Basketball @ Youth-Athlete
Blog URL http://basketball.youth-athlete.org
Located We come to you, California USA
Tags basketball, coaching, organizations, tournaments, youth, drills, instruction
Basketball @ Youth-Athlete provides insights from parents, coaches, and young athletes around the world. It is a basketball player and coaching blog, and provides basketball organization listing along with a list of the latest
tournaments.
Latest Blog Posts
- Coach's Guide To Managing the Coach-Parent Relationship on Apr 21, 2009 in Coaching
Bar none, the most emotionally draining element of coaching a youth sports team is interacting with the parents. Having coached youth teams for over twenty seasons and been an officer in multiple youth organizations, I can personally attest to...
- Basketball Drill: Baseline Shooting Drill on Feb 17, 2009 in Basketball
This is a shooting drill, like the rebounding box-out drill, where the players are trained to follow their shot for the rebound. When a player shoots it is common for the shot to either go too far and hit the back of the rim or come up short an.
- Basketball Drill: Baseline Shooting Drill on Feb 17, 2009 in Basketball
This is a shooting drill, like the rebounding box-out drill, where the players are trained to follow their shot for the rebound. When a player shoots it is common for the shot to either go too far and hit the back of the rim or come up short an...
- Basketball Drill: V-cut Shooting Drill on Feb 2, 2009 in Basketball
Against man and zone defenses, a very common offensive move without the basketball is a V-cut that is used to either setup the man defender for a screen or to turn the zone defender's head. Several years ago, I was coaching a 5th grade bask
- Basketball Drill: V-cut Shooting Drill on Feb 2, 2009 in Basketball
Against man and zone defenses, a very common offensive move without the basketball is a V-cut that is used to either setup the man defender for a screen or to turn the zone defender's head. Several years ago, I was coaching a 5th grade basketba...
- Basketball Drill: Defending a Fast Break on Jan 28, 2009 in Basketball
In a previous post, I described a 3-on-2 and 2-on-1 fast break drill that I use at the beginning of practice. After a dynamic warm up, the fastbreak drill is used to push players into a full paced sprint while simultaneously getting the minds f...
- Basketball Drill: Defending a Fast Break on Jan 28, 2009 in Basketball
In a previous post, I described a 3-on-2 and 2-on-1 fast break drill that I use at the beginning of practice. After a dynamic warm up, the fastbreak drill is used to push players into a full paced sprint while simultaneously getting the minds f.
