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Coaches Clipboard
April 2009
Monthly Features...
Skills and Drills
Each month we will include a number of drills and skills which cover many aspects of our great game.
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A Few Set Plays
In each issue of The Coaches Clipboard we will include a few set plays effective against various def...
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Steve Nash Coaches - Just For You
Each newsletter will include drills and ideas to give you a greater arsenal for teaching young playe...
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New articles...
Time Out With: David Petroziello Time Out With: David Petroziello
A Quebec native, David Petroziello is the General Manager and Head Coach of the Vancouver Titans, the new entry into the International Basketball League (IBL). David obtained his NCCP Level III certification in Quebec, where he coached at the high school and college levels for 11 years before coming to B.C. in 2006 to attend graduate school. Some n...
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Should We Teach Basketball Skills to Kids Under the Age of 10? Should We Teach Basketball Skills to Kids Under the Age of 10?

By Joe Haefner, Breakthrough Basketball

Personally, I don't believe we should spend much time teaching basketball skills to children under the age of 8. Some might even say 9 or 10.  I still believe we should incorporate basketball skills, but so many coaches forget that this a crucial time to develop ATHLETES. We should p...
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Developing a Self-Reliant Athlete Developing a Self-Reliant Athlete

By Catherine Sellers - USOC Coaching

Here you are--at the biggest event of your athlete's career and you can't even get close enough to talk! You are always right there for your athlete. Every problem the athlete has they look to you for the correction. Your athlete looks frightened and almost confused. You see them search...
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Basketball: Better Nutrition = Better Hoops Basketball: Better Nutrition = Better Hoops

By Julie Burns, M.S., R.D.

Founder of SportFuel, Inc. and sports nutrition consultant for the Chicago Bears, Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Bulls and Northwestern University athletes.

 

Basketball is a highly intense sport that requires its players to have speed, agility and power throughout the game. The peak ene...
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Understanding the Rules Understanding the Rules
In each issue, The Coaches' Clipboard will look at aspects of the game and how it is officiated. Our answers will be supplied by Bill Denney, the Rules Interpreter for the BC Basketball Officials Association.
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