Basketball practice plans can make all the difference in turning a good season into an amazing one!
WHAT YOUTH BASKETBALL COACHES ARE SAYING
“Thanks for the 30 Practice Plans! I coach 5th—and 6th-grade girls’ basketball. After winning only 3 games the previous 2 years combined, I began using your structured practice plans each week, and now we are one game away from the league championship!”
Mike Jadach
JV Coach Assumption School, Ansonia, CT
Basketball Practice Plans – PDF Guide
So, you’re coaching your son’s or daughter’s team this year and are looking forward to basketball season. You hope your players will learn and play to the best of their abilities, parents will enjoy watching the action, and everyone will have fun.
To make the most of the coaching opportunity, it makes sense to you that you need to have a plan — both an overall plan and individual plans for each practice. You know that your team won’t be ready by just running a few drills and scrimmaging the rest of the time. The plan needs to address:
- What to coach and when? You need to have a plan for what basketball skills should be taught at the first practice and in the early going and what can wait until later practices.
- Fundamentals. You must coach strategies, tactics, and skills that players can carry to future teams — not intricate plays that future teams may not run. Solid man-to-man defense, pick-and-roll, rebounding, and give-and-go are skills that teams execute at every level.
- How to keep your players engaged throughout a long season and at every practice. How to balance repetition with variety so that kids stay interested.
- Preparing your team for different situations during a game and season. What should players do when they face a zone press? How can the ball be inbound from the sidelines to create a scoring opportunity?
- Make the most of the 10 minutes before each practice when you take the court. This is your opportunity to get to know your players better, pass on valuable basketball knowledge, and teach them some life lessons they will carry long after their hardwood days.
Win over your audiences
A plan will enable you to enjoy the season more fully, as you won’t panic on practice day worrying about an agenda for the evening’s session. Players’ parents and other coaches will notice that you confidently move through your practices. You’re prepared and organized, and it shows.
Perhaps most importantly, your players will be the primary beneficiaries. They’ll learn a lot, play their best ball, and love basketball! We have the solution for you.
Structured Plans
Get instant access to “The Well-Prepared Coach — Youth Basketball Coaching Program.” You’ll receive a full season of practice plans — 30 practices in all — complete with practice agendas, basketball drills, and teaching points. Each practice session is set for 90 minutes of court time.
This 88-page e-book includes pre-practice meeting agendas, practice agendas, inbounds plays, sideline plays, simple offensive plays, where to go for more ideas, fill-in activities and drills, off-season, driveway workouts, and more. See the table of contents pages below.
The Well-Prepared Coach — 30 Youth Basketball Practice Plans — $29.99
Contents
The practice agendas include a minute-by-minute breakdown of each exercise and the coaching points you should emphasize. The practice plans typically include “Meat” and “Potatoes” sessions for each practice. “Meat” sessions address basketball basics like man-to-man defense, team defense, rebounding, shooting, and more.
“Potatoes” sessions include power lay-ups, moving without the ball, free-throw shooting, post-offensive, and more. The appendices include diagrams and graphics to help you quickly grasp and explain coaching concepts.
Here’s what you get:
- 30, ninety‐minute practice plans for 4th – 8th-grade teams. Exercises, explanations, and teaching points.
- 30 agendas and talking points for pre‐court-time meetings. Don’t miss your opportunity to really get to know your players and cover important topics.
- A “Driveway Workout” for your players’ off‐season efforts.
- Proven inbounds plays and sideline plays.
- “The Special Play” — This play results in a surprising number of open lay‐ups in games. In fact, this one play accounted for more than 1/2 of our points in several games! When you have to have a basket at a key point in the game, here’s the ticket.
How to use these structured plans
Print the pre-practice plan on one side of an 8.5 x 11″ sheet and the practice plan on the flip side. Either attach the one sheet to a coaching clipboard or fold it and put it in your pocket.
It’s advised to review each agenda before the practice, but if you’re running late, you can grab the sheet and the basketball bag and be on your way. You’ll be ready to go. Here’s an example of a sideline play diagram.
The Well-Prepared Coach strongly recommends that coaches meet with their players for usually about 10 minutes before court time. The pre-practice meeting has many benefits. First of all, it usually ensures that players are dressed and ready to go when court time is available. But it’s also the time for a coach to get to know the players better. It gives players some time to talk a bit and ask questions.
Coaches can cover important basketball topics, team news, and updates and prepare players for what will happen at practice.
The extra time allows the coach to pass on some important life lessons: the value of hard work, the importance of sportsmanship, and the power and magic of teamwork. To make it easier for you to implement pre-practice meetings, 30 pre-practice agendas with talking points are also included.
About the Author
MICHAEL O’HALLORAN has coached his 4 children on 15 different basketball teams. His 5th-grade girls’ team won the Minnesota State Championship in 2010. He authored Never Forget They’re Kids — Ideas for Coaching your Daughter’s 4th ‐ 8th Grade Basketball Team and co‐created “The Well‐Prepared Coach™” line of coach handouts and award certificate printables.
He’s the founder and editor of Sports Feel Good Stories.com. Blogs.com selected the site as a “Top 10 Youth Sports Blogs for Parents.” His “Never Forget They’re Kids” approach to coaching sports places an emphasis on learning, having fun, and creating memorable experiences for players.
When you purchase this ebook, you’ll immediately receive a link to download the PDF. The PDF file, which you’ll save to your computer, works on PCs and Macs.
The Well-Prepared Coach — 30 Youth Basketball Practice Plans — $29.99
KEY BENEFITS — 30 Youth Basketball Practice Plans
Proven winner. The topics covered in these practice plans, and the order in which they’re taught, have led to many a successful season, dozens of tournament trophies, and a Minnesota State Championship title.
Time saver. You’ve heard the expression, “Plan the work, and work the plan.” This purchase has completed a big part of your coaching role. You won’t have to worry on the ride to the gym about what you’re going to cover with your players at practice, as you’ll be organized and prepared.
A new sense of confidence in your coaching. By having a complete plan in place for every pre-practice meeting and every practice, you’ll be more relaxed and be able to enjoy the process more.
More competitive team. With tested strategies that work — including inbound plays, sideline plays, and a “Driveway Workout” for off-season development — your team will have the advantage.
Great experience for your players. Basketball is a fun sport, but even the most dedicated players can get bored or not feel challenged unless the coach keeps them engaged throughout the season. These practice plans will keep your players involved as they improve their games and have a lot of fun.
PDF allows you to carry practice plans on your smartphone. Reduce your prep time for practice by taking the agenda along with you on your phone.
When you purchase this ebook, you’ll be immediately sent a link enabling you to download the PDF. The PDF file, which you’ll save to your computer, works on PCs and Macs.
The Well-Prepared Coach — 30 Youth Basketball Practice Plans — $29.99