| FE Admin |
Posted - 10/24/2006 : 13:41:40 |
What is the perfect age for young players to be developed. In terms of developing high class talents?
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| coachlewis |
Posted - 11/03/2006 : 14:12:51 |
Big coach
Thanks for your comments. Just out of intrest, do you know of any books that contain drills or games within the age groups of 7-12. Is there a Mannual I can get hold of that contains games that implement basic skills that will make the session fun. I am looking for new ideas and to make it competative so that the kids will have fun and learn at the same time. Fundamentals can be a bore for kids if they don't have a competitive edge to it. Just looking to keep the kids intrested, look forward to your comments
Coach lewis
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| lucky64 |
Posted - 11/02/2006 : 21:57:21 |
Hi to all,
I am a coach in Suriname(Sout America) and been eductated in the Netherlands. I am starting a development foundation for kids from 7 - 13. I need some help, because the governement and the companies here are not very sport oriented. We have great athletes here, but there is no future in sport for them. I want to give them that, by beginning with training youngsters with the fundamentals of basketbal. For that I need equipment and money. for the money part I am trying for the local businesses to take part and show some responsibilities. For the equipment part I am askong all the european coaches who can spare some to send to me. Please email me if you are interested in my program. My email adress is lucien@nvnobli.com or l_noten@hotmail.com.
Thanks in advance,
Lucien noten
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| bigcoach |
Posted - 10/30/2006 : 20:44:46 |
coach lewis...
nice to hear your comments. well i agree with you. "as soon as possible" is best! we, as coaches and teachers, of basketball should consistently teach the fundamentals through youth or grass roots type programs. by this i mean teaching it to kids at ages 5 is perfect. now for some they may embark or start to learn at 4.
here in the usa we have so many programs at the youth levels (ages 5-12). however somewhere in the mix of those years many kids are being led away from sticking with the fundamentals and continuing them at higher learning levels. this is due to many things...my first complaint would be to coaches or those that think they are coaches and forget to teach many important facets about the game. they get focused on the win/loss column too fast. also they let pride or "their" way set in!!! the other thing is xbox and the street game are too appealing to the youth! most of the moves on the street are not even allowed in the real game of bball! thus it is a big problem. it is good to have street desire and hard nose will, but not to the point where it over rides the fundamentals!
coach lewis, hang on to the fundamentals because your not just doing the Welsh/Uk teams a favor...but you are doing the entire world and basketball community a favor! "teach and teach well my friend"...
big coach
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| coachlewis |
Posted - 10/30/2006 : 12:45:54 |
Hello fellow coaches,
I am a coach in wales (uk) who is just about to embark on coaching junior children. I am starting with 8-10 yr olds and will teach basic fundamentals to these children. Bigcoach as a coach in the USA when does development start within schools or clubs? or do children attend school with basics already, by this i mean as basketball is big in your country and everyone playing it does this help teachers within schools to establish basic skills. I also agree that by the age of 13-15 kids should have a good understanding of the basic principles of basketball. Although in the country I live, it is still a developing sport, and although kids play streetball it is hard to change their basic skills when they come to a more structured enviroment. Getting back to the main topic the main problem is keeping young players within the game, as assistent coach to the welsh u18's and 20's there was frustration from myself and the headcoach that fundamentals were not in place which hindered development of training. So i believe that development of young players should start as early as possible.
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| Coach_Ralf |
Posted - 10/27/2006 : 13:59:43 |
Hi,
I am a coach in Germany and here the recruiting system is following. The state coaches recrute the best players from each state from 12-14 years. The german national coaches build there national teams starting with 15 years.
What about the players younger than 12 years. Shouldn't we focus on these players much earlier in terms of identifying a talent and develop them accordingly. In our country the big problem is that when the players come to the National teams they have a big lack of fundamental techniques.
Another big issue is that sport looses kids to playstation, but shouldn' t we try to at least win the race against the other sports? Soccer for example recruites their players much earlier.
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| bigcoach |
Posted - 10/26/2006 : 23:04:44 |
Greetings..
You have asked a very very important question. This topic has always been one for debate even here in the USA.
In my history and opinion I think it is always safe to say create target years. The reason I say this is because certain talents come later than others. Also when it comes to certain talents we all, who love sports like basketball etc.., must understand that certain talents are given (meaning by God)! If you have coached for some time I am sure you will agree. Certain abilities just cant be taught! However simply put just because a player or athlete has all the best athleticism it means nothing without the fundamentals! to my next point...
Now I will say this...as for fundamentals, yes they can be taught all day and everyday. When it comes to having a well developed young player, I think that age category should be 13-15. By this I mean that all the core essential pieces of basketball should be completely in tact by those ages! Also the understanding of those core fundamentals should be there. I would dare to say that the mental understanding of the fundamentals is a bit more necessary! Again, a big error in youth basketball throughout parts of the USA is that understanding the core principals and fundamentals is low! The take over of certain moves and flashy plays has overshadowed true fundamentals!
Nothing wrong with athleticism, but lets get back to making sure all players have an incredible understanding of the core fundamentals!
for example:
There is no reason why a 18 year old super athletic player cant understand how to operate a "pic and roll" or "dribble -hand off"!
Ok well I could go on but I won't. Great question and best to you this season.
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