🎙️ Coaching Youth Hoops Podcast: Naming Teams & Running Effective Tryouts

In this episode, we tackle two big topics for youth basketball programs—team naming conventions and tryout evaluations. Should you label teams as "Elite" or "Gold"? How do you fairly evaluate players and build the right teams? We break it all down!

🔹 Topics Covered:

✅ Why team names matter and how to avoid parent conflicts

✅ Should you have an A & B team? Pros and cons

✅ How to structure tryouts for fair evaluations

✅ Best drills and matchups to assess players

✅ Using independent evaluators for unbiased decisions

🔥 Essential Coaching Tools:

🏀 Drill Finder Tool: Find the best drills for your team → https://coachingyouthhoops.com/drills/

📊 GameChanger App: Track stats, film games & create highlights → https://gc.com/coachingyouthhoops

💪 Curve Health: Free player health assessments & resources →

www.coachingyouthhoops.com/health

Avoid the common pitfalls of team selection & set your players up for success! 🎧 #YouthBasketball #CoachingTips

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