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At what shooting % would you consider a shooter to be a non-factor?

If someone shoots <10% from the 3, and not that much higher outside of the paint, would you still have your middle school players closely guarding them?
I’m much more concerned about players scoring layups in the paint against us, so I’ve been teaching my team to slack off when playing man-to-man to protect against the drive. Is this poor coaching?

For clarification, I coach in NYC where there are great dribblers and drivers, but poor shooting across the board.

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Why Competitive Youth Basketball is Awesome

Competitive sports are often criticized and when balance is lost, it can be a bad experience for everyone. But Anne Josephson came up with 15 reasons competitive sports are worthwhile & helpful. I’ve summarize her list below.  You can read her full article here.

Focus on the Process & Less on the Results

Competition can:

  1. Drive us to learn faster.
  2. Teach us to bring our best effort.
  3. Teach us to manage our nerves.
  4. Help us conquer fears.
  5. Teaches us to take risks.
  6.  Teaches us to cope when things don’t go our way.
  7. Help us with goal setting.
  8. Teach us to play by the rules.
  9. Help us to learn to win and lose with grace.
  10. Be fun.
  11. Build self-esteem.
  12. Teaches us commitment.
  13. Give us a different community of friends.
  14. Provide opportunities for travel.
  15. Cause kids to perform better in school.

Josephson, in her article, provides back-story and additional information about each of the 15.

Bottom line, when keep in balance & with a focus on these 15 things, you can help your children thrive and develop in the context of competitive youth basketball. And if you have been involved in youth basketball for awhile you have tasted the thrill of victory and the pride in watching your children succeed. If success has not yet come, take pride in your child’s character to strive to succeed. It is preparing them for their future.

 

 

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Top 10 Ways High School Players Can Get Recruited

There are many things you can do to increase your chances of getting recruited.

Creating highlight tapes, attending open gyms, elite camps for a specific school, scoring above 20pt’s per game on a winning high school team, playing in showcase tournaments with your AAU team, and simply playing everywhere you can. Don’t forget, the better your grades the more opportunity you will have.

Here is a great guide for high school players looking to get recruited.

Top 10 Ways to Get Recruited