Minor of Basketball Coaching (180 Hours)
The course curriculum:
Theory (lessons in the curriculum)
6 intensive days (Fridays)
Watching practices and experiencing instructing (detail will follow)
-120 Hours
-30 Hours
-30 Hours
A. Goal:
To introduce know-how, to evaluate, understand and to exam it in:
- Individual and team Basketball technique and tactics.
- Development of annually practice plan, yearly, period, routinely weekly and
individually.
- Developing specific basketball physical skills.
- Rules, refereeing and managing game.
- Approaches and deferent coaching methods
- Search information basis, sports web sites.
B. Curriculum
First semester
Lesson
number
Topic
First unit: introduction and evaluation
Presentation of the course, acceptations, demands and rules, questioner,
division to levels
2
General and specific basketball warm up
3
Ball control exercises in various levels, presentation of practical exam.
Second unit: Basic Fundamentals: technique, tactics and combination of them in
a game
4
Basic stand, Pivot, dribble, lay-up, bounce pass, chest pass.
5
Practice and exercise of two hand pass, overhead and side pass in set
game and numerical advantage.
6
Learning, practice and exercising of the various dribbling skills.
7
Various dribble fakes: behind the back, cross over, in said-out.
8
Various penetrations: upper and lower serve, above the rim, two legs.
9
Example practice: little league, combine exercises of the fundamentals.
Unit 3: extended workshop - the shooting element
10
Teaching set shot (anatomical and biomechanical aspects) and different
positions exercise.
11
Teaching and practicing shooting through motion, and from receiving
pass
12
Teaching and practicing of jump shot, exercises and games.
Unit 4: One on one, offence and defense
13
Faking while dribbling: shoulder, body, Yugoslavian, half spin
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29
Individual defense- position, legs and hands motion, quick return, block
ect… Video (defend against the Point Guard )
Point Guard tactics on fast break, transition and set game.
Fakes from set position: shooting, penetrating, passing. Individual tactic
of the Small Forward.
Back to the basket moves, individual tactic of the Center.
Individual defensive moves against Guard, Forward and center, tactic and
technique.
Example practice one on one – defense and offence.
Unit 5: numerical advantage, offence and defense
Teaching rebound and the technique of the fast break- pairs, threes.
Demonstrations of annual work in basketball.
Teaching offense- 2 on 1.
Teaching offense: 3 on 2.
Oral lecture: the difference between teaching, exercising and practicing
basketball.
Unit 6: 2 on 2 game
Teaching and exercising pair coordination on offence.
Motion with no ball: releasing to get the ball- V cut, L cut Back door,
spin and self screen.
Teaching and exercising pair coordination on defense.
Teaching basic screen Pick N' Roll, defense and offence.
Exams
Practical demonstration exam
Writing exam: Rules
Second semester
Unit 7: defense and offence elements of 3 on 3
30
Teaching and exercising of three in offence- give and go
31
Offensive threes coordination- free play and penetration.
32
Teaching and exercising of three in defense- over play defense and ball
defense. Submitting basketball paper. Submitting review paper.
33
Practice- coordination of pairs and threes, offence and defense.
Unit 8: coordination of four players, teaching vary screens and breaking screens.
34
Teaching and exercising four players coordination include teaching
screens.
35
Teaching methods of breaking screens – window, forcing through, switch
behind and follow target player.
36
Teaching and exercising four players' coordination on defense.
37
Practice four players' coordination on defense
Unit 9: 5 on 5: Fast break and set game
38
Teaching and exercising five players' offense.
39
Teaching fast break- four and five players through the middle and the
line.
40
41
Teaching and exercising of five in defense.
Practice five players- offense and defense. Submitting a review paper.
Unit 10: developing 5 on 5 against man defense- offense and defense.
42
The various types of the Passing game
43
Practice of the passing game + Flex
44
Teaching the basic principals of plays against man defense+ experiencing
and exercise.
45
The principal of offense under pressure and full court man defense.
46
Combine tournament include experiencing as a referee and game
management.
Unit 11: Zone defense: basic elements on offense and defense
47
Teaching and exercising offensive principal against 2:1:2
48
Teaching and exercising 2:1:2 zone+ going on a fast break.
49
Teaching the basic principals of plays against zone defense- practice.
50
Combine tournament include experiencing in game management against
the zone.
Exams
51
Simulation of coaching exam+ feedback .
52
Coaching exam+ feedback.
53
Coaching exam+ feedback.
54
Coaching exam+ feedback.
End course
55
Practical exam.
56
Completions and finale tournament.
57
Video and course summery.
Optional subjects:
Cycle practice, stations practice
Practice by positions: Point guard, Small and Power Forward, Center.
Special situations: inbound, Jump ball, free throw.
C. Intensive days
During the year there will be 6 intensive days on Fridays: three on each semester. The
topics as follow:
1. Biomechanics aspects of basketball game.
2. Developing motion and coordination to grad school, middle school and
high school.
3. Rules and refereeing.
4. Social, physiological and educational aspects of basketball practice.
5. Game preparation, statistical analyses and game management.
6. Physical aspects of the game, fitness and developing athletics ability.
7. Planning and building training program .
8. Guidance Practice.
9. The coach figure.
D. Watching and experiencing in Guidance and practicing
Will be during the second semester and will contain six days of watching and
experiencing practicing middle school teams (ages 12-14).
a. Pre game practice
b. Game
c. Post game practice
d. Repeat a-c.
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Prepare practice review and submitting it to the staff.
E. Students chores:
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7.
Practical participation in all the classes.
Writing and printing class material.
Coaching experience.
Submit paper in during first semester, report during second.
Passing the exams: oral, practical and guide.
Reading the syllabus.
Organization, refereeing and running ASA championship.
F. Grades:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Theoretical exams:
Guiding exams:
Practical exam:
Papers:
27%
27%
26%
20%
Course graduates will receive Basketball Guide diploma.
Eligible to Guide diploma will be students that complete 240 hours, necessary to
complete Basketball Coaching Major with grade average of 70 or higher, according to the
next specifications:
75% - Training (180 hours).
15% - Coaching methods (30 hours)
10% - Actual coaching (30 hours)
Students that graduate with grade average of 80 or higher will receive Chief Basketball
Guide diploma and will be eligible to enter phase 2 of Coaching Course, at the coaching
school.
Course evaluate will be based on the student rank in compare with the other students of
the course. Only 30% will receive 80 or higher, and only 12 % will receive 90 or higher.
According to the teaching council decision:
"In order for a student to complete the course, student must achieve a minimum of 50
pointes in the theoretical part and a minimum of 50 points in the practical part, so that his
final grade will count."
The minimal requirement in order to qualify the course is a grade of 60 (at the least).
G. Sources:
1. Cooper, J.M. player movement skills, 1987.
2. Cahper, Basketball – type game, fitness Canada. 1980.
3. Goldstein, S. The basketball player's bible, Golden Avara Publishing,
1994, Philadelphia, PA.
4. Hutchison, J. Coaching girl's basketball successfully, Leisure press,
Illinois, 1989.
5. Haan, R. Portfolio of Basketball drills from collage coaches. Parker, New
York, 1985.
6. Krause, J. Better Basketball basics, Leisure press, New York, 1984.
7. San Edmond Academy Youth League Basketball, North Palm beach, FL,
1983.
8. Varcil, M. NBA Basketball Basics, Sterly, New York, 1996.
9. Wooden, R.J. Practical Modern Basketball, Ronald Press Co, New York,
1996
10. Y.M.C.A. of the USA, Shooting dribbling coaches, Human Kinetics
Publishing Inc, 1984.