Coaches, we have all been there. We have laid out our philosophy and values, our policies regarding playing time, positions, and more, and all of a sudden a few results do not go our way. A few parents start to grumble. They wonder why we play the “bad” kids so much. They wonder if we could just cut a few kids and add some more “good” ones. Continue reading “How do Coaches Balance Their WHY with the Demands of the Youth Sports Culture?”
Doug DeVries has been working in youth basketball for over 25 years. He has a passion to see sports in balance in life, for kids to thrive in sports, and for parents to enjoy the entire process.
I don’t really have the money to have a coach come out and help me but maybe I can wrangle up some tips from you guys on Reddit.
I am 18 years old. 6’5″, 170 lbs and started playing basketball two years ago.
That’s right two years ago. After watching a college basketball game. It inspired me to play. Ever since I’ve been playing. I am still in High School. Going onto my junior year so I have time to still play ball. But my skill needs to improve a lot because my confidence level is low and my shooting percentage is also low. I’ve been getting better every day but I need real help, or just real drills and tips/tricks.
I really don’t know what to ask but just to leave it on this one note. I wish to improve my game. I am tall but I feel like I can be a good shooting guard and not a post. I really don’t know what do you guys think.
Email me if you have some in-depth info for me. I’d highly appreciate that!
The pace of an AAU Basketball game is already high so why even consider a shot clock? AAU is intended to prepare athletes for future competitive basketball. Shot clock management is an important skill for all High School, College, and Pro players.
In any given year many AAU teams will compete in 3 or 4 times more games than a High School season. These games are important training opportunities.
And the same reasons we value a shot clock in all other basketball competition is why the AAU should adopt it.
Coach John Wooden’s most insightful model to discuss his idea is the methodology he used to prepare, execute and improve his practices. He was not satisfied with simply having achievement in each activity, but rather he sought to maximize achievement without stifling initiative.
Doug DeVries has been working in youth basketball for over 25 years. He has a passion to see sports in balance in life, for kids to thrive in sports, and for parents to enjoy the entire process.
Hi I’m a High School JV coach. Seems like my upcoming team will be filled with athletes and not the smartest players to run complicated half court sets.
What are some tips, drills, videos , presses , Coaching points to run an uptempo team?
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Doug DeVries has been working in youth basketball for over 25 years. He has a passion to see sports in balance in life, for kids to thrive in sports, and for parents to enjoy the entire process.
The past few years Team Sky has dominated the world of cycling. Over the past couple of decades many teams and athletes had begun to believe that the only way that they could compete with the best cyclists in the world was to gain an advantage through the use of drugs and blood manipulation. After watching the lies catch up with Lance Armstrong, Team Sky believed that there must be a better way. They wanted to be competitive without cheating and so they took a closer look at every aspect of health, fitness, diet, and bike technology. While they could not make significant gains in any one area they believed that if they could make tiny improvements in many different areas that this would add up to be significant. This became known as a search for “Marginal Gains” and it lead them to win the Tour de France three times in four years.
Looking for small adjustments across many different areas can have a significant impact on your team as well. Teams already practice as many hours as they are allowed, they run many of the same drills, and share similar defenses and offenses. But are you talking to freshman players about the value of sleep? Are you tracking their diet? How about talking to that senior about the influence of his girlfriend? Success in athletics is often the result of having many areas of your life in order and functioning at a high level of excellence. So take some time to dig a little deeper and find the marginal gains that have been going noticed up till now.
Coaches, we have all been there. We have laid out our philosophy and values, our policies regarding playing time, positions, and more, and all of a sudden a few results do not go our way. A few parents start to grumble. They wonder why we play the “bad” kids so much. They wonder if we could just cut a few kids and add some more “good” ones. Continue reading “How do Coaches Balance Their WHY with the Demands of the Youth Sports Culture?”
![Cy Falls (TX) State Champion PG Andrew Nguyen advocates for UIL implementation of shot clock, says 'it's not even basketball' without it [CFSR Podcast]](https://blog.tourney.life/info/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/nyszEPtcEH91Z-INzLSc7e-q0uIp3_WR9YCfg8uGjAU.jpg "Cy Falls (TX) State Champion PG Andrew Nguyen advocates for UIL implementation of shot clock, says 'it's not even basketball' without it [CFSR Podcast]")
