The HoopTactics' Coaching Strategies are not only intended to increase your coaching knowledge and expertise, but just as importantly, to inspire you to better analyze, refine, and teach the skills and techniques that make for a highly successful season and career. Coaching Strategies are divided into: Coaching Prerequisites, The Art of Teaching Basketball, Practice Guidelines, Game Preparation, Game Time Decisions, Winning Close Games, and Post Game Analysis. Select desired subject below to view details and click away!
| Prerequisites | Art of Teaching | Printable Coaching Forms | Practice Guidelines | Printable Drills for Skills | Game Preparation | Game Decisions | Winning Close Games | Post Game Analysis | Season Review |
Coaching PrerequisitesCoaching is all about the players and not the coach. Being a coach carries awesome power & responsibility. Before you step out onto the court, be sure that you understand the ramifications of the responsibilities and liabilities that go along with coaching. | |
Coaching PrerequisitesCoaching is all about the players and not the coach.Being a coach carries awesome power & responsibility. It requires a real commitment of time and dedication. Before you step out onto the court, be sure that you understand the responsibilities and liabilities that go along with coaching. They include proper supervision, adequate instruction, injury prevention & player safety, prompt medical care, keeping written records, and reporting harassment (bullying) and sexual misconduct. Insure your players that they are going to play in a team atmosphere. On every level of basketball, one of the most important aspects of coaching is creating and fostering a total team atmosphere and commitment. It is the difference between success and failure. The real success in coaching does not come from winning. It comes with the teaching and assisting your players to become the best they are capable of becoming “On” and “Off” the court. Make sure that the time that ALL of your players spend with you is a lifelong, rewarding and positive experience. Too many players are having bad experiences with coaches. Click on the desired subject below to view details Basketball Basics: An Introductory Guide to Basketball Coaching Prerequisites: Before You Step Onto the Court
Personal Liabilities & Responsibilities Inherited with Coaching The Vital Importance of a Medical Emergency Action Plan Injury Prevention: 12 Tips to Prevent Basketball Injuries First Aid for Basketball Related Injuries
Time Management: Getting More Done in Less Time with Less Stress How to Read & Interpret Basketball Play Diagrams
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The Art of Teaching BasketballPlayer performance is directly related to coach’s ability to teach. Therefore, coaches should possess a solid working knowledge of the laws of learning and teaching methods. Coaches must not only possess the knowledge of the game and how to teach it, but they must also possess the enthusiasm and enjoyment for doing it and impart this energy to their teams. | |
The Art of Teaching Basketball - The Real Satisfaction of Coaching"Coaching lasts for a single day. Teaching lasts forever." In recent years, winning has become the primary focus in sports. This is even true on the collegiate and high school levels where the emphasis should be on education and learning. Coaches and programs are being evaluated by the number of games won rather than their program model and teaching abilities. Unfortunately, along with this increased importance being placed on winning, there has been a significant slippage in coaches’ teaching skills and abilities. Constant full court games and tournaments, especially on the lower levels, have replaced teaching and skill development. However, winning is short term. The real success in coaching comes with teaching and assisting players to become the best they are capable of becoming “on” and “off” the court. Too many players are having bad experiences with coaches. Please make sure that the time that all of your players spend with you is a rewarding and positive experience.
The Importance of Creating & Fostering a Team Atmosphere Motivation: Most Important Factor in Learning & Perfecting Basketball Skills Basic Factors of Motor Skill Learning Whole-Part-Whole Teaching Method The Importance of Goal Setting to Success Basketball is a Game of Habits The Utmost Importance of Keeping the Hands Up Mastering the Fundamentals of the Game 10 Principles for a Sound Offense Individual Offensive Skills & Techniques
Teaching Individual Defensive Skills - 5 Day (10 Sessions) Plan Defensive Player Skill Development
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Printable Coaching Forms, Diagrams & ChartsGeneral, Checklists, Medical, Court Diagrams, Player Forms, Practice Forms, Game Charts, Scouting Forms, Worksheets, Program Review, and much more. | |
Practice GuidelinesSince most programs do not have a lot of practice time, it is imperative that coaches organize their time wisely. This requires careful planning and thought. The practice of planning in advance not only assures a well organized and efficient practice, but also makes it possible to get more accomplished. | |
Practice GuidelinesGet your coaching done prior to, not during the game! Practices should be designed with the objective of preparing a team physically, technically, and mentally for game competition. Pay attention to detail. Precise execution and footwork are vital. It is imperative to start building correct habits and techniques from the start. Physical habits do not change in a game. Practice makes perfect is only true if the proper mechanics are being employed. No nice tries! Insist on proper execution at all times.
Essential Practice Thoughts to Consider Practice Organization - A Blue Print for Success Daily Practice Planning - Do Not Ever Take the Practice Court Unprepared
Try-Outs, Player Evaluation & Squad Selection
Prepractice Early Time (ET) - Setting the Tone For a Successful Practice Proper Warm-up & Its Effect on Player Performance & Health Importance of Cooling Down After a Successful Workout
Magnitude of a Well Planned & Executed Training Program Physical Conditioning - "Players Are Only As Good As Their legs." Brain Boosting Benefits of Cardio Exercise
Drills for Skills: Refining & Reinforcing Individual Fundamentals Defensive Fundamentals Drills: Building Blocks to a Successful Defense Scrimmaging: Important Thoughts to Consider
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Printable Drills for SkillsBasketball, more than any other sport, requires integration of individual talent and skills into unselfish team play. Therefore, individual player improvement is vital to any team's success. However, developing and mastering basketball skills and team play is not easy task. It is a never ending process requiring countless hours of practice and refinement. | |
Game PreparationYou must prepare to win. Get your coaching done prior to, not during the game. Practices should prepare a team physically, technically, and mentally for game competition. Emphasis should focus on execution and effort. Players must also learn to develop the habit of working and playing hard at all times. Great teams are a result of the best players being the hardest workers. | |
Game PreparationBe prepared and do your home work. During a game, you cannot expect players to execute anything that has not been covered in practice. Be sure to develop specialists, and never take an opponent for granted or go into a game "Blind." Amass as much information as you can from other coaches, game and season statistics, video and live scouting. Offensive Preparation
Defensive Preparation
Game Preparation
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Game Time DecisionsIn executing a well thought out game plan, realize that it's not what the coaches know, but what their players know that counts. Each player should be prepared and confident in meeting whatever offenses and defenses the opponent may utilize. During a game, do not expect your players to execute anything that has not been covered in practice. Do your homework. | |
Executing a Well Thought Out Game PlanGame Time Decisions"It's not what the coaches know, but what their players know that counts." In executing a well thought out game plan, realize that it's not what the coaches know, but what their players know that counts. Each player should be prepared and confident in meeting whatever offenses and defenses the opponent may utilize. Do your homework. During a game, do not expect your players to execute anything that has not been covered in practice. Click on the desired subject below to view details
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Winning Close GamesDiscover that winning of "BIG" games and championships are not a matter of chance. They are a result of being prepared down to the smallest detailed. End of game situations and clock management really become paramount late in the season when a single shot can determine a team’s playoff fate. | |
Winning Close Games"You must be prepared to be a winner." -- John WoodenWinning of "BIG" games and championships are not a matter of chance. They are a result of being prepared down to the smallest detailed. Be sure to use the scoreboard clock to include offensive and defensive end of game situations in your practices. Do not ever expect your players to execute anything during a game that you have not covered in practice. Click on the desired presentation below to view details
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Post Game AnalysisSuccessful coaches learn much more from a game than their opponent. This is the result of putting in the time and effort after the game to evaluate and to analyze the team and individual player performance. The final score is still paramount. However, how that score is achieved is now of the utmost importance for future play. | |
Post Game AnalysisEvaluating Game & Player PerformanceSuccessful coaches learn much more from a game than their opponent. This is the result of putting in the time and effort after the game to evaluate and to analyze the team and individual players performance. In this post game evaluation, it is important to look for and stress things that were done well not just negative factors. Computers have now taken the huge burden and responsibility of game statistics off the coaches’ back, while providing them a wealth of information that coaches only a decade ago dreamed about. However, to be of value this information must be presented in a meaningful and usable manner. This is where software programs like CyberSports for basketball excel. These software programs not only compile statistics with a click of the mouse, but they also generate reports that present this information in a form that coaches can quickly understand and use.
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Post Season ReviewAfter a long season, coaches need to take some time off to recuperate and re‐charge their batteries. However, before doing so, while it is fresh in your mind, review, analyze and evaluate the past season. Total program reviews are a must to setting goals and laying a solid foundation for the next season's play. | |
Program Review: A Key to Future SuccessExamine exactly what was accomplished, what was successful, what was unsuccessful, what needs to be improved in the coming year, what was outside of your control and how can it be prevented in the future? To improve you must ask and answer hard questions. Then use this information to set goals and objectives for the coming season. Remember, if you are not improving, your opponents are! Communication
Master Plan & Playbook
Player Personnel
Preseason Preparation & Practices
Game preparation
Game Adjustments
Self Improvement
Basketball coaches, just like any other member of the teaching profession, need to evaluate their own program and personal performance. Personal evaluations are something that is generally disliked. However, they are vital to the improvement of any coach and basketball program, especially the self‐evaluations. Player and Staff reviews are vital to a total program review.
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