Title/Author:
“Coaching Youth
Basketball: Offensive Strategies” by Jordan Lyons
Tags:
Basketball, coaching,
youth sports
Publish date:
January 26, 2016
Length:
59 pages
Rating:
5 of 5 stars (outstanding)
Review:
Coaching, in any
sport, is one of the most insecure jobs around. At every level, from youth teams
to the professionals, there is a lot of work behind the scenes that must be
done, including practices. This short book by Jordan Lyons helps youth
basketball coaches with that part of the job by introducing the basic terms,
some drills and basic plays.
The goal of the book is to give youth basketball coaches a starting point for developing their players so that they may become better offensive players and work together as a unit on the offensive end of the court. The book is broken down into three main sections: terms and positions of the players, drills such as passing and dribbling, and offensive plays.
What most impressed me
with this book is the easy language for coaches to follow when working on the
plays that are diagrammed. There isn’t
too much basketball lingo or jargon in the book – just straightforward descriptions
of the drills and the plays. The plays are also flexible so that coaches can
modify them once the basic plays have been mastered.
In my opinion, this
makes the book perfect for both players and coaches at this level of basketball
as they are learning the basics of the game and learning how to play as a
team. I do recommend this book for youth
coaches who are trying to determine which offensive plays to teach their
players.
Book Format Read:
E-book (Kindle)
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