MSD of Mt. Vernon Boys Basketball Family COACHING MANUAL Boys Basketball Coach: Marc Hostetter Email: [email protected] 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Who Can Coach & Team Togetherness....................................……..………………………………Page 3 Program Philosophy……..……………………………………………………………………….Pages 4-5 MSD of Mt. Vernon Basketball Family Expectations…………………………….………………...Page 5 Coaching Resources…………...……………………………………………………...………….Pages 6-7 Daily Practice Essentials…………………………………………………………………………….Page 8 Basketball Drills Teaching Criteria & Passing and Catching…………………….……………….Page 8-9 Basketball Fundamentals………………………………………………………………..………Pages 9-18 Basketball Drills List……………………………………………………………………………….Page 19 Practice Format Kindergarten - 2nd Grade…………………………………………………………Page 20 Practice Format Grades 3-4………………………………………………………………………...Page 21 Practice Format Grades 5-6……………………………………………………………………Pages 22-23 Practice Format Grades 6-7……………………………………………………………………Pages 24-25 MSD of Mt. Vernon Ball Handling Program……………..…………………………………...Pages 26-27 Commandoes Basketball Workout…………………………………………………………………Page 27 2 COACHING BASKETBALL WHO CAN COACH: Anyone who is sufficiently interested in the game to study, work, develop his personality, teaching ability, beliefs in sportsmanship, ethics, and character in athletics; who will attend coaching schools, clinics, tournaments; read books, articles, and papers; who feels a twenty-four hour day is too short; who thinks of basketball when he first awakes in the morning, while in the shower, shaving, eating breakfast, going to school, before and after classes, in the office during consultations with players, at lunch, before practice, while on the train, in the car, walking to the gym, at dinner, in the movies, night club, at a sports event where a pencil is borrowed not to keep the score but to jot down a play, in a restaurant where tablecloth, envelopes, napkins, cuffs, and menus are used for plays, at home where the all-time All-American “martyr,” the wife, must approve this play, that rule, oddity of basketball, fan backboard, ball; who intersperses a game of bridge with a “dummy” play all over the tally sheet and finally goes to bed with a pencil and pad at hand so his dreams, nightmares, and sleep-walking technique can be recorded for the next practice – anyone who can do all this and then can hardly wait until the next morning to repeat the process, and love it – he can coach. - Clair Bee THE JOB OF THE COACH: “The job of the coach is to lead the team and to develop a team of leaders.” THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE COACH: “My responsibility is to get my twenty-five guys playing for the name on the front of their uniform and not the one on the back.” Tommy Lasorda THE SUCCESS OF THE COACH: “The game will be won or lost by what the players know, not what the coaches know. Coaching is repetition, explanation, illustration, imitation, correction, repetition, and that is the way you’ll do it.” Eddie Robinson THE DEFINITION OF SUCCESS: “Success is a peace of mind that is the direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.” John Wooden Team Togetherness “Basketball is a team game, and any behavior that draws attention to the individual has no place in our program.” 1. Team Huddle – The five current players on the court will huddle up during any break in the action, such as before a free throw attempt or inbounds play. The team huddle will serve has an opportunity for the players to show solidarity, offer encouragement to one another, and/or call a specific play or game strategy. 2. Substitution Applaud – All team members on the bench will stand and applaud as a fellow teammate exits the game regardless of that player’s performance. 3. Point Rule – A custom of thanking the player whose pass resulted in an assist, or the player who set the pick that freed up the good shot, by pointing to him after the play is completed. 3 PROGRAM PHILOSOPHY 1. Character 2. Discipline 3. Unselfishness 4. Fundamentally Sound CHARACTER ••• “A lot of times when we go away from home, nobody tells us we’re very good, but they always tell us how well behaved our kids are. That’s what we are trying to teach our kids. We’re in the education business, not the entertainment business.” Coach Don Nehlen Character: 1. Sportsmanship 2. Respect authority 3. Leadership 4. Integrity 5. Responsibility 6. Accountability DISCIPLINE Discipline is from the Latin word disciplinus, which means “disciple,” “follower,” or “learner.” • “Discipline is a learning process that helps athletes to develop drive, self-control, order, character, and skill.” • “Desire is the willingness to do all that it takes to get a job done; discipline is reflected in the drive and actions you do consistently in pursuit of fulfilling this desire in a positive learning and training environment.” • “Making excuses to do what needed to be done instead of having excuses for why you didn’t accomplish it.” • “Doing what you are supposed to do when no one is watching.” The Disciplines: 1. Physical work/habits 2. Maximum potential 3. Personal responsibility UNSELFISHNESS • “A player has not truly made the most of his own abilities if his achievement comes at the expense of those around him.” • “When all five players are playing with the team offense and their own physical limitations, then you have a team that is playing smart.” Morgan Wooten 1. Team concept 2. Team pride 3. Concern for teammates 4. Commitment 5. Togetherness 4 FUNDAMENTALLY SOUND • “We have come 180 degrees from a game too individually oriented to a game that is now too five-man oriented. In short, we have an overcoached and undertaught game.” Pete Newell • “A player has not learned a fundamental until it becomes second nature (a habit). Automatic reaction is the goal of skill execution.” Pete Newell 1. Quality basketball 2. Complete basketball player 3. Knowledge of the game 4. Player and team success MSD of Mt. Vernon EXPECTATIONS “The quality of the youth program will have a great impact on the success of the varsity.” I. Follow the Program Expectations of Coach Hostetter All coaches will provide a fun and positive learning environment in practice The use of profanity will not be tolerated Remember that as coaches and parents we represent Mt. Vernon Become a student of the game by attending clinics, reading books, and observing varsity practices II. Winning only matters at the Varsity level Play everyone an equal amount as possible Emphasize the learning and application of fundamentals over winning For our programs at the varsity level to be successful, we need to retain a high percentage of the basketball players at the youth levels III. Basketball Content Expectations Zone defense will not be allowed or tolerated in grades K-6 Practices will be thoroughly prepared and organized with the emphasis on teaching the fundamentals Use the agility ladders and weight room (grades 7-8) in practices when available IV. Please don’t hesitate to contact Coach Hostetter if you have any questions or concerns Thank you for all of your hard work and commitment Have fun 5 COACHING RESOURCES DVD’S: 1. Rob Jeter (UW-Milwaukee) “Post Player Development 2. Forrest Larson (Badger H.S.) “Run & Jump Press” 3. “4 out 1 in Motion Offense” (Coach Mai’s) 4. “Adjustable Zone Defense” (Coach Mai’s) VHS Tapes: 1. Dick Bennett - “Pressure Defense: A System” 2. John Kresse – Multiple Trapping Defenses 3. (1) Bob Huggins – Transition Basketball & Early Offense (2) Jerry Green – Secondary Break Offense (3) Bill Self – Drills for High Low (4) Beloit College – Example of 5 Man Passing Game 4. (1) Gene Keady – Transition Offense and Secondary Fast Break (2) Bob Huggins – Transition Basketball & Early Offense (3) Mark Few – Individual Player Development Workout (4) Billy Donovan – Teaching the Full-Court Match-Up Press (5) Rick Samuel – Match-Up 1-1-3 Zone and Breakdown Drills 5. (1) Forrest Larson – 100 Trips Full Court Workout (2) Forrest Larson – Getting Better With The Basketball 6. Bill Walton, Walt Hazzard, Greg Lee – Sports Clinic Basketball COACHING BOOKS BASKETBALL 1. WOODEN: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court – John Wooden 2. A COACH’S LIFE – Dean Smith 3. LEADING WITH THE HEART: Coach K’s Successful Strategies for Basketball, Business, and Life – Mike Krzyzewski 4. THE GIFTS OF JIMMY V – Bob Valvano 5. FULL-COURT PRESSURE: A Year in Kentucky Basketball – Rick Pitino 6. 101 BASKETBALL OUT-OF-BOUNDS DRILLS – George Karl, Terry Stotts, Price Johnson 7. 101 POST PLAYER DRILLS – Bruce Eamon Brown & Joe Callero 8. BASKETBALL FUNDAMENTALS: A better way to learn the basics – Jon Oliver 9. THE CONFIDENT COACH’S GUIDE TO TEACHING BASKETBALL – Beverly Breton Carroll 10. ZONE PRESS VARIATIONS FOR WINNING BASKETBALL – Cliff Ellis 11. BASKETBALL GUARD PLAY – Steve Alford & Ed Schilling 12. MY LIFE ON A NAPKIN: Pillow Mints, Playground Dreams, and Coaching the Runnin’ Utes – Rick Majerus 13. YOU CAN CALL ME AL: The Colorful Journey of College Basketball’s Original Flower Child; Al McGuire – Joseph Declan Moran 14. PRACTICE PLANNING – Coaches Choice 15. STEP-BY-STEP BASKETBALL FUNDAMENTALS FOR THE PLAYER & COACH – John W. Scott 16. YOUTH LEAGUE BASKETBALL COACHING & PLAYING – Joe Williams & Stan Wilson 17. MOTION OFFENSE: The Principles of the Five-Man Open Post – Bob Huggins 18. THE ART OF SHOOTING BASKETS: From the Free Throw to the Slam Dunk – Ted St. Martin 19. CREATIVE COACHING: New ways to maximize athlete and team potential in all sports – Jerry Lynch 20. BASKETBALL DEFENSE SOURCEBOOK: Lessons From The Legends – Jerry Krause and Ralph Pim 21. COACHING MODERN BASKETBALL: Hints, Strategies, & Tactics – William F. Stier, JR. 22. FREE THROW: 7 Steps to Success at the Free Throw Line – Dr. Tom Amberry 23. WINNING DEFENSE: A Guide for Players and Coaches – Del Harris 24. BASKETBALL MULTIPLE OFFENSE AND DEFENSE – Dean Smith 25.