The Coach Approach

Basketball Styles of Play are a framework on which your offensive and defensive strategies are built. 

They provide a framework for your players to understand the outcomes you are trying to achieve at different moments in a game. 

Having a style of play on both defense and offense can help athletes make better decisions and also adds to teamwork. 

So here, Coach Craig Rowe outlines on of Australia's National basketball team's former styles of play: Pace, Poise, Penetration. 

He also talks about OzSwoosh Academy's own defensive style of play: contain, contest control

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Basketball positions and playing roles in basketball are usually referred to as 1 through 5.

Now I share what each number represents and the role each position assumes. 

Discussed are the traditional roles of the point guard, shooting guard, small (offensive) forward, power forward and the center. 

Basketball has evolved over the course of the last few decades and skills have evolved along with it. 

Today while most athletes are still categorized in a specific basketball playing role, versatility now means the positions an athlete may play are somewhat more blended.

Allocating roles to your players is an extremely important part of building accountability and helping players find their place in a team.

Defining playing roles around your expectations helps your athletes define themselves and helps them know what is expected.

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Drills and ideas contained in OzSwoosh videos are demonstrations only.

Coaches and players re-enacting the drills, or following advice, do so at their own risk. Children should always play under the supervision of a responsible adult.  

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I thought we would examine the various developmental stages of athletes and the approaches a coach may apply when teaching various age groupings in basketball. 

While approaches shared are based on age groups, I need to remind coaches people develop at different paces and age should only be a guide. 

This episode I briefly outline the 5 key attributes we need to evolve and develop as human beings over the course of our lives.

Understanding these attributes helps us better recognize the important role coaches play not only in athletic development, but in human development as well. 

I share my experience of working with players aged 4 to 25 and even older so you may consider the methods I have applied to different groups over the years as an example. 

Thanks for joining me, I am Craig A. Rowe, the head coach at OzSwoosh Academy in Australia, I have over 30 years coaching experience including close to 2 decades of helping beginner coaches and teachers attain their club coach accreditation in Australia.

Thanks for being here, we are nearing the end of Season 1 of the Coach Approach, if you are looking for more basketball content to help you grow as a coach and improve your team, be sure to visit my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ozswoosh

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Disclaimer: Basketball, like many sports, may result in serious injury or even death. Drills and ideas contained in OzSwoosh videos are demonstrations only.

 Coaches and players re-enacting the drills, or following advice, do so at their own risk. Children should always play under the supervision of a responsible adult.

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Today I share with you the advantage of using Small Sided Games to maximize learning within your training session.

This approach in basketball helps athletes by improving decision making, skill acquisition, team play and reducing mental gaps with a method engaging, competitive and fun.

Usually, numbers are less than the usual 5 on 5 required in games, also the numbers may be adjusted to create advantage and disadvantage situations. 

The focus is more on learning from failure, decision making, teamwork, communication and rule-based accountability. 

When implementing rules in small sided games they help drive a certain outcome or behavior, sometimes without the athletes knowing the intention of the game. 

Small Sided games help promote discoverability, versatility and adaptability.\

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 Coaches and players re-enacting the drills, or following advice, do so at their own risk. Children should always play under the supervision of a responsible adult.  

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This episode of The Coach Approach I talk about ways you may build rapport with the athletes and people you work with.

Building rapport is not always easy given most people are different, however OzSwoosh implements some simple approaches to work through the process of improving the harmony of our players.

So, I thought I would share some of my top tips of how the Leadership team at Ozswoosh work to build rapport with the athletes we work with and their families.

He also discusses his take on why building rapport is so important.

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Disclaimer: Basketball, like many sports, may result in serious injury or even death. Drills and ideas contained in OzSwoosh videos are demonstrations only.

Coaches and players re-enacting the drills, or following advice, do so at their own risk. Children should always play under the supervision of a responsible adult.  

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This episode of The Coach Approach, I share the three core character traits I looks for when recruiting the "right type of "basketball athlete for my teams.

My preference is for athletes who work hard, are coachable and have a growth mindset.

I break down why I feel these aspects or characteristics are most important.

I also examine the growth mindset, performance mindset and explain the concept of a performance gap.

As a bonus, towards the end of the episode I tell how you can grab a copy of my athlete evaluation form I use to identify players for my teams and academy.

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Disclaimer: Basketball, like many sports, may result in serious injury or even death. Drills and ideas contained in OzSwoosh videos are demonstrations only.

 Coaches and players re-enacting the drills, or following advice, do so at their own risk. Children should always play under the supervision of a responsible adult.  

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This episode I share one of the most important skills to teach youth basketball players that many beginner basketball coaches neglect.

Many beginner coaches neglect to teach good footwork fundamentals.

I want to emphasize the importance of teaching good footwork to the athletes you work with.

You can use footwork fundamentals drills as warm ups to ensure footwork is being covered in your training sessions.

I share body movement fundamentals drill you can use to help develop good basketball footwork fundamentals at the grassroots or youth level. 

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Disclaimer: Basketball, like many sports, may result in serious injury or even death.

Drills and ideas contained in OzSwoosh videos are demonstrations only. Coaches and players re-enacting the drills, or following advice, do so at their own risk. 

Children should always play under the supervision of a responsible adult. 

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Self-Talk is something most of us engage in, it is the process of internally verbalizing actions and thoughts and can help maximize performance. 

Here I explain what internal dialogue is and discuss both concepts of negative self-talk and positive self-talk.  He talks about negative thoughts tied to cortisol which causes stress and adrenaline which causes fear and anxiety.

I will share how changing our internal dialogue from negative connotations to positive affirmations of realistic goals and reinforcements can improve rational thinking.

Positive self-talk works because it minimizes the activation of the fight and flight system, by calming and reinforcing key expectations to avoid disappointment.

I also offer some words which may help athletes improve their shooting and a bonus tip at the end of the video as always. 

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Disclaimer: Basketball, like many sports, may result in serious injury or even death. Drills and ideas contained in OzSwoosh videos are demonstrations only.

 Coaches and players re-enacting the drills, or following advice, do so at their own risk. Children should always play under the supervision of a responsible adult.

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This episode I share the 4 main coaching styles coaches tend to gravitate to.

These are considered the 4 most common approaches coaches take when leading their teams.

From the traditional, authoritarian style to the more common democratic approach. 

I break down the pros and cons of each style. 

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The Coach Approach helps beginner basketball coaches and teachers improve the way they deliver their training, basketball drills and skills to the athletes you teach.

Coach Craig Rowe is a basketball coaching educator with 3 decades coaching experience and also played the sport for over 2 decades. 

He heads the OzSwoosh Basketball Academy in Brisbane Australia which is considered an innovator, industry leader and among the best basketball skills training programs in the country.

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Coaches and players re-enacting the drills, or following advice, do so at their own risk. Children should always play under the supervision of a responsible adult.

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This episode of The Coach Approach OzSwoosh I share 7 tips you can use to improve the efficiency of your basketball training sessions. 

Plus I throw in a bonus tip at the end on the easiest way to tie all these tips in a nice bow. 

The Coach Approach helps beginner basketball coaches and teachers improve the way they deliver their training, basketball drills and skills to the athletes you teach. 

Coach Craig Rowe is a basketball coaching educator with 3 decades coaching experience and also played the sport for over 2 decades. 

OzSwoosh Basketball Academy in Brisbane Australia is considered an innovator, industry leader and is considered by some to be among the best basketball youth skills training programs in the country. 

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TCA TRAINING SESSION PLANNING VIDEO: https://youtu.be/tiySSwnuKE8

EMAIL: [email protected]

Over time if you feel there is value in the content to others, please share it to your circles (coaches, teachers, parents etc.).

NOTE:- All videos are Copyright Craig Rowe (OzSwoosh) © 2021. All Rights Reserved. 

Disclaimer: Basketball, like many sports, may result in serious injury or even death. Drills and ideas contained in OzSwoosh videos are demonstrations only.

 Coaches and players re-enacting the drills, or following advice, do so at their own risk. Children should always play under the supervision of a responsible adult.  

#coaching #education #basketball