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Individual basketball coaching in Sydney for 10 year old

Brave plan MACDUB. Seems almost wasteful to spend time preparing your players for the rules of basketball when actually basketball just ignores its own rules more and more all the time. (serious answer - good on you. I really wish fundamentals had been better drummed into me from an early age)

He will also throw in some WNBL picks for free.

I should say too that with young guys I coach I usually spend the first 20 minutes of each training doing footwork. e.g. going through Jump stops, pivots, jab steps, defensive drop slides, euro-steps, footwork on pull-ups without a basketball etc.

I do so because I found that so many teenagers and even older players today have poor footwork or limited footwork. The common example being things like; guys can't shoot when open because they're not in stance to shoot because they landed on their 'weak' pivot etc. The best basketball players in the world can shoot in any position because their trained to do so - rather than players over this part of the world who will have a 'strong pivot foot' or certain footwork they need to get to to shoot.

Any coaching needs to be catered for age and level.

Personally, if I'm coaching a 10 year old, my breakdown of coaching would be something like this:

30% handles/dribbling
25% passing (all types of passing)
30% defensive and offensive principles (no basketball involved)
15% shooting (form only and either just in key/just outside key range depending on strength).

handles/dribbling training at a young age can be a huge help (i.e. its not age dependent - dribbling technique won't change). It's important kids know how to pass as very good passing has been forgotten in today's game.

Teaching kids the O/D principles is essential. It's akin to the "Teach a guy to fish once and he can feed for a lifetime" principle.

Thanks all, appreciate the help.

My mates daughter been getting coaching thru MyHoops Basketball.
He said she improve so much over the last year to where she made
2018 NSW state team.

Maybe watch some older kids train or play (say under 16s or 18s)

Look for kids with a fluid shooting motion that is also accurate. Ideally the chosen kid also has good fundamentals in ball handling, passing and defending.

Ask their coach about whom they would recommend. Kids of that age can get involved in coaching in primary school programs.

Perhaps you could offer some music lessons as a swap if the chosen kid is interested.

Paying a professional coach for a 10 y.o. is a bit over the top.

Failing that, YouTube searching for basketball shooting technique could help.

If you wonder why your shot goes in some of the time but not all of the time ,
then lay down on the floor and shoot upwards and if it's not coming down straight , then your action is wrong...

Completely agree with the above comment regarding 3 point shooting. I see kids hurling 3 point shots at the rim all the time when they clearly are not there yet in terms of strength. Also agree with the 'fun' comment. Every sport at 10yo should be fun, otherwise why do it?

I have a background in music (which my son as zero interest in lol!) , and in my experience it is far easier to learn correct technique as a youngster, rather than further down the track. Kids who get the right instruction early on tend to progress faster than kids who use 'instinct', at least in music. I am guessing that this also applies basketball, although I obviously have no proof of this.

I know nothing about basketball beyond watching a few dozen coaching vids, so a professional will surely do a better job than me?

The word you were looking for is 'son'.

Hey guys does anyone remember the name Butch Carter???

He was the guy that was head coach of Toronto Raptors and led them to the playoffs for the team's first time but was fired for off court controversy's which Included suing then current New York Knicks Marcus Camby for defamation.

Anyway Charles Oakley come out and praised Carter as one of the best coach's ever, said if he was coaching Miami Heat he would of led them to a title. Vince Carter and Tracy Mcgrady also talk highly of Butch.

What Butch Carter did in Toronto must of been really bad though in terms of burning bridges because he has virtually been blackballed from the NBA ever since. It has been over 10 years and he still has not ever found a job.


here is the article http://www.tsn.ca/nba/story/?id=379922