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Basketball tryout drills: what you can actually see in 90 minutes
Thirty kids, ninety minutes, one pair of eyes. The arithmetic of a youth basketball tryout, a minute-by-minute session, and the drills that tell you nothing.
4 Sept 20268 minHow to teach layups to kids: it's the footwork, not the shot
Kids miss layups because of the take-off foot, not the shot. A four-week plan for one coach and twelve kids, with the rep maths and how each week goes wrong.
1 Sept 20267 minA 60-minute basketball practice plan, and the 15 minutes you're losing
A minute-by-minute 60-minute basketball practice plan for twelve kids and one coach, the fifteen minutes most sessions waste, and how each block goes wrong.
27 Aug 20267 minCoaching youth basketball: the season, week by week
A twelve-week calendar for a first-time youth basketball coach. What to teach in weeks 1, 4, 8 and 12, what to stop doing at each stage, and how every phase goes wrong.
24 Aug 20266 minEqual playing time in youth basketball: a rotation that works
How to build a fair basketball substitution rotation for 8, 10 or 12 kids, with maths that actually adds up, plus when equal minutes stops working.
21 Aug 20267 minThe first 10 minutes of your first basketball practice
A minute-by-minute script for the opening of your first practice, for volunteer coaches who have never done this. Exact words, three rules, what goes wrong.
21 Aug 20265 minFun basketball games for kids: which one, and when
Fun basketball games for kids, sorted by the problem you've got: practice falling apart, six kids, sixteen kids, teaching defence, one kid winning it all.
21 Aug 20267 min
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