Baffled Parent's Guide to Coaching Youth Basketball

This is an excellent coaching guide for coaches of all levels from the novice to the experienced coach. The book is a grab bag of drills, skills, tricks, and techniques aimed at teaching 6 to 12-year-old players (both boys and girls) the basics of basketball, sportsmanship, teamwork and fun. The unique aspect of the book is that it passes along advice on how to deal with the differences in the player s abilities and your coaching style. Faucher divides the book into two parts. Part one, Coaching 101, will provide you with information you will need to get started, including basic rules, essential skills and sample practices. Part two, Drills, details specific step-by-step drills to help coach the fundamentals and offensive and defensive skills. The drills are designed to grow with you during the season. Each drill is labeled as easy, intermediate or hard, and each chapter contains a question and answer session covering situations that may arise during the season.