Four Keys to Successful Youth Coaching
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4 Keys to a Successful Season
1 - Planning the Season
•Eight critical points in the season - Master season checklist - Daily practices - Parent meeting - Coaching your own child
2 - Teaching the Game
•Maximizing the possibilities - How to teach a physical skill - Define, Model, Shape and Reinforce
3 - Motivating Your Athletes
•Keys for motivated teams – Motivation in action – Keys to positive motivation – Using punishment sparingly – Game day motivation
4 - Intentionally Building a Positive Team Culture
•Signs of a good team culture – Team standards and values – Example of team standards and responsibilities for athletes, parents and coaches – Season assessment model
Bruce E. Brown
35 years as a teacher, coach, athletic administrator at the junior high, high school, junior college and collegiate level Coached football, basketball, baseball, and volleyball Former National presenter for the NAIA’s Champions of Character Program Director of Proactive Coaching Clinician – Speaking nationally to athletes, coaches, parents, school districts and corporations
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Four Keys to Successful Youth Coaching - Bruce E. Brown
Four Keys to Successful Youth Coaching
Plan - Teach - Motivate - Build a Team
Bruce E. Brown
Proactive Coaching
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Table of Contents
About the Author
Four Keys to Successful Youth Coaching
Stages of being an athlete - which stage are you coaching?
Role of coach - Be Competent and Credible
First Key
Coach as a Professional
Organize and Plan
Second Key
Coach as an Educator
Credibility Comes From Your Ability to Teach
Third Key
Coach as a Confidence Builder
Motivation - Reinforcement
Fourth Key
Coach as a Leader
Successful Coaching Requires Intentionally
Building a Positive Team Culture
Assessing Your Experience
Summary for Successful Youth Coaching
About the Author
Bruce Brown is the Director of Proactive Coaching and speaks around the country to athletes, coaches, parents and businesses on the subject of character based coaching and teamwork. He has worked for over 35 years as a teacher, coach and athletic administrator at the junior high, high school, junior college and college levels.
Brown has written nine books and ten other coaching booklets including:
Books
Teaching Character Through Sport - Developing a Positive Coaching Legacy
1001 Motivational Messages, Character Themes
Seven Essentials for Great Teams
101 Positive Athletic Traditions
101 Youth Basketball Drills and Games
The NABC (National Assoc. of Basketball Coaches) Youth Coaching Handbook
Booklets
Teach Attitude First
Motivational Strategies for Coaches
Captains, Seven Ways to Lead Your Team
Team Stories - Seize the Season
Life Lessons for Athletes
The Parents Role in Athletics
Positive Conditioning
The First Step to Successful Teams
He has also produced eleven instructional coaching videos (DVD’s) including:
Coaching Youth Basketball Series - Individual Defense - Team Defense - Fast Break - Simplified Zone Offense - Fun Ways to End Practice
How to Teach Character Through Sport
The Parents Role in Athletics
Redefining the Term Athlete - Life Lessons
Team Building Through Positive Conditioning
Motivating Your Athletes
For these and other support materials please go to the Proactive Coaching website: www.proactivecoaching.info
Four Keys to Successful Youth Coaching
Not long ago after speaking at a coaching clinic, I was asked by a local coach if I would visit basketball practice for his team of eleven-year old boys. It was an eye-opening experience. When I arrived, there were two teams of the same age and abilities practicing at the same time on opposite ends of the floor. The difference between the two teams was amazing. Here are some general observations.
Start of practice
Team A
Players sat on the floor as the coach talked to them for 15 minutes, within 3 to 4 minutes the players were lying down and had completely lost focus. Three players arrived late after the coach had begun.
Team B