Please share your ideas, suggestions and comments. If there is a topic you would like to see added or if there is another opinion that should be represented, just add your input here or send me an email, sjordan@alaskalife.net. Please include your email address below. Thanks.
hi, just thought I would drop by. be back later. netscape nav.3. ok Tommy H.
Great page, you have some excellent materials here.
Bob Lauster
rlauster@seidata.com
Please add your comments here.This is the best site I've ever seen. JJ
Thanks for the reference material. wfl
coach i was wondering if you had any continuous plays or sets that you could add to the site. both for zone or man. thanks if you can
Coach Jordan, Great page! Thanks for putting it together. Any plans on a message board? Geoff McCracken Dayton High School Dayton TX
Have seen your posts in the Newsgroup. Thought I'd pay you a visit. I like the organization and the content of the website. Nice work! Perhaps a message board would be useful.
Phil Gugliotti
Great page. Lots of interesting materials to help me start my season off on the right foot. Thanks Mike Robbins
Please add your comments here.I am overwhelmed at the endless number of fellow volunteers for all sports. I am glad to see that someone is taking the time to get all of them together. If there is anything needed in the future please feel free to contact me: Steve Perkins sper363518@aol.com
I am coaching grades 10,11,and 12 boys basketball and would like to get my hands on some playbooks for offensive and defensive strategies. Have checked the local library and seem to be at sort of a dead end as most of the available texts are personal experience type of books and dont really afford the information I require. Any suggestions? Rod at neopax@rockies.net, thx.
Please add your comments here.I am new to the coaching scene. This is my second year coaching a boys JV league of 4th and 5th graders.......I look forward to reading posts and any information and tips I can get......Elisa @ LBLINSKY@AOL.COM
I have just been "appointed" to coach my son's YMCA team. I played tons of basketball growing up, both organized and pick up in the park. I was pretty much a "natural" at it. I played on a private middle school team, and was good enough to be picked up to play with the freshman team as an eighth grader. I switched to "public" school in high school and found my basketball career, at least "school" team basketball was done. I tried out in 9th grade and almost made it as a "token" white guy on an all black team. Then, before my junior year, we were tranferred due to busing to another high school, which won or competed for state championships routinely. I kept playing church league and intramural basketball through college. I tell you all that to say, I have played tons, but this would be/will be my first EVER coaching effort. The kids are 9 and 10 year olds. Most of them are from good homes etc...so, my main problem will be thinking at the 9 year old level, and not like high school or above. Questions like how complicated can offenses be have already crossed my mind.......... I am so thankful your website is here. I have only begun to explore it. I will be here quite often I expect. The only time I played that we had real offenses with set plays was the two years we played in middle school. That is probably my main weakness. Hopefully, your website will help. Thanks!!!! I'll get busy. Feel free to e-mail me with any suggestions...........................
Brian
Please include your email address. Thanks. Jim Gold jgold@hotmail.com
Please include your email address. Thanks.
I am just starting out as a nine and ten boys coach and am looking for some basic skill-drills along with 2 or 3 offense and defensive settups. We are in a church league so sportsmanship and drilling fundementals are the most important things to our group. Help. Thanks. RSBradham@aol.com
Please include your email address. Thanks. I am coaching 6th grade girls basketball and haven't played for quite some time. I've attended a clinic but would welcome any suggestions on drills/practices to keep the girls interested, motivated and not bored. Thanks for this page to help those of us who are volunteering our time. E-mail is fmgraz@aol.com.
I just signed on to coach in 7-8 year old category. Thanks for all the great ideas.
Topps62@aol.com
Thanks it's a GREAT site ..
My name is John, and I have volunteered to coach my son's middle school basketball team. We are a very small Catholic school in the Denver CO area, and will barely have enough 7th & 8th graders to field a team, so I will have to draw from the 5th & 6th grade boys as well.
I have never coached basketball, but have coached baseball several seasons. My main objective is to provide a positive experience for every boy on the team. Last year, the school's 1st year with any competitive athletics, the Athletic Director hired a coach, who brought with him a team (5 guys, 3 quite talented for their ages) from another school. My son, and 2 other classmates were also on the team, but had no formal team experience. These extra 3 boys were only put into a game if the coach's elite 5 had run up at least a 20 point advantage, which they did with some regularity. Therefore, the subs got some playing time.
But in 2 tight games, the starters played virtually every minute, and lost both games by 1 point. Coach didn't want to hear my theory that putting in the subs would have given the starters a rest, and a shot at winning.
To make a very long story short, I have vowed to avoid such tactics. Every boy on my team will get "quality" playing time, and have fun. Hopefully, we will win a few games in the process. I plan on NOT having a starting team. Everyone will start in some games.
I plan on stressing defenseive footwork, good passing skills (as little dribbling as possible), teamwork, and good sportsmanship.
Am I nuts? I hope not. And I hope these boys will have a fun season.
Any comments or advise, please e-mail me at JRiccardo@aol.com
Thanks, and good luck to all.
Hi! Just browsing. I'm looking for stuff to include in a player's notebook for my team.
bstauffer@ftthomas.k12.az.us
just browsing.
magallagh@aol.com
Just checking out the site, I'll probably volunteer to coach YMCA Youth ball this year, and I'm trying to get as much info as possible. santosf@swos.navy.mil
Thanks for the useful information. I coach a girls 13-15 year old team. So much of the information you get from books is too technical. Your points are very practical & to the point.
RWH
Greetings from Stockholm, Sweden and lots of thanks!
My name is Ake and I´m a former basketball player now training my 9 year old son and his classmates. This is their third season and Your Coach´s Notebook are now my key inspiration reference.
Keep the good work up and again thanks!
Ake Berg, sofiabulls@pronavigator.se
Hello~ I recently got the C-Team coaching job at Wasilla Middle School, I was the JV girls coach for Houston High year, but due to staff priority I have chosen to move to the Wasilla program. I am a little nervous about the number of girls I will be coaching all by myself! I am told there will be anywhere from 25-29 girls. I played basketball locally for both Houston and Palmer back in 1990, but last year was my 1st experience on the other end of the game. I can honestly say I am anxious but nervous too, I know that I work well with the girls and we it showed in the game, but I have never been resposible for all the charts, records and individula plays! PLEASE help ! I am open for all and any suggestions to make this a wonderful transition for me and my girls!
Sincerly, Cams!!
Cams - nice to hear from you, but please leave your email address or send me a note at sjordan@alaskalife.net so I can reply to you. I don't want to us the guestbook for questions and answers, although a place to post questions is a great idea, come to think of it. But, that will be a future addition to the Coach's Notebook. Steve
thanks for the info coach,I will be coaching 9-10 year olds in a memphis youth park league.I was an assistant last year,your site will help greatly. thanks, mjdsec@prodigy.net
I have enjoyed your site and the information and material you presented. I especially like the form to chart stats or shot statistics. I am the new head coach for the 7th and 8th grade girls program at Immanuel Lutheran in Palatine Il. I have only two previous years of experience coaching basketball(5th & 6th grade). The past coaches have lead very strong programs by teaching strong fundamentals. Dribbling (esp. weak hand), tough man to man defense, taking you man off of their strong hand, etc. I have found that the "Coache's Edge" and "The Basketball Highway" are two other very good sites. I look forward to your new sections on full court pressure and doubling down. I have a question regarding "blitz traps" and their effectiveness or if you had any experience with them? Gary Lischewski lischeg@baxter.com
Thank-you for providing some excellent warm-up drills. I am from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan but have many relatives from Fairbanks Alaska. Urban Rahoi is my Uncle and owns the home made lake there. Anyways Alaska is beautiful and I am glad they have a love for Basketball..... I coach 5th grade girls basketball in a small country school. We had our first game last Sat. and they won it with a score of 22-14. Because our little school isn't known to have strong basketball teams it through everyone by surprise. What I believe helped this young talented team is the fact that I started a fundamental camp of basic ball handling last year while they were in 4th grade. We do not have teams until 5th grade here. To bad as hockey starts when they are barely walking. It seemed top help all 10 of the girls feel comfortable ball handling. My goal this year is to have better left hand dribblers by having all the relays, elimination games etc. done with the left hand. Thanks again for your help. Laura Andrews vinyllady@hotmail.com
chris pedersen jctntsolcp@aol.com think your doing a great job!
Great Book!
Just passing through the bball section of Teamdiscovery and found your reply to a coach. I have been coaching youth basketball for about 3 years w/ marginal success. I have the same philosophy as most, "basic fundamentals beat talent everytime."
Enjoy your website. Real helpful. Some drills I totally forgot about. I really haven't found the time to really explore this site, but so far it looks like a good site that I'm sure that I will frequent throughout the season.
What are some good full court drills that incorporate passing and defense skills. Like a full court 2 on 3. Any ideas.
Thanks for posting your site. Good luck in the future
Eldon Brown brownrei@cptnet.com
mkenderson@aol.com
thank You for this new site, very interesting.
coach René
Dan Ladyman This is my first time teaching grade school basketball, I coached pee-wee for the YMCA. I was volunteered for this, I hope it's not to tough. I have printed off almost all of your web-site. If u have any advise for a first timer, I'll take any u can give. My email is dan@reliable-net.net by your address, do u live in Alaska. I live in Indiana Thanks again for all the help from your web page. Dan
hey I am a new volunteer coach. I am very excited to start coaching, unfortunately I have 4th graders so my options as a coach are very limited. I was wondering if you could help me with a couple of approaches as far as Man to man offense/Defense....and fun drills. (Keep in mind they MUST be very simple, yet I would like them effective.
Thank you and hope to hear from you soon.
Vince
Great Site! Having made the jump from Y-Ball to AAU, there are more things to think about and consider. Can't wait for your info on fastbreaks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mark Thompon msthomp@worldnet.att.net
Dewayne Brock Athens, Alabama brockd@hiwaay.net I really enjoyed your pre-game warm-up drills. I would also like to know what kind of defense you teach. I'm starting a 5th & 6th grade traveling team & I would like to know some of your principles in defense & offense.
Thanks, Dewayne
Dewayne Brock Athens, Alabama brockd@hiwaay.net I really enjoyed your pre-game warm-up drills. I would also like to know what kind of defense you teach. I'm starting a 5th & 6th grade traveling team & I would like to know some of your principles in defense & offense.
Thanks, Dewayne
This is for Vince. I'd like to reply, but I need your email address. You may post here or email me at sjordan@alaskalife.net. Thanks for stopping by. Steve
Hi, Thanks for the great information on your site. I have been coaching girls basketball for 5 years now (since my daughter was 8 yrs old). I played basketball throughout highschool and love the sport. I've been looking for guidance in conducting effective practices and thanks to you I found helpful info. THNAKS MUCH!!
janice.defazio@excite.com
Christina Wesolek (email wesolek1@pro-usa.net) I coach girls basketball and this year I will be coaching my 9 year old instead of my thirteen year old. I hope I remember how to handle the little kids again. Thanks for your help
I am a first tiem coach for a 5th grade boys peewee league with the Boys and Girls Club and I do not know much about basketball besides just being a spectator, but my son asked me to coach as they good not find any ohter volunteers to do so. I did volunteer to do this but all tips on coaching and getting my team organized is greatly appreciated. This is a great web page and I am glad I found it. All Help is appreciated. Thanks SassyTx2@aol.com
Dear Coach, thanks very much for this website and the wonderful information contained on the site. I'm a guy who has just been "volunteered" to coach a 6th/7th team and really need the help. Please keep the information updated. Thanks again.
Good information. I am a second year coach at the fifth grade level in Overland Park, Kansas. I did not play organized BB but enjoy the game and played extensively in intramurals and pick-up games. Your site provides alot of good input to someone in my role as a coach who has on been "coached".
As a Kansas graduate, it is difficult to not get excited about college basketball and the game in general.
Thank you sharing your knowledge on the game and making it available through your site.
Thanks, Charlie Watts cbwatts@hotmail.com
Thanks for the info on pre-game warmups. We've been doing the same old things for the past 3-4 years (we saw them at a college game in Philadelphia) and have been thinking about changing the whole pre-game routine. I like your drills - I may add a few to some that we do. I discovered your website by accident. You should link to "The Basketball Highway" at www.bbhighway.com - lots of good stuff for coaches there. I've always wanted to visit Alaska, maybe when I retire!
Phil Sanderson, Girls' Varsity Coach Brandywine High School Wilmington, Delaware e-mail: CoachPheel@aol.com
Thanks for helping. Rorymol@aol.com
I think this is a really useful site. I am looking for information regarding statistic programs and also steps in getting high school players college scholarships. Thanks
mbell@hopkins.k12.ky.us
Great site. I just landed my 1st Varsity job coaching Girls from a small rural school in Caledonia-Mumford, NY. Your information has put my mind at ease a bit. I had coached at the J.V. level for the past 2 years, but I am still a bi nervous. The better prepared I am the more confident I'll be, this site has helped!!
Thanks,
Stephen Shepanski sshepanski@aol.com
Great site!
Have been coaching intramurals (6-7-8th grade boys for the past two years) and was asked to coach the "j.v." team this year. Would like permission to "copy" Bob Morse's article for distribution to the parent's of the school's competetive teams as well as print out some of your plays for use in practice plan.
Thanks for the time and effort in putting up the site - its very helpful and informative.
Coach Michael Powers, St. Catherine of Siena School, Norwood, MA
E-mail: PowersLaw@mediaone.net
I have enjoyed your web page and will pass your site address around to other new coaches. Thanks again, Cathy RCPuente@aol.com
Hi. I presently coach 5th & 6th grade girls house and travel. Your site has alot of great info and creative ideas.
goldmk@aol.com
Thanks for the great info. I'm a basketball coach for an 8th grade select team in Rochester, New York. I'll be looking at your site for updates. My email address is Themeiers@earthlink.net.
Bruce Meier
COACH JORDAN,
THANKS FOR SUCH A GREAT SITE !!!!!!!!!!! LOTS OF USEFUL INFO.
DOUG THOMAS ADMET3743@AOL.COM
Some offensive plays would be nice!
Wspres1@aol.com
Hey coach, Great site.. I will be coaching a 4-5 grade girls team this year and have gotten lots of good info...Have a great season.
Jim Maples jmaples@mindspring.com
This book is a great resource for me. it has change the way I will be coaching this year.
Keith Crowther aka Y I Coach JustHoopIt@bigfoot.com
Coach
I appreciate the time you put into your site! It is a great service to the coahing community.
I enjoyed the new articles too.
Many thanks
Daniel Brown dbrown3@midsouth.rr.com Memphis, tn
This has to be one of the best basketball sites around. It sure helped me get back to the basics of not only basketball but also the influence that I have on children. Thanks,
Brian Teal trayon21@gateway.net
p.s. Of course I found this site on chalk talk.
Hello, Just a note to let you know how helpful your web site is. I want to keep it a secret but I keep telling other coaches of your wonderful insite on the game. Thanks for bring all the volunteers together.... HFi7224242@aol.com Keep up the good work.... The Elkton Sparks "Rudy" Fields
The Coach's Notebook is WONDERFUL! As a new coach for a 4th grade boys team, this is very helpful. Thank you very much for putting this together.
Ed Gady Cincinnati, OH edward.gady@sas.com
Coach Jackson skillerlov@aol.com
recieved alot of good information thank you. i have to big players, I coach girls in colorado i need to get informatio n to help me utalize them. I am more familiar with run and gun style of play. Please if you get or have anything post it. I will visit this site again.Dave martell at BDmar1999@cs.com
bailey26@netscape.net
I am a high school boys basketball coach and I would like some information concerning team rules. If anyone has suggestions please email them to me.
Thanks.
I HEARD ABOUT THIS SITE FROM A FRIEND AND SINCE I AM GOING TO COACH MY DAUGHTERS 7th GRADE BASKETBALL TEAM I THOUGHT I WOULD VISIT. I' VE NEVER COACHED BEFORE BUT I CAN HARDLY WAIT. I HAVEN'T LOOKED AT THE SITE YET BUT ITS NEXT ON MY LIST. I HOPE THAT I WILL LOOK AND SOUND LIKE I HAVE A CLUE BEFORE I HAVE THE FIRST PRACTICE. I' LL LET YOU KNOW HOW IT GOES.
C77BROWNS@AOL.COM
Thanks for the info. Another YMCA volunteer here trying to make the best of our one or two practices a week. I am looking for some practice drills and techniques for a full court press. Thanks for any "real" coaches ideas!! My e-mail, brew4@swbell.net
Trying in Arlington Coach Brew
I would like to see more drills for youth basketball. I coach 11 year old boys and have a hard time comming up with new drills. good site though. enjoyed it.
blazersbls@aol.com
I appreciate the help have gotten from this site. Look forward to the big player stuff you are going to ad. BDmar19992CS.COM. Dave
hi yes, i was one of or former players, and i just wanted to say that i loved your site. it looks awesome. hopefully i'm nimber 20,000. good luck in your season and i should be coming home for christmas and so i look forward to meeting the famous coach with an awesome web site.
bjorn, #13
John Grady, MYAA Medford New Jersey jcg91357@aol.com gradyjoh@law.dol.lps.state.nj.us
Shifting from baseball and soccer into basketball seasonn your notebook is a godsend. Thanks.
Thanks for the information already available. I am particularly interested in getting hold of some ideas about ways of breaking through a static zone defence. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Sorry, forgot to leave my address with my last message. jstanton@oakhill.nsw.edu.au I'm Head Coach at a High School in Sydney, Australia and would like some ideas about breaking static zone defences. Many of the teams we play here run zone defences which is frustrating as we enjoy playing man as a general defensive philosophy. Looking for something to use with Senior students with good ability, fast and athletic. thnaks anyone.
Hi, I'm the assistant coach of a military high school team and finding your site was one of the best moves I've made. Looking forward to the coach's chat room. kdogenkins@yahoo.com
It's my first year, thanks for the help
Thanks for all the great info. I am a third year volunteer coach for the YMCA youth basketball and the sport of basketball has always been my personal favorite. My current endeavor is coaching 5th & 6th grade girls and I really appreciate the info.
Marina Saldana comas@swbell.net
What a fantastic resource! Thanks so much. This is perfect for the volunteer who is very much an ametuer, but wants to give the kids an opportunity. DRAY57@AOL.COM
Steve - An outstanding site! I haven't had time to go through all of it (how'd you find time to put it together?) Some great tips here so I've grabbed a few. I coach HS JV girls in MD. Check us out at http://www.eteamz.com/Ladylions if you have the time. As a coach I'd like to say thanks for taking the time for putting this together so that others can learn. Mike Boehme boehme@flash.net
cnewman2@csc.com
This is great site!!
Great Web Site. I found it very useful and informative. I have it Book-Marked and will use it as a constant source of valuable information !!! Keep up the Good Work !!
Matt (Asst Coach -- Eastern Passage Cougars) mfidgen@globalserve.net
I am new to coaching a 5/6th grade girls recreational basketball team this year, but not new to basketball. I really appreciate your web site and look forward to checking it often. Thanks for the great information!
Kim, Carson City, NV Twosunmom@aol.com
Like many other guests, I'm a first time coach for grades 4/5. After much surfing, this is the only site I've found worth tabbing as a favorite. Easy to follow and a direct hit for the new coach. Good luck to all. TDS1214@aol.com
Thank you, thank you for putting out such an exceptionally informative site. My name is Mark Martinez and although I have had experience as a softball coach, assistant track coach and personal trainer, this is my first year coaching basketball. I am an assistant coach for my daughter's catholic school (elementary) team in Santa Fe, NM. I am also going to be the head coach for the Cristo Rey's boy's team. This incredible site answers many questions about plays, drills, etc., again, "Thank you."
Mark Martinez e-mail: mmartinez@acninc.net
I have just began to coach youth girls basketball and the information I found will be very helpfull.
First year at coaching little leage Basketball. Could use some pointers. I played in High school. sharlow7@aol.com
Very Nice! I like the web page presentation of the information. Good Job! T Thanks, Coach Neal
MAXI579 FIRST TIME ASSISTANT COACH GIRLS VARSITY 6 & 7 GRADES DESPERATELY NEED BASIC INFO- WHAT IS : TRAVELING BACK COURT DEFENSE(ALLOWED LAST TWO MINUTES OF SECOND & FOUTH PERIODS FOULS-ALWAYS SEEMS AT THE REF'S MOOD PLEASE E-MAIL THANK YOU
I Like your Web Site. I will put a link to it on my site. It may be of use for our coaches Betty Matoalfour@aol.com
Hi, I'm a varsity, basketball coach from Massachusetts. I enjoy your website. Joe Balestracci
mitzlflik@yahoo.com
Great job Mr. Jordan. I begin coaching juniors (age 8) in our local league in a couple of weeks. This is my younger son's first year. I feel much more certain just reading through your notes for the first time. I only wish I had been this prepared when my older boy had begun (but we had fun seasons anyway). Thanks again.
mark.lewis@lw.com
This is a great site for new coaches. This is my first season coaching & I find the plays and other articles very helpful.
thanks, Mike Irizarry, Junior Varsity Basketball Coach, Grover Cleveland High School, Ridgewood NY
Coach, great site for all coaches. I just finished playing HS Basketball in '95, and began coaching right away. I now coach at the JV level and this site gives some terrific insight on hoops and coaching. Great site! Gary Baker bakergar@shu.edu
thanks for some ideas .It's nice of you to do all this work creating this page for new coaches.I took your score sheet and rebounding chart.Do you know where i could download a full scoresheet (both teams) from the internet ? Thanks again Stan MacVicar Wolfville N.S. Canada Macvicar@glinx.com
Hi how you doing? I love your site. I am a fairly new coach and i was just looking for types of offenses and defenses as well as different presses to run. I have a couple in mind but, would like your opinion. I love to run an up tempo style of play with lots of pressing. If u could suggests a few of your favorites i would appreciate it. My e-mail address is pool78@hotmail.com. Thanks a bunch!!!
great site!!!!! I was wondering if you would have any ideas on how to get involved with a team at this time of year? I am thinking about just starting at the junior basketball level and maybe going into something better next season. That is if I can't find anything better this season. If you have any ideas please write me at jasesmit@hotmail.com. I live in the Indianapolis area if that helps any... Thanks!!!!!
Jason Smith
Jon Lowin Hammondsport Central School Hammondsport jlowin@hport.wnyric.org
Thanks for a good site.
Steve, Thanks for sharing the information. Perry Triche La papo@aol.com
Tricia McMillen Hopeful 8th grade girls basketball coach!! Interested in plays, coaching techniques, fun drills, advice for a first time coach, and ideas on how to keep parents in this small town(village) happy and involved?????????
Enjoyed the helpful hints on this web site!!!
Great job, I'll come back to visit!!
Thanks for the information.
wow! This is an incredible resource! I am a first year girls high school coach, and this site has given tremendous perspective. Thank you. Rick Anderson rick_kimberlee@hotmail.com
Thanks for the information, I found it very helpful. Your material is simple and to the point. A great aid for teaching small children. Keep up the good work.
This is a great site - hope you'll continue it & expand it! Keep up the good work!
This is my 6th year coaching youth basketball, having coached both boys & girls from 4th to 8th grade levels. We are a Catholic School campus near Portland, Oregon that includes both a grade school (grades K-6) and middle/high school (grades 7-12). Our focus has always been "kids first - winning second",and we try to make sure they have a positive and fun experience - win or lose.
Tim Taylor - 7th grade girls coach Valley Catholic Middle School Beaverton, Oregon email: tim@rtfactors.com
Thanks for have the presents of mind to create such site as this. Although I've played organized basketball, I've never coached before. Currently I'm coaching 5th grade boys. Your site has help me very much.
Thanks,
Lester Smith
just wanted to say thanks This site was very helpful and useful for me and my staff we will use a coupel of plays
the issuse in her are great thanks.
MIKE Smith arcangl38@yahoo.com JV coach at San Lorenzo high
Thanks for the info. I am a fourth year youth coach who is tired of not having good offensive and defensive plays. Looking forward to your updates. Stanley smize@gainesville.org
This will be my first experience as a coach. I can't wait to get started! Your web site is greatly appreciated. Thanks! And keep up the good work!
From a (french... sorry, my english isn't so good) Quebec basketball coach... in B.C.
Real (that's my first name... but it's prononced "Ray-Al") Dulac
rayd80@hotmail.com
This is the best and most informative information that I have seen in 20 years of coaching youth sports. It is imformation that I will refer back to continously. Thanks for the wonderful information.
Tim Grandberry Sr.
Grand @badsector.com
Hi, i am a new coach for boys ages 8 and under. i have enjoyed the information that you have in here. i hope to come back soon for more info. smithbld@msn.com
Thank you for helping a novice coach and a bigger thanks from the youth team that he is coaching. AMKpsych@aol.com
Great Site....keep up the good work...Julius Thompson....JTNYPHATL@aol.com
Thanks for taking the time to put together this site. It is a great resource for coaches of all levels.
Buddy Wleklinski....Head Boys Basketball Coach at Christian Brothers Academy,.....Syracuse, New York.....bwleklinski@hotmail.com
Harold Cormier bearco51@excite.com I enjoyed your site. I have downloaded your stat sheet. It's simpler than the one I have now. Thanks.
Hi Coach,
Had a free moment at work and decided to check out your site. Verrry nice. In the words of Arnold S. "I'll be back".
Brian Williams aka allcity23@juno.com
Thank You for the useful information you have presented on this site.
Hduli@aol.com
thkx for the help to a new 5/6 yr. olds coach. there is just sooo much to teach them, I hope this helps guide me.
Fireky@aol.com
Your site seems to be molded around exactly what I need. I had hoped to see a list of books you recommend for first time coaches and where to buy them. I signed up to be a coach for the local youth league 3rd grade boys but really need help learning the answers to questions that expose my ignorance of the game and coaching. Could recommend some? Maybe you could add a link called "Basketball for Dummies"
Dan Brown Tulsa OK
Daniel.M.Brown@med.ge.com Jana.L.Brown@juno.com
Hello, I find your website helpful. I'm a second year coach, of fifth grade girls. I have little trouble finding easy offensive drills to teach and learn. But I'm having problems with defensive drills for first and second year girls. Any help would be greatly appreciated..
sandmanfamily@aol.com
Thank you your articals have been most helpfull. Rbektrain@aol.com
this is great for a first time coach like me. thanks
Billy Otwell Madison,CT just4ofus@aol.com
Coach, I really got a lot of valuable information from your site. Thank You. My name is Jeff Silva from Farmington, Arkansas and I'm coaching a 4th grade boys "B" team. In addition to the great sets and drills, I like your philosophy and attitude toward the game. Thanks again. mjsilva@arkansasusa.com
Derek A. Olson Youth Pastor & HS Bball Coach Escalon, CA coach@usa.com
mharlan@ zebra.net What are some suggestions for a full court press with a below average team? Thanx
Hi, Just logged on and found your page. I haven't gone through it yet, but what I see I think I will be able to use, and I will pass along to some others.
JENettler@Prodigy.net
steve1071@aol.com
anything on youth basketball
Nice site! You obviously put a lot of work into it! My favorite part was the easy offensive plays. I help coach a 6th grade boys AAU team and have found that simple repetative plays like these are the best. I will be back to visit later. evansjet@juno.com
Great information! Thanks a lot. Paul Socoloski ps4507@aol.com
coach jon ivey jmt33@gateway.net i would like to see some ideas on teaching the diamond 1-2-1-1 full court press
Thanks for all the help!! I downloaded the drills and will begin using them on Thursday!!
Bryan
wpilebuck@aol.com
very educational info for novice coaches.
thanks eric williams
Ths_fbrower@yahoo.com
There is some very helpful stuff here. I'm glad I found this site.
Jeff Chin Fresno, CA
11/20/99:
Great information. As a beginning coach I appreciate the willingness of others to share.
Gary Whitcomb Howard Lake, Mn.
Great site, looking forward to sharing ideas all season long. This definitely looks like a positive place to share and learn. Jeff Hansen Minneota Vikings
big help thank you
m hall 11&under girls bball coach
I've just committed to coaching a basketball team of 8-year-olds. I'm looking for any beginning steps to take as we step into this season.
This is great! I coached my son's 5-6 year old tean last year and now I've moved up to the big league-my daughter's 9-10 year old rec. team. When I played high school ball we still played half court. Luckily my Assistant Coach played college ball. She has the skills and I'm the organizer and motivator. I plan to visit your site many times to help me get a plan. Great easy to understand information. Thanks, Cathy Griffith cag0080@aol.com
This is a great site. I was able to pick up some good out of bounds plays. I have a few plays of my own that are also working well. I am looking for a good drill that will get girls to screen out for the rebound. they are afraid to make contact with each other.
Cyclone@dotnet.com
best coaching website ive visited. very informative & useful. thanx!
Great lookin site...keep up the Good Work !!
Hello,
My friend once coached a basketball team and one of his players couldn't do a left handed layup so he started eating with his left hand. Vis-versa. My address is hayes5000@aol.com
11/24/99
thanks for the informative site! I especially apprecite the article on the spread offense, it is the details that prevail in the tight games.
rick baumgartner St. Bernadette's CYO - Silver Spring, Md.
I really enjoy this sight. As a seventh and eighth grade coach for both boys and girls, this is great for the young players.
Thanks for all the advice. I will put much to use right away Andy Gustafson Waterford, MI ag1owat@moa.net r2teach2@aol.com
Hello Coaches, Excellent site for beginning coaches, full of practical information. Please forward any information on forming girls AAU team for Middle School age group. Good Luck with site. rbking77@aol.com
We like your program package reguarding the game of basketball. Your notes are very complete and easy to understand.
dak3286@aol Thanks for your info. I'm a drafted coach (from the stands) and have the interest but am still working on learning how to coach these 10 & 11 year old boys. Your site offers me some input I haven't been able to get elsewhere. I'm sure I'll be visiting alot over the coming season.
JON IVEY JMT33@GATEWAY.NET
D Westphal email: westphald@aol.com
Another Coach and myself are coaching a 4th grade team, neither onr of us played b-ball at h.s. level and are in the position of coaching the school's only 4th gr. team. Your site has been extremly helpful in developing a pattern for practices and basic play. We had one practice last week and have 2 more this wek before our first game this saturday. My problem now is that 3 of our 7 players want to over -do a team drill-going 100% instead of 1/2 speed stealing balls when trying to teach offensive sets/plays. How do I motivate/teach that to slow down to learn is a good thing?? THANKS dm0804@aol.com
coaching 3rd grade girls in two leagues; coaching K-2 instructional. Any tips would be appreciated
MLange@CDS-Assoc.com
GREAT SITE!
I use your info and visit at least a couple times a week now. You're providing a good service to volunteer coaches like myself.
Thanks!
Jim Hruby thehteam@gionline.net
Great Site!!!! Thanks for sharing all of you're knowledge. I will coaching boys 7-8 this year and am excited to give back what basketball has given to me. I'm 37 years old and my son is 8-it's a great way to spend time together and let them know you care. My e-mail is jlkuntz@netzero.net Thanks again Jim Kuntz-Abilene Texas
This is my second time coaching a youth basketball team and I love it. Your site is awesome. However, I was hoping you could have picture diagrams to go along with the offensive plays. Yours truly, Grateful coach
P.S. e-mail @ Lindolfo_M@hotmail.com
Outstanding reference material. Please keep up your effort, it is very much appreciated.
RonBroc@aol.com
Fred Sauro is the Coach of the Williamstown High School girls basketball team and with his fellow coaches, and team would hope to go back to the State Championship in Charleston WV.
Thank you for downloadable tools such as the excel scoresheet and the shot chart. Any information on strength and conditioning training specifically for basketball would be a welcome addition to this site.
Thanks, Lee E. Carmichael email = lcarmichael@weddlebros.com
Great Site and information I'm coaching ABA 7 and 8 year old players and bookmarked many pages but kept coming back to yours
Coach HammerHead
I have really enjoyed your site! I coach 7th grade girls basketball, and I really like the fact that there were some SIMPLE offenses and defenses included. It is so much easier to start out simple and then build on that. Thanks for your time and effort of putting this site together. I have coached for 20 years now... and your site is a good resource.
You may want to include some zone offenses against a 2-3 zone or a 1-3-1 or match-up zone. There are not too many people that play a 2-1-2 zone anymore.
Thanks, Mary Harmon mrharmon@mindspring.com
swell stuff here, I spent over an hour browsing, and will be back again, tata for now - mm
Very good stuff here. I've played all my life. I am now trying to teach what I know. Easier said than done. Thanks for the info.
Paul Wheaton pwheaton@flex.net
I have coached other sports but this is my first basketball season (5th and 6th grade girls). I am apprehensive but now feel much better prepared after reading and sudying the vast information contained in this website. Thank you so much. Ana Coldpotarts@webtv.net
This is a very interesting and useful tool. Thank you very much.
Matthew Press Rockaway, NJ pressandco@att.net
thanks for all the stuff u put in!!!!
I like your website very much. However, once I enter the site and make a choice, I get headers, but cannot get any further than that. Any suggestions?
*** The Coach's Notebook is really two sites, one for Netscape users and one for MS Internet Explorer. Sounds like you are using Netscape but have linked to a MSIE page. Try accessing the site using this url:
http://www.alaskalife.net/sjordan/notebook/
There is a script there that will automatically take you to the correct site. If this doesn't work, please email me at sjordan@alaskalife.net and supply your browser type. We'll get you in one way or the other. ***
I just wanted to thank you and congratulate you on a suberb website. My son (a 5th grader) just starting playing this year, and have been asked by the volunteer coaches to help coach. Having never coached Basketball (played alot), I was a bit apprehensive. I guess the saving grace is that I have been coaching youth football and baseball for practically my entire adult life and really enjoy it. I believe the information and tips contained in your website will certainly make my coaching basketball a very rewarding and enjoyable experience. I believe it will help my pickup games quite a bit as well.
Once again, Great Job and Thank you very very much.
Erl Persson Rome, NY
PGATRME@aol.com
This is an excellant site for coaching tips and drill
Thanks a lot Dewayne Browning dbbrowning@mindspring.com
www.eteamz.com/brindleemountain/
Very nice introductory site. I've just started to assist on a freshman high school team and there seems to be some helpful information for me.
I'm looking for a simple, preprepared court diagram to use to sketching plays. You might add a blank court diagram to your tools section. Thanks.
bgemin@archipelago.com
Hi Coach, great sight.
I am coaching a 2nd and 3rd grade, co-ed basketball team. Honestly I have little experience as a coach and this web sight is proving most helpful. It's hard to remember, sometimes, that these kids are young and don't know anything about basketball! I am looking forward to this challenge and will depend on your tips on this page to help me teach these kids the fundamentals of basketball!!!
chrisw16@prodigy.net
Hey Coach Jordan, I'm back again to gather more ideas and check for new additions. Thanks for maintaining such a great resource for the us volunteer youth coaches.
Mike G. goldmk@aol.com
Just wanted to say thanks. This site will be a big help for myself and my 10 year old rec league girls team. It always helps to be organized. I'll visit often. Gene Varela varela5@aol.com
You did an outstanding job putting together web site - well-organized & the info was very valuable. I am coaching two boys' teams through our local park district in suburban Chicago - 4th & 6th grades. I plan on using much of the info you developed! Will be back often.
kirklin.farah@teligent.com
You did an outstanding job putting together web site - well-organized & the info was very valuable. I am coaching two boys' teams through our local park district in suburban Chicago - 4th & 6th grades. I plan on using much of the info you developed! Will be back often.
kirklin.farah@teligent.com
Coach Jordan congratulation for this excelent page,is my first year coaching the 5th graders at our local school and your web page had been a big head start. ThankYou. Please if there is any videos for beginers like me can you please point me in the rigth direction. TITO19997@AOL.COM
I am coaching an 8th grade level girls basketball team in a competitive league at Family First in Erie, PA. I am unfamiliar with the competition. We are only able to practice twice a week. I want to make sure I play all the girls a fairly equal amount of time but still be competitive enough to try to win. We have the standard motion offense against Man to man and a motion zone offense. Any tips. Thanks.
Kevin kselkregg@aol.com
Hey Coach,
I just wanted to THANK YOU for producing such an excellent website, with such great info. It was just what I needed. I have a love for/knack for coaching kids, but I am technically ignorant. I have two sons that are both allstars in all the sports they play, but....I really want to be able to take them further, and I only played 4th grade basketball. I am really learning a lot from your experiential site here. I also really want to coach the fundamentals (I was not taught or coached well/quit in discouragement when I was a kid)....if anything, this is my strongpoint, a sensitivity to the emergent/unconfident player, who could come alive if coached well. Let me tell you that in part, some of the info I learned here made a huge difference in a really big game:
Last Sat, Dec 4 was my younger boys' first 3-4th grade game. The other team opted to play their best two players (accounted for 32 of their 35 pts). the whole game. I had rotated all of our players to give them a good game. Anyway, with 3 minutes left, we're down by 8. We're allowed to full court press at the 2 minute mark. Guess what!.......We won 37-35!...(The win isn't so important to me as ego strokes for coach, but fo my younger son, whose always in the shadow of his 10 yr old older brother who is on a club team that just got all new stuff courtesy of Nike. anyway, I want him to have a good run with BBall too....he was our point guard....had 7 steals, 4 assists-with 20% shooting hehe (the big one being passing it to the most open, and most dorky player on our team for the winning basket), and had the most points for our team......so on behalf of his emotional well being, I really thank you
hanks to getting a little bit of a handle on how to press......and the confidence to coach.....
PS: I especially like the way you put out the info in bite size/learnable chunks.....if you haven't considered writing a book, you should, because this is certainly one of the best sites out there.......I started a "Coaches Notebook", mostly packed with your stuff, and it is helping me immensely.
I forgot to address the previous thank you letter:
John Price, Coach of NJB "South Coast" Division III Boys' 2905 Alforja San Clemente, California (714 271-8942
Hey.....if you have the time....would you mind sending me your top three drills for:
Dribbling Passing Cutting Rebounding
Thanks again for the great job you're doing for us volunteers coach
Coach Jordan,
Thank you for creating this website ... I've spent a good portion of the day searching the net for some basic information as I get ready to coach for the first time. 5th & 6th graders in the YMCA league.
I printed your basin offensive and defensive skills, as well as your pre-game warm-up drills, as I think they'll be the most helpful in getting the team started.
I'm primariyl looking for good fundamental drills to run for kids that age group.
Any further suggestions?
Thanks,
Tighe Curran St. Joseph, MI
tighe@parrett.net
Thank you so much for this well written website, especially the section on "PLAYING TIMES". As a mother of a less-talented 10 year old player, I hope the copy that we gave her coach will provide him with some insight to the feelings of all parents and their children who are not given the opportunity to play. I think it is a must read for all coaches of small children.
Thanks again, Pghme@aol.com
Thanks for the info. It's my first time coaching. I have 1st graders and I needed some basic drills. Can't get too far into it at this level, but I needed some ideas. Thanks for the help. "robscj1@aol.com"
Steve, this is a good web site,I enjoy browsing around in here. I will be seeing you later,Thanks...Tommy jhuneycutt2@ctc.net
This is a great site. It has tons of information and helpful for the novice coach. I especially liked the player contract. It is a great idea. Thanks for your help. It gives me come encouragement to do the best I can do.
Chris Hendree
Chrisme25@aol.com
First year coach. Coaching 2nd grade co-ed rec team. Good info, do you have any good practice drills for this age group? TayJhn@aol.com
I would like to see some ways to break a press!!! bates_b98@yahoo.com
john jezorwski dukewaldo@aol.com
i like this site and i am glad i found it. As a young coach starting out in Canada i find that resources are slim. In the couple of months since i got the interneti have found so much info that i am backlogged. This is one of the best so far. chews_32@yahoo.com
I am second year coach at a high school on an Indian Reservation, Last season we missed the playoffs by losing our last game of the season by 3 points. I found your site helped me a lot last year. This season we are 0-4 with 6 games remaining 3 of those games were lost by 15 points or less. I look forward to more helpful hints from this site. Thanks again.
jcapin@vianet.on.ca
Thank You for Your Page. It has alot of EXCELLENT Info. Keep up the GOOD Work. dawsonjtd@hotmail.com
this is a terrific site !! i work with middle school emotionally impaired boys , i have found some very helpful material . the downloadable tools are especially useful ! thanks Linda
LAMER2LDA@aol.com
hi coach i coach hs ball in HAWAII, PLEASE INCLUDE ME IN YOUR GROUP kiihele@gte.net
Dear Sir, I am a parent with a son on a travel team (representative). I have coached many different sports but not basketball. What is usually the routine for substituting players. I thought platooning was a means where all players learn to play as a team and each player understands and respects each others skills. This is what I have learned from watching other coaches my son has played with. I don't know any better. I would like to learn from you. Regards Julie Walsh
Hello - if you had left an email address I would've answered you personally, but that's OK. I think your definition of platooning fits. I use it to describe when I sub 5 players at a time. Unless your league specifies substitution protocol, it is totally left up to the coach's discretion, which means he/she may not play every player in a game. The coach's reasons are his/her own. The Coach's Notebook, though, advocates that every kid plays every game. Did you see the article on playing time? Steve
hi there :)
i know nothing about basketball, but you have put together a wonderful site here... congratulations!
helen theshack@niagara.com
I SEEM TO HAVE TROUBLE GETTING THIS UP DO YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS? I KEEP GETTING AN ERROR MESSAGE FOR THE PAGE. I AM A MOTHER WHO HAS VOLUNTEREED TO COACH MY 11 YR OLD SONS TEAM. I CAN'T SEEM TO GET THEM TO STAY IN THEIR PARTICULAR AREA DURING SCRIMMAGES THEY SEEM TO BE ALL OVER THE FLOOR. WE ARE TO USE MAN TO MAN DEFENSE. ANY SUGGESTIONS WOULD BE HELPFUL. EMAIL JPASAMITCHELL @AOL.COM
I have ben coaching youth basketball for 3 years,and I found your site last year and have ben using your information, and it has helped me a whole lot. Great work ! Thanks Tom
This is a wonderful site and i thank you for putting it up. As you state in your opening paragraph, we all pull from our own life experiences and use them in our coaching. The rest does happen "when you get there". Thanks again for you help. It has proven immeasurable. Jim Ball
Coach Smith Hanover Senior High School Hanover, PA E-mail Address: Hoopsrus1@aol.com How can I contribute my own plays/input with diagrams
You are welcome to email plays and diagrams to sjordan@alaskalife.net. I have several programs capable of opening imaging files, so I can work with your computer files. If you want to send a fax or snail mail, contact me by email and I will provide an address or a fax number.
Clint Chaffee Brian Weisz
I am a head coach of a 5th grade girls team. I would really appreciate it if anyone had advice on offensive plays. Email me: jasperette11@yahoo.com
Hello , I'm using your off.plays for my 5th grade girls bb team. Thanks Brad Hegseth BradHegseth@aol.com
basis plays and playbook
I really appreciated this. I'm new to teaching basketball--taught baseball, football, and hockey previously. This was a new one on me. I played in H.S. But, playing and coaching are two different animals. Thanks for the help!
JFFritz@aol.com
Have question. I recently got "trapped" into coaching a elementary school level basketball program of leftovers (the boys no other coach wanted). These kids have a lot of heart, but only about three have any real basketball skills. I need a lot of help with basketball skill development--especially any designed for the short term. They played their first game last Friday (14-01-00) and lost 68-3. I took over coaching on Monday. I immediately began basic skills training (i.e. dribbling, passing, ball-handling, shooting, and basic knowledge of the game). There actually was improvement after one practice, but it is still far short of what's needed. What I do need is an offense that can defeat the 2-1-2 zone. Something simple and basic. I really appreciate this site. Keep up the good work.
JFFritz@aol.com
TKS for the great illust of the triangle offense. I am currently teaching BB in youth league of the Ymca here in fla. Am interested in possibly coaching in County leagues and with older kids in coming yrs. Hope they are intelligent & hungry enough to pick this stuff up. Will b looking to add to my knowledge as time goes on. But just wanted to post up a tks again, to your efforts here. akargauer@netscape.net
great site coach thanks for your help
Mark Hall 11u girls bball eteamz.com/bcheat
mhall32825@aol.com
I am a young basketball coach just starting. I have enjoyed reading the material I found at this website. Jettarious2@aol.com
-James D. Thorp
great sight can't wait for the drills to come along also very funny thing your one piece on one possession came in handy the other day we lost by 3 and at the end of the 3rd quarter a girl hit a 3 which ended up being the difference my e-mail address is mgo1979@aol.com
Hi,
Just surfed in from Holland. Love the pages. Will be back. Keep up the good work. (Missing link: SLAM, the in your face basketball magazine (the best!!) -> http://www.slamonline.com) See ya,
Dennis Mooibroek d_mooibroek@hotmail.com
Nice page, it was helpful. I coach AAU 11year old girls
Thanks Coach Nacho Compean ICompean@aol.com
Thanks for all the info you have provided. I have used it a lot this season. I am a mom who go volunteered to coach 5th and 6th grade boys. We have one boy who is like you put it a superstar. I have tried to encourage all the boys to work together but it seems like he ends up with the ball all the time. The others during the game want to pass it to him. What can I do during practice time to get them to work together?
It's great being able to connect to a web site that offers something as good as this. Calwell50@juno.com
I think this site is pretty nice. I can go to it and coach myself at free throws and get better as I go along. Thank You, Jason Simmons
Sallycob@aol.com I'm very interested in high school basketball, especially in rural places like Alaska. I've been a sports writer in Montana and Idaho- and this experience spurred my interest.
Hello,
What a fantastic site. I was just out crusing and stumbled on to it. I coach 7th/8th grade girls at the "B" level. I found some really neat stuff to try. Best of luck to you and the team.
Joe Kyle JoeKyle@juno.com Cincinnati, Ohio
Thank you for putting together such a valuable site not only for parents but for coaches and players. I can only hope our basketball coach here in Hamden, CT will read and benefit from your articles. His biggest problem is communication. He doesn't talk to his players and has never spoken to us in the three years my son has been a member of the time. My oldest was the captain this year and resigned half way thur the season. After two years of starting, the coach sat him and we still don't know why. He wrote a wonderful letter when he resigned that has finally made those who are in charge listen. He told the Principal during the last meeting he had with her, that he did more good for his team by resigning than he ever could have done by staying. It all comes down to communication. Again thank you for the information. Sandy Hulk
Your sight is just what I was looking for. I am a parent who kept up coaching after his son moved on to other things. I love working with the kids. I coach boys in grades 4 through 6th grades in Appleton Wisconsin and I'm finishing up my 8th season. I will check your sight often, Thanks, Mike Hammers jmhammers@aol.com
I will soon be coaching a girls basketball team for ages 8-12 for my local YWCA. I would like any tips that someone might be able to give to a first time coach. I really want to make some sort of impact on the lives of these girls. Thanks for your help! crystalbrucker@hotmail.com
William Fowler e-mail address wrf2568@aol,com Greenfield IN
Your suggestion have helped alot. Thanks
thanks for the explanation of the triangle offence
My name Adam Florip from MI. I'm not a coach but a player. I have started on the varsity level as a sophomore,played 5 games and was forced to quite. I was just trying to take my game to the extra level. I am always looking for new ways to improve. And I think the Coach's Notebook might help. If you would get back to me at flop@george.lhi.net I would appretiate it.
Adam
I feel your site is very helpfull in all aspects of hoop.It was a very helpfull tool for me.
coach Jason Valentine TOKAY HIGH SCHOOL STOCKTON,CA. vlove931@aol.com
Steve Great site! This information is very helpful! I especially like the information on the triangle!!!
Dave...
zuker@ak.net
Thank you for your great site-I have seen a lot of things that will be helpful. I am trying to start a basketball program in a small town that is not known for much sucess in girl's basketball. I am trying to start a feeder program and offer as many free clinics as I can. I need some good ideas for clinics for beginners as well as intermediate players. These clinics need to be fun, because the love for basketball is not there (yet). Thanks, Lynda Camenzind
Thank you for your great site-I have seen a lot of things that will be helpful. I am trying to start a basketball program in a small town that is not known for much sucess in girl's basketball. I am trying to start a feeder program and offer as many free clinics as I can. I need some good ideas for clinics for beginners as well as intermediate players. These clinics need to be fun, because the love for basketball is not there (yet). Thanks, Lynda Camenzind
lyndac@citcom.net
Coach Jordan, I enjoyed the information on your site. I only wish I had found it 3 months ago! Chris
This is a great resource. Your hard work researching saves me a lot of time. Keep it up.
Jay Stakenburg Hogan High School Vallejo, CA USA
I like your site, Alaska! Coach = Teacher, and your site lives up to this motto. I also respect your opinions on C.T. Keep up the good work. My e-mail you have, www.firepow55@aol.com I'm hoping to have our site, (my daughter's and mine,) up by June. I'm going to try to appeal more to the kids, and only somewhat to the coaches. If I get this done it will be at youthbasketball.cc If I can ever help you out, just let me know. ed riley = b-ball ed
Mark Mason Marietta, OH maso@frognet.com
To Coach Jordan,
I would hope to make it big as a high school basketball coach, or a college coach. This will be decided by the way I choose my future with my current job. I would like to know if the possibility of a young guy like myself to really get a fair chance to start out coaching on different levels of the game. I'm 24 years old and have coached two years for my church league and have had much succes with that. This really gives me much ambition to continue to coach no matter what may happen. This internet site was very helpful, thanks for all your help.
Sincerely,
Anthony Thomas realdart99@aol.com
Dear Alaka Coach, I enjoyed your site but I'm unable to view some sections (for example: The Offensive Plays). Is there some software that I need to download or am I forgetting some procedure. Please help if possible. Thanks.
Alex Mendez acmendez@earthlink.net
what a great web site, the poem and drills you have in here sound very fun, i can not wait to try them out on my 7th grade girls.
Clear explanations of the basic zone defenses would be helpful. Otherwise, you have a great site with lots of info I intend to use with my team. Thanks! Matt G. mjg5315@aol.com
GREAT PAGE!! I just wish it could tell me how to run a matchup zone!! :)
blackhawks26@hotmail.com
Wish i would have found your site last fall, I coach High school freshman girls team in which most of these girls slipped through 7 th and 8th grade basketball with little or no basic skills. This was me and the JV coaches first year and we intend to change these problems, your website is a great tool to help us achieve our goal! Thanks and keep it up MRob299193@aol.com
I'm a coach for young kids in france and i really appreciate your work and your ideas on basketball a really pleasant site and quite a gold mine for training I apologize myself for my poor english
frédéric rousseau Héry France fred.rousseau@netcourrier.com
Coach thanks for putting together this insightful web page, and sharing the "knowledge." I am having a problem accessing the topics button in the upper right hand corner. I think it is because your frame is too large for 13-14 inch monitors. Can you give us another way to access your archives. Thanks Dan Woschitz
dwoschitz@barrow.k12.ga.us
lorberins@lisco.com
Coach Lorber
Thanks for all you've done with your site
Hi Bob White ymca coach FL. rwhite50c@cs.com This is a great sight
Looking for information on hosting our own tournament here in Galt CA. We are inviting 3 teams, total of 4, for a one day tournament at the local High School. Any help would be appreciated. Art Oelsner beechcraft@softcom.net
Coach Jordan, I really enjoyed the "Coach's Notebook". I am visiting here for the first time and come here via the egroup for coaches. What a wealth of information you have provided for coaches and players alike from inexperienced to the more competetive and experienced coaches,etc. Thank you for taking the time to offer such a wide variety of topics and for posting this location in your recent egroup posting.
Coach Krukowski email - PJKMOM7@aol.com or BBCoachPJ@hotmail.com
Really a good work. Thanx for giving us all this stuff.
Bye from Italy. Santià Luca lucacoach@geocities.com
Nice, simple, no-frills presentation, and comprehensive content. The only possible improvement would be a message board & some links. That aside, this looks like the only internet basketball resource anyone needs.
paulbaynes@hotmail.com
I am starting my own coaching web site by the name of SportsAssistant.com. It deals not only in coaching advice, plays and strategies but it offers sporting goods for sale, promotional products , and sport photos (trading cards for kids), I really would appreciate your opinion of my site.
Thank You. Matt Swanick - SportsAssistant@aol.com
This year I will be coaching 5/6 grade boys in your opinion what type of defense works best for this age group. also what kind of plays work best against zone defense. If you have any other ideas I would appreciate then THANKS
pfgoofy@aol.com
Most teams in this age group will have a full court press and fall back into a zone. That's easy and may provide some wins for you. But, if you really want to help the kids be better players, stick with man to man, and teach it from the feet up. This will take patience on your part and hard work for the players, but they will be more effective defenders later on. I see a lot of 9th graders in high school who have many years of youth leagues, but are very fundamentally unsound, so despite their experience, they are "behind" competitively speaking.
Man to man defense is explained in two articles here: Basic Man to Man and Pressure Man to
Man. Best wishes.
Date: 5/30/00
This is definitely the best b-ball web site I've found! Been checking in now for about 5 months and have gotten a lot of great practice and game ideas! I currently coach girls "C" squad and really enjoy it. Thanks for the effort and terrific info, I look forward to stopping by every couple of weeks. Mike Roberts E-mail MROB299193@AOL.COM
HQuint I enjoy your website very much.
As a CYO assistant 5th Grade coach with just a few years of experience- your website offered many practical applications. The more I read- the more I wanted to read. Thank you for all of your useful information. jimwinkelman@hotmail.com
I am going to be a coach this year for the first time and your site has all the useful info I need to get started. Thanks! gregory.babayans@mail.eunet.pt
I'm an assistant coach for two youth teams (girls) in northern New York. They are a great bunch of girls, and I have noticed in a few girls that there self-esteem is stronger since playing. Unfortunatley, there are only a few games on the schedule. I would like to organize a really cool tournament, where all the girls get a trophy and t-shirt. My question is how do I go about organizing one and how to get businesses to sponsor it? I hope you can give me some tips on how to pull this off! Thank-you. Kelly Gooley kgooley@primelink1.net
GJech@mmcable.com
I would like to see an article and or some diagrams for combination zone-man offense employing motion principles.
Joe Morriss Moses Lake Christian High School Head Mens Basketball Coach Moses Lake, Washington email: relee63@excite.com
Response: Did you see the Alaska Play? It seems to fit your situation. If not, let me know.
I think you should try to get some rules of the game for the beginner coaches to learn.
Response: I'll do better! I'll give you two sites that have already put a lot of work
into that area. The National Federation of State High School Associations basketball
rulebook is not available for internet reproduction. But you can buy one by calling
1-816-464-5400 or check at your local sporting goods store. Here are sites that offer new
rules and explanations of old rules:
http://www.ncaabasketball.net/rulebook.asp
http://www.everyrule.com/
This is the best site I have found so far to help me with coaching. I like the sections that deal with parents. I coach girls 7 & 8 grades and you would be surprised how many parents already have bad attitudes. Thanks! Lyzz Treffinger etreffinger@ydr.com
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Mike Price mikeaprice@worldnet.att.net
The Lenny Wilkens Legacy Basketball Clinic Series is the best fundamental basketball instructional program on the market! It is a must have for any player or coach! The program's website is www.wilkenslegacy.com.
poop
Thanks again. Just stopped by to see what's happening.
Could you please let me know what you think is the best coaching book for soccer? I recently was hired as a coach and I need to refresh my memory for drills, etc. Thank you!! - CW
JAWCML@aol.com
Dear Coach,
I'm from Australia and think you have a great website. Keep up the good work.
brett_coxsedge@nswbasketball.net.au
great site....thanks for the invite...
Paul McNeal Logan co. ky.
coachmcneal@hotmail.com
Hallo, I like this page very much, it gives me alot of new influense. Hi from Coach23 Sweden coach23@libertysurf.se
I really like the simplicity of this site. It is not so 'advanced' in terms that we can't understand it. And yet, it is full of great tips that can help beginners and old timers. I am a coach of a Varsity Girls team at a small Christian School in Greenville, Mississippi. This is my 7 year to coach. I have really enjoyed visiting this web site. Oh, by the way, my dad just got back about 3 weeks ago from a two week fishing and hunting trip in Anchorage and Soldotna. He really enjoyed it and said it was beautiful and cool there. Where we live, we have been having 104-108 degree weather with heat indexes of 113-118. Very humid and no rain. Just got a light shower today, finally. E-mail - Nikolehenry@hotmail.com 9-6-00
This is the best site I found! You offer specific, clear discussion that someone who doesn't necessarily know alot of basketball jargon can still follow. It is wonderful for someone like me, a volunteer coach/parent with limited personal resources. THIS SITE WILL BENEFIT COUNTLESS YOUTH through their coaches. THANK YOU.
ALLENANDSTRUSZ@peoplepc.com
Coach,
I am a sixth grade coach at a local middle school and going to school to earn a degree in scholastic administration and minoring in coaching. I have always known that coaching is my calling, It just comes naturally to me its a passion. Far deep down almost unexplainable with words. But i also am up to hearing any coaching advice you may have for me. Please email me i am eager to learn. My email address is coachc@hotmail.com or you can mail me at Bradley Cotten 79 wilcox rd. Grayson, KY 41143 my phone # is (606) 475-3657 or 475-3757
Editor's Note:
Thanks for your entry in the Coach's Notebook. You asked for general advice for a 6th grade coach who has a passion for coaching. Well, I suggest you read my site thoroughly - my heart and soul is in there and I add to it occasionally. On my links page is a table of several other coaches who have freely presented their thoughts. Finally, at the top of my links page is a link to ChalkTalk - the best forum for basketball coaches I know of. Check it out.
As for quick advice - Stick to fundamental skills. 6th graders MUST learn to play with either hand - especially dribbling and shooting lay-ups. If they cannot do those skills very well by ninth grade, they probably won't make their high school teams. A note of encouragement: Most of my kids can use their weak hand effectively after just one season. For you: Keep everything simple and upbeat. Never yell at or criticize the players. Play everybody about the same even if some kids are obviously better. By next year your kids will not remember this season's win/loss record, so don't place any emphasis on it. What they will remember is if they got to play and had a good time. If you have specific questions, I would love to discuss them. Please write back if you do. sjordan@alaskalife.net
My name is Marneshia Bryant and I would like to play for the Lady Vols. I will be sending coach Summit a letter soon with some imformation about why I think I could play for her.
Great Idee, I have leard a lot
Nico
Excellent site. I've got a young fellow just starting the game. Plenty of resources and information here so I can help out. Plenty for me too. I'm still playing a couple times a week, at 49, and I can feel my game starting to come together. I'm tagetting the World 60 and Over series in 2011. ;-)
pstevens@home.com
Great site. My young guy just started Bball this year. He's a little late coming to it, but he's got some size. Plenty of resources for me to assist, if he's got the drive. Plenty for me too. Still playing a couple of times a week at 49. I can really feel my game starting to come together. I'm aiming to peak for the 2011 Over 60 World Masters Tournament, if they have one. Maybe I'll have to start one up.
Paul Stevens pstevens2@home.com
Coach, thanks for such a resourceful site. Are we 'free' to copy and use any/all we wish from your site?
Thank you, Tommy Denson Dyer Middle School 322 East College Street Dyer, TN 38330 densont@ten-nash.ten.k12.tn.us
Would like more info on hoops for very young children. Great site! Daman Cantrell, Tulsa OK
The sight looks great. I'm coaching middle school girls for the first time. Are there web sites you're aware of for just this group? cburnett@dellnet.com
I am coaching a highschool team in Iceland. We have many guys that have barely touched a basketball before (we only have 83 students in the school so we have to take what we get). I am wonering if someone can send me the Flex offense playbook via E-mail. I would be very thankful for that.
my e-mail is bobondi@yahoo.com
if you´d rather send it to me by mail it´s:
Stefán Jónsson Frh. sk. Laugum 650 Laugar Iceland
Thank you much, Stefán Jónsson
Coach, I coached grade 6 and 7 boys last season and enjoyed the experience so much that I have taken on the 11 and 12 year old Night league team. This is a bigger commitment than the school team as it runs from Sept. until Easter. I am looking for innovative ways to keep the practices interesting while still working on skills ie ball handling, shooting, team defence, rebounding, passing etc. I would like to see some continuous shooting drills and layup drills where everyone could be involved. Also I would like to run what we call in Canada is a MOTION OFFENCE where no one stands still and every movement has a purpose. However, this offence can't be too complicated or the boys won't remember it when we need it. Do you have any suggestions?? Thanks, Coach Mike email: MikeSue@IslandNet.com
Hello I am Wes, and I coach 11-12 boys youth basketball. I have coached this league for 3 years now, and enjoy greatly working with kids. I love the game of basketball and hope to learn everything possible about the sport to be able to pass it on to the young players. I happen to run across this site and found it quite interesting. There should be more just like this one. SallieWoodruff@msn.com 10-3-00
hey my name is kirk smith I would like to play on your basketball team I AM RUNING VARSITY LEAD THIS IS MY FOURTH YEAR OF BASKETBALL AND I WOULD LIKE TO START YOUR TEAM MY AVRAGE IN SHOUTING GRAUDER IS 110/98 AND IF I PLAY FOR YOUR TEAM I THINK CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE
Enjoy the site. Basketball junkie. tbraden@ms.california.k12.mo.us
This site looks really good. I am going to share it with others!
kylee@jps.net
This site looks really good. I am going to share it with others!
kylee@jps.net
Hi Coach, just wanted to say I like your site. Informative yet not to advanced and easy to navigate. I mean not to advanced in the fact that alot of info is good for teaching young and inexperienced players. I coach in a rec league where there is not alot of practice time and not many really great players. My motto is keep it simple. Thanks for your help. Doug Powell Mullica Twp NJ (powfam1@bellatlantic.net)
Excellent thoughts on coaching philosophy!
One of these days, I'm going to have to visit your wonderful state. Had a friend who took a month off and toured - beautiful country.
Phil Gugliotti p.gugliotti@prodigy.net
doug@portno.com is it possibel for you to email to me. your basic offensive plays and basic offensive skills. I am experiencing difficulty printing from your web page. Thank you
i think a baseball coach should field his/her players depending on wether or not they are right or left handed.
brittany banks.
email address: brittanybanks@hotmail.com
Jim Hewitt Burnsville Blaze Girls BB usglazer@aol.com
Coach I can't express how appreciative I am of you providing and sharing your experiences with everyone and not charging to do so! I only wish I would have seen this BEFORE I spent more than $100 on videos and literature to help me learn the game better in order to help me become a better youth coach. It is not too often you find someone in our society today that gives away information and that is so unfortunate. The good Lord has a place for people like you. Thanks a million. dwbaily@earthlink.net
I just got a job coaching 5th grade girls basketball in a recreation league. I see all these comments here, but I don't know where to go to get the materials that these people are commenting about, can you tell me how to find your wonderful web site? Thanks,
caboe28@yahoo.com
I've coached for 3 years...lots of fun! Your webpage is great! Our team is a 3rd grade boys competitive team with lots of energy. Thanks for all the tips!pw. jworrell@peakonline.com
My name is Larisa Franklin and I am a beginning coach. I found your web site very helpful. You have just earsed all my fears about coaching my first 7th grade girls team. I know basketball and all the rules but putting it together to coach is the task at hand. I feel I am now prepared. I really would like to coach on the college level, basketball is the world to me. Your web site was sent by God just for me!
Email: Gfranklin@peoplepc.com
Thanks for a wonderful note - Coach Jordan
Hi! I loved this site!! I am just beginning to coach my daughter's group of 2nd, 3rd, and 4th graders..While I've played forever, I forgot the drills that were taught to me when i was young. This was great for helping me have a lot of variety with them so they won't get restless. Thanks very much! Mary D. ed1091@mediaone.net
11/11/00 do you have any plays that I can use? I coach 5th grade thru 8th grade. our teams are fair, their are teams that have set offense plays that are basic. the plays I have seem to be too complicated. e-mail - westdakota@restel.net
hey my nams i jakob and iam 16 and from germany i like your site thanx for help take care bye bye
My name is T.C. Shamel and I am a High School Girl's Coach in Arkansas. Please E-Mail on any updates you may have in the near future. My E-Mail address is tcshame@fouke.swsc.k12.ar.us
Great site, will use and pass along to others thanks greg colliver mt. sterling ky. gd_colliver@yahoo.com
Been scouring sites, just start coaching, looking for information and help. Then I found this site, thanks it will be very used source for me this year.
just browsing. Interesting site. I have coached 7th grade boys basketball for 10 years and am always looking for something new or to give my team an edge. K Hoversland at Hovies@nemontel.com
Great job on this website. Excellent and very helpful stuff here. Keep it up .
Steve Bondy
thebondys@sympatico.ca
I just started coaching middle school girls and this site has really helped me out!!
sam_farrell13@excite.com
I am coaching youth basketball for the first time (5-6th grade girls). I have coached soccer for 4 years. A friend of mine referred me to your web site. It is excellent. I am blending it with some of the good advice I have received from others.
Thanks, Doug Longyear
dlongyear@btcommercial.com
Coach, you have a well-rounded covering of the many aspects that relate to basketball. I am one of those just regular people trying to help some young boys to learn this sport. The only problem is that I played my last high school game (35) years ago and have forgotten some of the basics.
Your site has been a God-send to our program. Appreciate you Coach !! Frank R. Smith -- at --frsmith@laribay.net
hi!
I had my first practice, and used your article as a guide. It went well, and I think the kids had fun. I would like to know your opinion on how to set up a game strategy. I have 9 players 4- fourth graders, 2-3rd graders, 4- second graders. We play 8-period games and all kids must play at least 3 periods. Two of my fourth graders are very good, both 3rd graders are good and 2 second graders are good. Any suggestions?
Hmmm... I'd play the kids man to man, play everybody about the same number of minutes, and emphasize spacing in the offense. Keep the ball in the middle of the floor and in the hands of your best ball handlers. Make sure the kids move towards the pass to catch it. Above all, keep the kids happy and encourage them to have fun. - Steve
Thanks for the guide, Tim tdezort@winthroppgh.com
I'm coaching a highschool team in Greece, and I want to implement the "triangle offense". I need to know exactly who the plays are run, basically everything about it. I need help. My email is mbar23@aol.com Thank you for your cooperation.
You're in luck. I have already prepared material on the triangle offense. In the topic menu in the upper right hand corner, scroll down to "Simplified Triangle Offense" and check out the diagrams and text. We used this offense all season last year and felt successful with it. - Steve
Interested in formula for successfully breaking a press - grade 5 - ldelorenzo@home.com
Try the article called Press Breaker. 5th graders can use these tools and be successful against a press.
My daughter is currently playing basketball and I don't know anything about basketball plays and your site was very helpful. Thanks! tcd-taylord@excite.com
hi!
Kevin Kershner, kershner@kearney.net
love the site has given me a few great plays and the funny thing is when my boys run them i start to see them played agaist my team. nobody played the pick and roll last year this year that all i see luckly i now know how to break it . and last year my boys came up agaist zone and got killed in till i saw how to break it and boy did we they never knew what hit them
joel thanks man
love the site has given me a few great plays and the funny thing is when my boys run them i start to see them played agaist my team. nobody played the pick and roll last year this year that all i see luckly i now know how to break it . and last year my boys came up agaist zone and got killed in till i saw how to break it and boy did we they never knew what hit them
joel thanks man
congratulations on an excellent,informative site!!!, I only wish that someone could produce the same content over here in England. As a former player who has just agreed to coach his ten year old sons school Basketball club (how did I let that happen?) it is good to be able to gain inspiration and advice from others who are already involved at the same level. I will definitely be visiting again!. Please feel free to email me at wildcat@themail.co.uk
interpersonal skills
I am one of those parents who were "suckered" into coaching my daugthers 6th grade team. I know nothing about basketball except for what I have seen at the sidelines. This site was great!!!!!!!! I think I can finally sleep at night! Thank you.
Kim
kim@descocoatings.com
loved the site James R. L'Homme Wichita, Ks 67114
I AM A 5 &6 GRADE CYO COACH WHO HAS A NUMBER OF TALENTED KIDS WHO LEARNED TO PLAY BASKETBALL DEFENSE BY PLAYING MAN TO MAN I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO TEACH THEM A 2/3 ZONE AND ALSO A 1/3/1 ZONE BUT THEY KEEP FAILING BACK ON OLD HABITS AND THE ZONE LOOKS MORE LIKE M2M ANY SUGGESTIONS. TRAPPING AND DOUBLE TEAMING IS LEGAL. ALSO DO YOU HAVE ANY GOOD OFFENSIVE PLAYS AGAINST THE ZONE ? THANKS FOR YOUR HELP PFGOOFY @AOL.COM
I am a first year coach for 10 year old girls. The information on your site is ve