I ran across this article by Mickey B. He brings up some great points about coaching youth teams...or for coaching any team for that matter. His main point is to have a plan and I couldn't agree more. When we starting using practice plans for our teams, the productivity of our practices went through the roof. When following a plan, the biggest challenge becomes clock … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2011
Throwing Drill: Hitting the Cutoff Man
Here's a simple drill that we have used many times in our practices. I would add that this drill provides an excellent opportunity to work on the body positioning of the relay man. As you work with the players on this drill make sure that they are set up so that they can receive the ball by reach the glove out across their body and then turn to the glove side in order to make a smooth … [Read more...]