Overview

You've just been ""volunteered"" to coach your child's grade school basketball team...what now? Coach Joel's book lays out a teaching curriculum for how to develop your players through their formative grade school years and prepare them for the next levels of basketball. What skills should be taught in 3rd grade, and what should wait until 6th? How should you plan your practices? How can you (and CAN'T you) be helpful to them during the middle of a game? Coach Joel walks you through practices, games, film, communication strategies, how to teach team offense and defense, and even how to handle parents and referees! This book is a must-have for any parent-turned-coach who wants to do right by their kids at the grade school level.

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9781977275714

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5.0 out of 5 stars - A must read for new basketball coaches... Not sure where to start as a youth basketball coach... This is a winner! Whether you're coaching girls or boys, this curriculum breaks it down to its simplest form. Even seasoned coached can learn a thing or two. Tricia M.

Author Information

Joel Sackenheim is a 15-year veteran grade school basketball coach and former Basketball Director for his local CYO league. His dad, Neal, has coached grade school basketball for over 30 years, and his grandpa, also Neal, coached for years before that. Joel knew he would be a basketball coach when he was 8 years old and head coached his very first team at the age of 19. In addition to his passion for coaching basketball, he has reffed SAY soccer for 28 years, been a pipe organist and pianist in the Catholic Church for 19 years, and has taught Music, P.E., American History, World History, and Roman Catholic Theology at the K-12 level. He has also been an over-the-road trucker and is currently a truck driving instructor, training the next generation of CDL drivers. Joel's most successful player is Emma Broermann, who became her high school's all-time leading scorer, played five years for the University of North Florida, and now plays professionally overseas.

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