Survival Guide for Coaching Youth Basketball

I've been playing basketball all my life and love the sport but coaching is completely different. Knowing what to do and knowing what to teach are two different things. This book was easy to read and is a great tool to get started with. It explains the fundamentals that the kids need to know and gives a reasonable amount of drills to reinforce those skills. I use something from it in every practice. Please read the title, it tells you everything you need to know. "Coaching Youth Basketball" - This book is about the basic fundamentals to teach to new, inexperienced or even older kids who have been poorly coached. It's an introduction to dribbling, passing, shooting, offense, and defense. They also touch on in-bound plays and beating a press. "Only the Essential Drills, Practice Plans, Plays, and Coaching Tips" - This is a good thing, it's easy to read, understand and teach. It's a good starting point, as you and your team advance you will need more drills, plays, etc.

I wanted a book to help me remember some drills from my playing days. I've never coached BB, so I needed a reference boo. This book does those things! This book is very well organized. There is a very good table in the front of the book that lists all of the drills that are in the book. It states what each drill focuses on(Passing, Shooting etc..), difficulty level of the drill(3 of them) and of course the page. This makes it very easy to find drills for a specific skill set. If you have never coached kids before, this book also gives some advice on what to expect when coaching younger kids that are NOT related to sports(like bathroom breaks, keeping kids focused etc..) I have coached younger kids in other sports, so I skiped this section. The graphs and diagrams of the drills are very easy to understand. They do a step by step approach and even give you some suggestions on how to increase the difficulty level of the drill. I am glad I bought it.

I am new to coaching this year (4-5 grade boys) so I needed a book that would demonstrate the basics as I did not have any formal training growing up. The book is easy to read and lays out the basics from individual skill techniques to defensive and offensive sets for the team to run. It also has a schedule list of things to run a practice so you do not have to come up with one yourself to start. I have found this book to be very helpful. The only reason that I did not give it 5 stars is that I was hoping that it would contain more "fun drills" for the kids to do (kids really like the "knock out" game in it). Overall, worth the money..

This guide will do as it says, guide you through the starting phases of the game of basketball and into a place where you can understand the game. Then as you start advancing your knowledge you'll begin to pick up more information you read and apply the instructional part of this guide as well as the great coaching advice it gives. You'll see as you read this guide is far from bias, the wording as you will see uses her team etc..... So this was written through someones mind that understood and is well capable of coaching and knowing the game also. You cant argue the price nor the valuable information that is shared and passed onto you through the authors coaching and love of the game. Super drills and the book will talk about and reinforce the things you witness that some coaches will miss in all sports, it's a GAME & for the KID's to LEARN! So I hope this little blurt helps you and you won't go wrong putting the few dollars out to enhance your already broad coaching spectrum or the new coach that is looking to learn the right way to tackle a sport like Basketball, that isn't just about showing kid's how to bang a ball off the floor and then throw a orange ball at a ring on a board! Enjoy, good luck and healthy seasons, you'll like this guide!

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Whether you're just starting out or have done some assistant coaching in the past, this is a great book for the fundamentals of youth coaching. I had a friend recommend this to me and it has been a life saviour in my first year coaching my son's team. Must get! :)

My team now plays like the 1989 Detroit Pistons. Good on the boards. Good guard play. A physical presence. I would have liked more tips on how to teach my 7 year olds how to intimidate the other team like Bill Laimbeer. Maybe throwing an occasional “accidental” elbow. But overall good drills and good book to read.

I like the way the book is set up, very easy to read. The front of the book has a drill matrix which helps you easily find the drills. Other than a couple of drills, most information here is very elementary and for someone who has never coached or played. I am a little more experienced as a coach, but still found some nuggets of good information. I believe you will learn something by purchasing this book even if it just provides additional plays.

Wenn man gerne eine Jugendmannschaft coachen möchte, aber noch kaum Erfahrung hat, bietet dieses Buch einen guten Einstiegspunkt. Ich würde es wieder kaufen.