Our first practice went great, we got through more drills than I had planned. I was really surprised by how good they all where, considering the fact that all the girls are fourth grade and younger. Occasionally some did lose focus, but that is to be expected. I would say the age diversity(2nd graders-4th graders) gave me some difficulties; there is definitely tremendous skill differences with an increase in age, but more importantly their ability to focus improves as they get older. I realize now that I am going to struggle to come up with drills that push them, but aren't impossible. I am so used to high school drills and feel like I might expect too much from them because of my basketball background. I am going to work on keeping the drills fun and consistent rather than too complex. My other coach seems thrilled about the idea of a prize box to motivate the girls. Really excited for the rest of the season!
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About blogThis blog explains my experience coaching a youth optimist basketball team, while following me through an interesting season of high school basketball. I coached girls ages 8-10, from November 2014 to February 2015. |