Level 1 Certificate in Coaching Basketball

Practical Coaching Performance

The Good Coach

Opening Activity – 10 minutes

What skills does the good coach possess?

What kind of things does the good coach do?

Preparation for session

• Gather and use appropriate information

• Produce a plan

• Consider Health & Safety

• Complete session information gather sheet identifying group, needs and facilities

• Prepare session plan – must show drill(s)/coaching points/emphasis

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Warm Up and cool down

• Prepare players to take part in a training session.

• Take a warm-up and cool down with the players.• Some initial activity (pulse raiser) with ball.• Use dynamic stretching exercises.• Identify various joints/muscle groups used and

relevance to basketball.• Carry out cool down activity at end of session.

Lead/control session

• Lead a coaching session/part of a session that has been planned, involving a minimum of eight players.

• Control the activities of players when coaching.• Explain practice/session objectives.• Optimum use of facilities.• Stopping and Starting group activity• Control the group.• Personnel management.

Instruct

• WHAT, HOW, WHY & WHEN?

• Observe performance,

• Identify basic strengths and weaknesses.

• Give feedback

• Deconstruct skills

• Constructive relevant feedback.

Leadership Skills

• Technical competence

• Experience

• Communication– What to say…– When to say it…– How to say it…

• Get to know the group

Presentation of Self

• Confidence• Coaching style – appropriate to group• Dress – be smart!• The four Es of coaching - Energy,

Enthusiasm, Emotion, Enjoyment• Time Management• Encourage – don’t dominate• Voice – tone, pitch, volume, clear, brief

Skill Acquisition

• Demonstration…is worth a thousand words• Simple Instructions – KISS• TOTAT – teach one thing at a time• Repetition• Knowledge of Results• Understanding breads Correct Practice• Maintain interest & motivation of the group• Session organisation

Observe/Feedback

• Do you see what you want to see?

• Pay attention to detail/error correction

• Provide appropriate feedback– Individual– Group

• Bring the session to a satisfactory conclusion.

Progression

• Start simple– Unopposed, limited opposition, full opposition– Limit space & time

• Build on previous knowledge

• Be positive

• Within practices used/During the session/Over the season.

• Challenging.

Debrief

• Evaluate the session.

• With group review what has been carried out (what tried to achieve/good/needs improvement/next time).

• Complete self evaluation of session.

• Plan future activities

Safety

• Undertake a coaching session in a safe manner.

• Space for the activity.

• Working direction.

• Ball safety.

• Rules/Discipline.

• Watching group.