LOCAL COMPETITION COACHES

LOCAL COMPETITION COACHES

Hills Basketball is committed to the ongoing development and support of Hornets Coaches at all levels – from GRASS ROOTS to ELITE. We appreciate the work that our local competition coaches do to make our game better, which is why we want to offer them as much education as we can. We have FREE educational courses, information and resources to help you better your game. 

UPCOMING COURSES

COMMUNITY, LOCAL OR BNSW CLUB COURSE

COACHING RESOURCES

VIEW WARMUPS, TRAINING TEMPLATES ETC.

RESPECT THE GAME

LEARN ABOUT HOW YOU CAN HELP

Man-to-Man Defence will help you win more games in the long run and develop better players. You may not win as many games at first, but I guarantee you’ll be more successful both as a team and as individual players if you teach man-to-man defence principles properly to juniors.

If players under your guidance can execute the fundamentals of the game efficiently and consistently, winning will be a by-product that naturally occurs. A major emphasis in your sessions should be placed on fundamental skill acquisition.

It doesn’t matter how much you know about the game of basketball if you are not able to communicate this effectively to your players. Focus on teaching points within a drill you run. General rule of thumb is to have three teaching points within a drill especially in the younger age groups. Encourage and stay positive with your players. Be consistent with all players in your messages that you deliver. Make sure you are firm on poor behaviour also, poor body language and attitude needs to be addressed as soon as possible.

Players will have confidence in a coach who runs a well organised, interesting and systematic practise session. I always have a session plan whenever I run my trainings. Develop long term objectives based on individual and team talent available and short-term objectives that will assist in reaching these long-term objectives. Format training plans and game plans. Write these down and keep for future reference.