Parents (Free Newsletter, Ways to build-up your youth basketball player)

Periodically Newsletters will be distributed, articles will be written, tips will be available – but there is no substitute for interaction/encouragement/quality time with your youth in whatever their interest lies (even away from the game of basketball). YouthBasketballSkills.com is a source to learn more about the game that either you love or that a child near you enjoys.

Top 10 Active College Coaches I'd want my son playing for this season

If I had a child recruited by top-tier Division I Men's College Basketball schools, below reflects the order by which coaches would be ranked on my list. The list takes in tradition, coaches potential

Parents Code of Conduct

Parents Code of Conduct

• I will not force my child to participate in sports.
• I will remember that children participate to have fun and that the game is for youth, not adults.

Small Rec League Rules (3rd gr)

Recreational League Rules—3rd Grade Boys and Girls
The objective of this document is to describe how teams are formed, frequency of practices, game rules and player/coach/spectator conduct requ

4,5,6 Rec League Basketball Rules

Recreational League Rules—4th, 5th and 6th Grade Boys and Girls
The objective of this document is to describe how teams are formed, frequency of practices, game rules and player/coach/spectator

2nd Grade Basketball Teaching Fundamentals

2nd Grade Instructional Objectives
Goals
Players should have FUN learning the fundamentals of basketball. The fundamentals include dribbling, passing, shooting, rebounding and defense. T

School Team "On the Bubble" - HELP!

Parents constantly ask me how their child should get “off the bubble” of making their school team. Tryouts for school basketball teams usually begin in 6th or 7th grade. Below we outline a few tips on

End of Season Party ideas

Celebrate the end of Youth Basketball by getting the players together for some needed fun. These are a few tips or ideas that may help you as you plan. Email at the bottom if you have ideas you'd add

How to approach the coach

I was recently approached in the most tactful way. In a non-confrontational approach, the mom said, what can my child work on to improve? My child comes home and says that you are telling them to play more aggressive and compete ALL THE TIME...Read more

Basketball for Dummies

There may be some kind of infringement on the title of this article. But I think you get the gist of it. Nuts and bolts, what is this game all about? Simple, put into lay terms, if you score more points (by putting the basketball through the basket) more times than your opponent, your team wins the game...Read more

Ways to encourage your Athlete

Athletics can sometimes be a tough learning experience for kids. Not every child is a great athlete. But kids can learn so many great life lessons through sports. Most kids can learn or learn the following:

How to share
How to interact with others
How to encourage each other
How to win with good sportsmanship
How to lose with good sportsmanship
How to participate with people with different backgrounds (ethnicities, home life, cultures, etc)...Read more