Coaching Youth Basketball-5th Edition

By American Sport Education Program and Don Showalter

Book Overview

Coaching Youth Basketball, Fifth Edition , will help you run organized practices as you develop your players' fundamental skills. Written by the American Sport Education Program (ASEP), in conjunction with expert coach Don Showalter of USA Basketball, this book covers all aspects of player development that you need to know: - Preparing for and conducting efficient, age-specific practices - Teaching and developing skills - Providing a safe playing environment - Identifying and correcting errors in performance - Communicating with and encouraging players You'll also gain court-tested tips on running your team; communicating with players, officials, parents, and other coaches; providing basic first aid; and keeping it all fun. The book contains drills and coaching tips that are sure to jump-start your practices and improve players' performance. In addition, you receive many photos and diagrams to facilitate your understanding of the skills and drills. Ideal for coaches of players ages 5 to 14, the fifth edition of Coaching Youth Basketball will help you focus on long-term athlete development by creating an environment in which your players can learn, progress in their skill development, increase their understanding of the game, and, most important, have fun.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1450419720
• ISBN13: 9781450419727
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Human Kinetics
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.3" x 0.8" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

Youth Basketball Coach's Primer...Fundamental and Flexible

I picked up this book last night at a local library, hoping to find one or two new drills for my 6th Grade Girls basketball team. From the look of its cover, I expected that the focus would be on "beginner level" coaching and player development, such as how to dribble, shoot, and defend. Although the book started slowly, with explanations of coaching philosophies and how to work with children (valuable information,of course), I was pleased to find a series of drills and skill development tools that I could use at the 6th Grade level. The drills were coded as appropriate for "Beginner", "Intermediate", and Advanced" levels of play, with several of them building on the prior in such a way that when you, as a coach, have different skill levels on your team, you could use whichever level was appropriate for the player(s) working on the skill/drill. There are also a number of practical sections on "Error Detection and Correction" that can help coaches identify when skills need some "fine tuning" with recommendations as to how to go about it within the framework of the skill/drill being taught.I would recommend this book to other coaches looking for simple, yet effective methods of instructing basketball fundamentals for players at different levels of skill and understanding of the game.