Q and A. "Why Do You Coach Girls?"

What rewards do you get from coaching youth basketball, specifically girls basketball? Well, here are some questions and answers.

Q. "Why do you coach girls?"

A. (Me). Because girls are open to receive coaching, and too many boys think they know everything about basketball.

A. (My daughter, Paula, a senior in college). Because you like to yell at girls...sheesh

Sometimes you have to laugh.

Me (to a guard): You're really piling up the assists, today.

Q. (from the guard): Is that a good thing?

A. That's a great thing. Coaches love to see good passes leading to baskets.

Q. Is hustling good enough?

A. NO! Playing with a purpose, including hustling, helping your teammates to succeed is why we play.

The big game of the weekend comes this afternoon, as the girls have won a couple of less competitive games that haven't tested their progress.

Improving:

• Players making "basketball moves" to get to the basket
• Shooting form...the bigger girls in particular are progressing
• Defensive alignment improving
• Running the break from the middle not the edges

Needs improvement:

• Rebounding positioning and intensity
• Guards protecting the ball
• Guards getting to the edge to start the break
• Foul shooting 
• Not dribbling into traffic

Hard to believe but the season has only a little more than a month remaining.


Nice video on preparation for the shot.


About 70 percent of basketball jumpshots come off the dribble.


More reinforcement.


Another useful segment.