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Course Description
If you are new to coaching youth basketball and not sure what to do, this course will get you up and running!
In this short easy to follow course you will learn how to begin your basketball coaching career. We have comprised the basics that will not only set you on a path to coach youth basketball, but make you one of the best coaches ever. They will be calling you back every year to coach and the children will have love and respect for you.
You will learn how to teach kids about the game, information about how to set up your season, how to create a positive team atmosphere, coaching tips, the basics of beginning practice, and drills and strategies for new coaches to practice.
Learning Outcomes
By successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
Summarize basketball review.
Describe setting up the season.
Describe developing team atmosphere.
Describe essential drills and how to teach them.
Describe the actual game, and
Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.
Course Lessons
Lesson 1: Introduction
Introduction to coaching youth basketball
Lesson 2: Lesson 1: Basketball Review
The basics of coaching youth basketball.
Lesson 3: Lesson 2: Setting Up the Season
Equipment, encouragement and other coaching information.
Lesson 4: Lesson 3: Developing Team Atmosphere
Motivation, patience and other coaching skills required to develop a team atmosphere.
Lesson 5: Lesson 4: Essential Drills and How to Teach Them
Many Drills for coaching young baskeball players are explained.
Lesson 6: Lesson 5: All About Practicing
Training, practices, and drills.
Lesson 7: Lesson 6: The Actual Game
Maintaining the team atmosphere, studying each players skills, being positive.
This is a non-credit course, and is provided for your personal enrichment.
This course is not intended to be a substitute for any state, government, licensing, certification or educational requirements.
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