Here is a short video from a recent clinic in Amherst, MA talking about using questioning as a teaching approach. (more…)
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Questioning as a Teaching Approach
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011Youth Leagues: Director of Coaching Development
Tuesday, September 27th, 2011Last month, I suggested one way that a youth organization could raise the funds to pay someone to nurture, develop, assist and train volunteer coaches. I speak to organizations on a regular basis, and most acknowledge a need to offer coaches more assistance, but then they rattle off the excuses as to why they cannot improve the coaching in their organization. (more…)
Coaching is just Running Plays, Right?
Friday, November 6th, 2009On socalhoops.com, I saw this post from a Southern California coaching association:
SCIBCA Fall Coaches Symposium
9:45-10:00am Presentation from Officials Association on New Rules
10:00-10:15am CIF Power Point explaining Playoff Divisional Structure
10:20-10:45am Break Out Session #1: Man Offense, Set Plays, Out of Bounds
10:50-11:15am Break Out Session #2: Zone Offense, Set Plays, Out of Bounds
11:20-11:45am Break Out Session #3: Press, Press Break, Special Situations
11:45-12:30pm Coaches’ Social & Lunch
This reminds me of an old post by John Harmatuk, a high school coach in Houston. Coach Tuk said that he told another coach that he did not run any set plays. The other coach turned to Coach Tuk and asked, “What do you do in practice if you’re not practicing your plays?”