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Developing a Coaching Philosophy
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The
foundation of any coaching career is the development of a sound
coaching philosophy. The type of coach you will become is determined by
the philosophy you develop. Your philosophy will help you bring order
to the chaos you will face throughout your coaching career. There are
several areas of basketball you will have to investigate before you
develop your coaching philosophy. They are as follows, 1. Defensive 2.
Offensive 3. Organization 4. Motivation of players 5. Player
Discipline 6. Providing Direction 7. Developing Management skills
8. Development as a teacher of basketball 9. Improvement of coaching
skills 10. Teaching fundamentals.
In selecting a defensive philosophy you must decide
what role defense will play in your program and your feelings toward
defense. You must also look at what style of defense is best suited for
your team. You must decide if you will play man defense, zone, or use
full court pressure or combination of defenses. You must also consider
the individual and team concepts of the defenses you select.
The development of an offensive philosophy requires you select the
style of offense that bests suits your personnel. There are two styles
of offense to consider up-tempo and control offense. There are also two
types of coaches, one who uses the same style of offense yearly and the
coach who changes to suit his players.
Coaching organization is key in your philosophy; a friend of mine once
said “No detail is too small” Daily practice plans and coaching
meetings are key in coaching organization. A season planning chart
should be developed as well as a pre-season and post season planning
chart.
Being able to motivate and discipline players is a
skill that you develop as you progress in coaching. There are different
ways of motivating and disciplining players, fear, benching, not
playing them or by the use of kindness and reason.
Some coaches have said that the best way to motivate players is to sit
them on bench. This is a skill you will learn as the season go by.
Remember what motivates one player will not motivate another player.
Two other aspect of your coaching philosophy is the ability to provide
direction and leadership to your players. Some of your players may not
have had any direction at home or a father or mother figure in their
lives or have never been told no or have always had their way in
dealing with other coaches. Have goals and expectations for your team.
Lead by example be on time, be early and stay late.
The final areas of developing your coaching philosophy is developing as
a teacher of basketball, developing you’re coaching skills and
developing your teaching of fundamentals. As a teacher you must be-able
to get your ideas across to your players and make sure your players
understand what you are teaching them. You develop your coaching skill
through study, attending coaching courses, attending and observing
games. You must also be-able to teach and break down fundamental drills
for your team. If you cannot do any of the drills yourself be-able to
teach them or have your assistant coaches demonstrate for the players.
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