Ebook: Layups and Life Lessons: 101 Coaching Tips for Youth Basketball
Author: Michael O'Halloran
- Tags: Sports & Recreations, Nonfiction, SPO004000, SPO061010
- Year: 2013
- Publisher: Michael O'Halloran
- Language: English
- epub
How to add fun to your practices, teach fundamentals and life lessons, and motivate your team to play winning basketball. Volunteering to coach a youth basketball team can be a difficult challenge. With the knowledge gained from this book, you'll be confident at practices and games. You'll know what to do. Your players will reap the rewards and play their best basketball.
Here's what you'll learn:
- The "Secret Sauce" to winning at youth sports - 7 things every coach should know.
- What good basketball coaches accomplish before the first practice to get the season started right.
- Ideas and suggestions for how to conduct practices - the most important time for your team.
- How to be a great teacher.
- Some ideas for games at practices to keep it fun.
- Practice theme suggestions to keep players engaged.
- How to coach on game days.
- Life lessons to teach your players.
Author Michael O'Halloran has coached youth basketball for 15 years. While teaching layups and life lessons, he's also compiled an impressive number of wins including a Minnesota State Championship title. He's authored two other basketball books: "Never Forget They're Kids" and "The Well-Prepared Coach - 30 Youth Basketball Practice Plans."