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Articles & Videos

Articles and Videos

This page contains relevant articles and videos by professional coaches selected by our Coaching Coordinator, Bruce Minerds, to increase the knowledge and skills of both our coaches and players. Just click on an image or link.

Let Kids Be Kids CourseM


Access Course

Warm up

It is useful to have a standard warm up routine to begin practice and pre-game. Pre-game you will add layups and a shooting drill which may simply be taking jump shots from the block or running ‘eggbeater’ or some similar shooting drill.

Ball Handling

Excellent workouts to improve your ball handling.

Basics of Passing and Catching

Step back dribble, full speed dribble (full speed crossover or swim technique) (Video) (Coaches you can incorporate this in your ball handling drill straight after (or part of) your stretches.Coach Steve Wojciechowski was a long-time Associate Head Coach at Duke, Assistant with the USA Olympic team and is currently Head Coach at Marquette University.)

Cuts

Ten Basketball cuts Every Coach must Know (Article)

Defense

Defensive Basketball Drill (Article)
chase-down-layups(Article) (Teaches layups under pressure and chase-down defense.)

Post Play

Post moves

(Every player, not just bigs, needs post moves. I’ve included this for the basic moves and the ‘Dream Shake’.)

Finishing at the rim (Video) (Pro-hop, spin move and eurostep.)

Shooting: General

8 keys to becoming a great shooter(Article)

The lost Art of Shooting the Basketball and How to Fix it (Article)
Ladder Shooting Drill (Video) (Individual shooting drill from Iowa State Head Coach, Fred Hoiberg)

Shooting: Floater

How to execute a floater (Video) (Essential skills for guards and wings – finishing over big defenders. A very fast talking coach but with a good skill breakdown.)

Shooting: Layups

(Covers all facets of making a layup – good video for all coaches and players. Looks at overhand and underhand finish.)

How to make layups! (Video) (Missing layups? Going over the front rim?)

Player Skills Matrix

Skills Matrix

Rookie Coach Course Activities Book

The Rookie Coach Course is an introductory coaching course developed by FIBA for use throughout the Oceania region. It is a 5 hour course and is suitable for ex-players, parents teachers and anyone with an interest in coaching this great game. The course builds upon FIBA’s Start Coaching Basketball Course and, in particular, introduces team play concepts as well as things to keep in mind when coaching in a game.
Rookie Coach Course – Activities Book

WABC Practice Planner

Associated planner for the Rookie Coach Course Activities Book (Excel Spreadsheet for download)
WABC Practice Planner

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Molten Junior Premier League

  • BACT Grading Tournament 10-12 February
  • Round 1: Friday 3rd March

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    • Round 1: 18th-19th March
    • Round 2: 25th-26th March
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REGISTRATION WINTER 2023 NOW OPEN

Marcelin Hall being closed from Wednesday to Friday next week

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Basketball ACT 2022 Development & High Performance Programs – Positions Vacant

Junior By-Laws Amendments May 2021

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New Injury/Incident Reporting Procedure

WwVP Cards are a requirement for all coaches and managers (over 16)

College Reminder about Expectations with Sport

Let Kids Be Kids Course

What a great new resource to start the season!

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