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COACHING 8 TH GRADE GIRLS BASKETBALL JEN NY J ONES

COACHING 8 TH GRADE GIRLS BASKETBALL JENNY JONES

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COACHING 8

TH GRADE

GIRLS

BASKETB

ALL

J EN

NY

JO

NE

S

AT FIRST

Timid

Didn’t want to upset

Cautious

Challenges

Not sure of my duties

IN CHARGE OF…

Defense

Ball handling

FIRST TOURNAMENT

Keeping booksFree throwsFoulsPoints scored Jump ballsTimeouts

Recognizing role as an assistant coach

AFTER FIRST TOURNAMENT

Ball handling

FOCUS

Cell phone issue

Practice hard

THANKSGIVING TIME

Adjust to my roleWho can be pushed?

One-on-one work with me at open gyms

OFFENSE

Complicated vs. Simple

Putting it into play

Defensive struggle- focus on offense

CONCERNS

Ross approached me with some concernsLack of effortPlay well one half not the nextDoes he yell at them?Heart to heart conversation

Z and her boxing out Push her Finally did it and the impact I had one her- Amazing

ANOTHER TOURNAMENT

Focusing on little things to help the girls

Meghan Pushing the ball to the free throw line

Improvement

Watched boys game What can we learn?

They now start Middle school season

FIRST HALF

Improvement from the players

Jump stops

Shooting form

Vocal

Correcting then a compliment

Looking up to me

SECOND HALF BEGINS

Two practices Reviewing playsGetting back in the swing of “our basketball”New offense

Tournament Rough first two gamesThird game we won

THIRD GAME – MY TURN TO COACH

CoachingWay different than playing Playing timeWatching everything Timeouts Refs

RUNNING PRACTICE

Changed to old offense

Out of bounds plays

Had fun

Ball Handling

Mix up of drills

LAST GAME OF THE SEASON – FINAL TESTI coached

More comfortable than the last game

Close game

Who to play?

11 players

VICTORY

OVERALL

Leadership role

Negative comments

Correcting mistakes and compliments

Self confidence boost

Joke around

Mixing up drills

Books

OVERALL CONTINUED…

Little thing to help

SupportEncouragement

Role model

Friend -11 girls

SUM UP MY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

I was support, encouragement, role model, and friend to the eleven girls I helped coach this past season.

My help and dedication to this team for the last 6 months has helped to make them better players, and people, ready to take on high school as their next step in life.