Basketball Tryout Drills
It’s that time of the year again—basketball tryout time! When holding basketball tryouts you’ll want to run a variety of drills that will showcase your potential players’ strengths and weaknesses on the court.
Category: Basketball Tryouts
Free Basketball Tryout Plays
Unless they’ve been coaching for next to forever, basketball coaches are always on the lookout for new plays. Coaches want plays that can be used in games and they also like to have plays that they can use in practice to test the players’ abilities.
Basketball Tryout Drills
I’ve gotten a whole bunch of requests for basketball tryout drills over the past few days. Here’s an idea that Jeff sent in.
Basketball Tryouts: Announce Cuts The Right Way
A coach has to face certain realities, be it a professional coach or a parent volunteer, that some youth who try out on a team will not make the team, or will be cut from the team. Cutting a player is never an easy task; the emotions will run high for you, for the parent and of course, for the youth.
Basketball Tryouts: Make Sure to Document!
It is critical to document your basketball tryouts. My team selection matrix will help you make your tryouts more scientific.
Basketball Tryouts- Making Cuts
The most difficult and stressful part of tryouts is announcing your cuts. This is something that must be handled tactfully and delicately. Most of us can remember being cut from a team as a kid, and it is not a pleasant experience.
Selecting Your Team: Attitude & Coachability
The next most important factor in selecting a player is Attitude and Coachability. Basketball is a team sport. It requires all 12 players to be on the same page and work towards a common goal. Unfortunately, some players tend to be more interested in individual gains and accolades then team success. Others will simply not take the sport seriously, preferring to goof off during practice drills. Still others will refuse your advice and suggestions, continuing to choose their own way of doing things despite the coaching staff’s best efforts.
Tryouts: Team Selection- Positional skill set
The most important factor to consider when choosing a team is positional skill set. No team will be successful if it is filled entirely with tiny point guards or lumbering centers. You will need to choose a combination of players that can fill each of the 5 positions on the floor.
Tryouts: Number of Players & Documentation
Opinions vary on the ideal number of players for a team, but most people believe that 12 to 15 is optimal. To prepare a team effectively, you’ll need at least 10 players attending every practice. You can always expect 1 or 2 players to be absent, whether it be due to homework, family commitments, sickness, or some other reason. As a general rule, choose more players if you expect a high rate of absenteeism.
Basketball Tryout Coaching Strategy
It is absolutly critical that as a basketball coach you document each and every basketball tryout. Here’s the reason why…
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