Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Tryout advice for beginner coaches

The Basketball For Coaches site asks and answers the question “What are the top 2 or 3 pieces of advice you’d give to a beginner coach conducting tryouts this season?”

One Nor Cal guy is included:

Jeremy Russotti – 1 Percent Club
1. Setting intensity and climate of the gym is important

You have to set the tone from the first minute about how the rest of the 2 hours will go.

2. Ball touches

Make sure their are a lot of basketballs and your able to have a lot of action going on at once. The easiest way to evaluate is to allow the players lots of opportunities to shine (or not shine). Different stations with small groups for the different skill levels will allow that to happen. You don’t want players or parents to not feel their child was given a fair chance.

3. Competition

Put them in stressful environments. You will find out who your horses are that will go to bat for you.

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