I coached high school basketball for eighteen years and I always thought one of the biggest challenges was simply acquiring information to make good decisions. As any experienced leader willtell you, you need honest information from every stakeholder to make the right decisions that can ultimately make or break a season. This is also one of the most rewarding parts of coaching, asevery team is different, with different personalities, different strengths and different weaknesses. With this in … [Read more...]
Basketball Coach Game Preparation Checklist
It is a smart idea as a basketball coach to have a game checklist that can be reviewed prior to every game and throughout the season. It is not uncommon to overlook an area that should be addressed prior to facing a specific opponent or even throughout the entire season ... having a checklist will help to ensure that you are teaching all of the in-game and program essentials. We will post the entire checklist here ... you will also find a .pdf version at the end of this article so you can … [Read more...]
Team Captain Description & Application
This is an application we use for team captains. Many teams look for captains to lead off-season and summer workouts and others yet give captains a huge role during the season. This page contains our "job description" for what it means to be a captain. The Word document which you can also download includes the "job application" which will be completed by those players who are desiring to be a captain. Team Captains Job Description Captains should have great character and emulate … [Read more...]
Basketball Tryout Evaluation Form
FREE ACCESS... This simple to use 1-page player evaluation form is helpful in guiding you through your basketball team/club tryout process. Rate player skills and intangibles and make comments to help you in your follow-up decision-making process. It is never enjoyable to make cuts, but if you have to do so, it is very important to keep a record of your evaluations. You never know when someone will want to see why and how you made your decisions (not that everyone needs to see this … [Read more...]
Basketball Player Evaluation Form
Use this form to evaluate the players on your team. You will rate various skills and fundamentals which you can then share with your players. This is a great form to use for when you have your mid-season and end-of-season player meetings. Coach Brian Rea from our Basketball Coaches Chalktalk was kind enough to share his Player Evaluation form. It is in a Word .doc format so you can simply change the logo at the top to fit your team. Basketball Player Evaluation Form [click to download] … [Read more...]
Free Throw Practice Chart
This "Free Throw Shooting Chart" is a tally sheet for free throws to be used in the pre-season, off-season, or in-season at practice. It is designed to be reproduced and put in a binder so that players can have it readily available to them at practice. The Free Throw Shooting Chart is in .doc format so you can replace the image and header at the top with your own team name/logo. This chart is further explained in Coach Rea's article, Free Throw Shooting Practice Chart. Free Throw Practice … [Read more...]
12 Team Covenants
Use this list of 12 team covenants with your basketball team to help instill values such as togetherness, selflessness, hard work, and more that will lead to a winning team. If you simply want to view this in a normal webpage, you can view 12 Basketball Team Covenants from Coach Keene. Coach Zach Keene, expert Academy contributor, was kind enough to share his '12 Covenants' document. It is in a Word .doc format so you can simply add your school/team name in a few spots and then hand it out … [Read more...]
Post Season Player Feedback Form
This form is to be given to your players at the end of the season. There are a variety of questions for them to answer which will give you feedback on what you are doing and how you are doing it. Coach Brian Rea, one of our expert contributors, was kind enough to share his Player Feedback form. It is in a Word .doc format so you can simply change the logo at the top to fit your team. Post Season Player Questionnaire[click to download] … [Read more...]
Building an Effective Basketball Offense: 10 Progressive Steps to Building a Dominant Offense
Regardless of which type of offensive system you run, give your players the understanding and knowledge to run it effectively and efficiently. The 10 step progressions that are discussed in this eBook will help you break down and teach your offense using methods that players will understand – regardless of which system you run. These methods and techniques also work for any and all age levels, whether you coach youth, high school, college, or pro. Help your players master the fundamentals … [Read more...]
101 Basketball Coaching Essentials
In this eBook are 101 basketball coaching strategies and tips that should become a part of your coaching repertoire. Whether you learn a tip such as getting to the bonus first or gain a strategy such as when and where to use specific set plays, your understanding of coaching situations will be greatly enhanced. These are not just a bunch of ‘fluff’ tips; these are 101 strategies you can use to improve yourself and your team. We give a special thank you to coach Sallie Guillory for sharing … [Read more...]