice Plans
• Work on the Basics
• Simplify all Skills
• Identify Strengths and Weaknesses
• Build Team Strategies Around Strengths.

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Coaching Web Sites

• http//www.sportsnationvideo.com/basketball.html
• http//www.wheelbarrowsoftware.com/bpd.htm
• http//www.betterbasketball.com/
• http//www.coachbasketball.com/
• Great sites for Tips and Strategies

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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