According to the Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association, more than 26 million children aged 6 years and older play basketball—making it by far the most popular sport for youths. That translates into more than 2 million youth basketball coaches who need help in preparing to plan safe and effective practices, teach skills, and communicate in ways that aid their players’ development.Coaching Youth Basketball, Fifth Edition, is just the tool those volunteer coaches need. Written by the American Sport Education Program (ASEP), in conjunction with expert coach Don Showalter of USA Basketball, this book lays out howto prepare for the season and individual practices, teach skills, correct mistShowalter, currently the head coach for the USA Basketball junior national select team (2009-2012), presents age-specific practice plans that coaches can use to guide their players’ progress at all ages and skill levels. Incorporating a player-centric model, which places greater emphasis on the development of players than on coaches, the book also offers key communication and teaching concepts and hands-on advice to assist coaches in all phases of player development, including individual skills, team tactics, and understanding and enjoyment of the game.This new edition, which is part of ASEP’s long-running and popular Coaching Youth Sport series, is tailored to the concerns and interests of youth basketball coaches and has evolved to help coaches focus on long-term development of athletenThe fifth edition of Coaching Youth Basketball is presented in three parts: Managing deals with leadership, planning, addressing safety concerns, and handling things effectively with respect to competitionsTeaching covers proper technical and tactical instruction of the skills and tactics of basketball Practicing provides detailed age-appropriate practice sessions for preseasonand in-season.This edition supplies more skills and drills than its predecessor and includes many new photos and diagrams to facilitate coaches’ understanding of the skills and drills. The gamelike drills offer dynamic learning tools so that player
- ISBN: 978-1-4504-1972-7
- Editorial: Human Kinetics Publishers
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 264
- Fecha Publicación: 01/07/2012
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés