Coaching Basketball For Dummies

Each friendly chapter is packed with expert advice on teaching the basics of basketball-from dribbling and shooting to rebounding and defending-and guiding your kids to a fun-filled, stress-free season, You get a crash course in the rules and regulations of the game, as well as clear explanations of what all those lines, circles, and half-circle markings mean on the court, You'll assign team positions, run great practices, and work with both beginning and intermediate players of different age groups, You'll also see how to ramp up your players' skills and lead your team effectively during a game, This book will also help you discover how to:

• Develop your coaching philosophy
• Understand your league's rules
• Conduct a preseason parents' meeting-crucial for opening the lines of communication
• Teach offensive and defensive strategies
• Keep your kids healthy and injury-free
• Encourage good sportsmanship
• Make critical half-time adjustments during a game
• Help struggling players
• Address discipline problems and handle difficult parents
• Coach an All-Star or Travel team

Complete with numerous offensive and defensive drills and tips for helping your kids relax before a game, Coaching Basketball For Dummies is the fun and easy way to get the score on this worthwhile endeavor!

The National Alliance For Youth Sports has been America's leading advocate for positive and safe sports for children for the past 25 years, It serves volunteer coaches, parents with children involved in organized sports, game officials, youth sports administrators, league directors, and the youngsters who participate in organized sports, The Alliance's programs are utilized in more than 3,000 communities nationwide by parks and recreation departments, Boys & Girls Clubs, Police Athletic Leagues, YMCAs/YWCAs, and various independent youth service groups, as well as on military installations worldwide, For more information on the Alliance's programs, which appear in the following list, visit www,nays,org,