Youth Basketball Coaching Guide

, by CHAMNESS DANFORD

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ISBN: 9780595136858 | 0595136850
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 10/1/2000

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Forward

xiii

Acknowledgements

Coaches Corner

(11)

The coaching attitude and responsibilities

Player Bench

(4)

The players needs and responsibilities

Parents Expectations

(4)

The parents roll and responsibilities

The Player Categories

(8)

Children through the 2nd grade

Children in the 3rd & 4th Grades

Children in the 5th and 6th Grades

Children in the 7th and 8th Grades

Practice Schedule Planning

(11)

Children through the 2nd grade

Children in the 3rd & 4th Grades

Children in the 5th and 6th Grades

Children in the 7th and 8th Grades

Practice Facilities

Fundamental Elements of the Game

(9)

Dribbling the Basketball

Ball Passing

Shooting Techniques

Warm Up Drills

(8)

Waist, Torso & Upper Body Warm-up No.1

Waist, Torso & Upper Body Warm-up No.2

Waist, Torso & Upper Body Warm-up No.3

Vertical Body Stretch & Calf-Warm-up No. 4

Vertical Body Stretch & Side-Warm-up No. 5

Leg Lunge & Quadriceps-Warm-up No. 6

Leg Squats and Quadricepts-Warm-up No. 7

Side Straddle Hop-Warm-up No. 8

Court Sprint-Warm-up No. 9

Court Circuit Jogging-Warm-up No. 10

Vertical Jump-Warm-up No. 11

Practices & Drills

(20)

``How To'' Dribbling Practices

Change Hands while dribbling

Moving Forward while dribbling

Dribbling with either hand while moving forward

Dribbling Drill

``How To'' Passing Practices

The Bounce Pass

The Chest High Pass

The Overhead Pass

The Overhead Hook Pass

The Side Pass

The Baseball Pass

The Reach Around Pass

At the Key Passing

``How To'' Shooting Practices

Elementary Shooting Drills for the beginning Player

Elementary Shooting Drill Exercise

Free Throw or Foul Shot Drill

Running Passes

Elementary Category I running pass to receiver

Two man parallel running, passing with dribble

Two man parallel running, passing without dribble

Three man parallel running, passing without dribble

Two man weave with lateral passes during crossover

Three man weave with lateral passing during crossover

Fundamental Shooting Drills

(14)

Two step lay-up jump shot

Running lay-up from lateral approach

Lateral lay-up with give and go

Running jump lay-up from straight on

Free-throw or foul shot

Side line shots near three point line

Hook shot against defense

Tap-in Shot Exercise & Drill

At Key passing & shooting

Run-Stop-Jump shot (Straight on & Lateral)

Run-Stop-Jump shot over a screen

Jump Shots & Drills:

Fade Away Jump shots & Drill

Pivots & Feints for Offense:

(8)

Elementary Pivot Practice

Fundamental Pivot Practice

Elementary Fake & Pivot Practice

Below Basket at Low Post, fake, pivot & put it up

At midpost, fake, pivot and put it up

At high post, fake, pivot, break and put it up

Fundamental Rebounding Exercise & Drill

Defense Positions & Moves:

(23)

Double teaming and the match up

Defensive positions for 2-1-2 formation

Weak side-strong side on the floor

Elementary Defense Practices

Guarding stances against offensive player

Elementary Lateral Movement Drill

Fundamental Lateral Movement Drill

Grabbing the Ball Drill

Elementary Zone Defense

Fundamental Zone Defense

Boxing out the Offensive players at the key

Knowing the trap zones

Trapping the Offense

Running Defender forces offensive player toward the side lines

Going up with offense to block the shot

Defending against the fast break

Switching and Talking

Do's and Don'ts

Playing the Offense

121

(29)

The Fast Break

Do's and Don'ts

Pivot-Break and pass across

Pivot-Break, pass, receiver shoots

Offense/Defense layup practice

Fake, pivot and put it up

Running pivot past defender

Setting a Screen

Setting a Pick

Rebounding Shooting Drill at Low Post

A Game called ``21''

Building The Give and Goes

High to Low Post Give and Go-Both Sides

High to Low Post Give and Screen-Both Sides

High to Low Post Give and Go Go-Both Sides

Mid to Mid Post Give and Go-Both Sides

Mid to Mid Post Give and Screen-Both Sides

High Post Give and Goes-Both Sides

High Post Give and Screen-Both Sides

High Post Give and Go Go-Both Sides

High Post Give and Go Options-Both Sides

Review Summary about Give and Goes

Developing a ``Set'' play

Strategies & Tactics

150

(29)

Offensive movements and positions of responsibility

Full Court Presses and how they work

Half Court Presses and how they work

Attacking the Full Court Press

In-bounding formulas for out-of-bounds plays

In-bounding from under the basket-Box

In-bounding from under the basket-Line

In-bounding from under the basket-Reverse

In-bounding from the side court-Line

In-bounding from the side court-tandem 4 across

Team Offensive Formations

Give and Go

Basic Pick and Roll

Shuffle Cut-misdirection by feint

Slice around post-Single break to lane

Slice around post-Two above high post crisscross

Backdoor by Forward

Slice play: Guard & Forward on strong side

Clear out for Pivot Man

Rotational Offensive Pattern:

Jump Ball Tactics

The Offensive Box Formation

The Deffensive 1-1-1-2 Formation

Do's and Don'ts:

Selecting Player Positions

179

(3)

Scheduling Players During Games

182

(4)

Game Statistics

186

(5)

Basic Rules of the Game

191

(18)

About the Author

209

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