Basketball Coaching

The book I read to research this post was Coaching Basketball for Dummies by Greg Bach which is an excellent book which I bought from kindle. Although when many of us think of coaches we think of professional team coaches, most coaches look after youth teams or school teams. A word of warning if you have maybe been elected by the parents & don't want the job or don't think you are suited to the job, don't do it, better that you let them down politely than the alternative. Your main objective in being a basketball coach for a youth team is to turn them into good basketball players, it's not necessarily winning every match also it puts you in an unique position to talk to them about life lessons like staying off drugs & tobacco. At the very young level tactics are probably not that important & enjoying playing basketball is the important thing but as they reach their teenage years they become competitive & using tactics to win a game becomes more important. It's important no one shows unsportsmanlike conduct if a coach from another team shows it get an official to have a word with them. On no account tackle them yourself as it will inflame the situation. If either a parent or member of your team behaves that way take them to one side & have a word with them if they persistently flout that rule you may have to exclude them from matches temporarily. At a professional level coaches careers often depend on a result & in a way it's understandable that they get hett up but at a youth level there's no excuse for it. Also you should focus on each member doing their best & if they make mistakes it don't matter but you should make sure you praise them when they get something right. Also in your role as a coach you will maybe get an hour a week for practise so it maybe especially at an older level that they also practise things & keep fit & watch their diet in addition to coming to your practise but it should be kept enjoyable.