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ABT's
Basketball Quote Of The Month
"People who are very good at making excuses are rarely
good at anything else."...Ben Franklin
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Drill Corner
Calling all coaches to submit their best drills to be
published. Each month we will publish the best drills that have been
submitted, BUT
all the drills that have been submitted will be available on the All
Aussie website for coaches to use.
Any drill used in the 'In Basketball' newsletter will
receive a FREE Aussie Basketball
Travellers bag.
Send
your drills to michael@allaussie.com.au
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Coaching Tip Of
The Month
Jumping
to the ball allows you to be in proper position to front cutters, avoid
screens, and help teammates...Shane
Dreiling
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ABT's Basketball
Association Of The Month
The South West Pirates from
QLD are the assoication of the month for April. South Western Metro
Basketball Association is located at the sports center adjacent to
Calamvale College - Brisbane QLD. We offer Basketball competitions
for all ages. Our junior fixtures are played on Friday night and
Saturday. Our senior competitions are held during weekday evenings.
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To Enquire About Your Tour Call
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'In
Basketball' is a monthly newsletter focusing on
Australian Junior Basketball. 'In Basketball' will
provide Coaches, Players and Administrators up to date
information, reviews and tips.
'In Basketball' is proudly bought to you by
This month 'In Basketball' takes a look at why
do we practice and why practices fail, also a great article by Alan
Stein on nutrition for basketball players and don't miss how to
give your players confidence when shooting the ball. As
always 'In Basketball' has its great tips for players and coaches in
our coaches corner and players tips section.
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Why do we practice and why does practice fail?
Judging
by internet forums, the great basketball debate is practice vs. games.
As evidenced by our development system, most favor games as the
principle means of development. Otherwise, why do high school players
play six games over a weekend during the recruiting dead period?
Games
are important. After all, we play basketball to play basketball, not to
train to play basketball. Initially, games serve as the best method for
introducing numerous skills and concepts at the same time. If one tried
to teach a novice player everything about the game before allowing him
to play, nobody would ever play the game, because most people would
quit before they learned half of basketball's rules, concepts,
strategies, techniques and tactics. However, by playing the game,
players learn the rules, skills and strategies through a trial and
error process which is refined through coaching and experience.
Read the full article here
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Nutritional
Guide for Basketball Players
By Alan Stein
In order to truly
achieve your potential on the court, it is imperative that you develop
healthy eating habits. The following info serves as a "nutritional
guide" for putting you on the right path. This guide is very basic
in nature. For an in depth look at your eating habits you should
contact a Registered Dietician (RD). It is important to understand that
there are no "bad" foods - any food can be incorporated into
your diet in moderation. You should try and reduce your intake of
refined sugars (cookies, etc.) and saturated fat (butter, etc.) and eat
plenty of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.
Optimum basketball
performance requires sound nutritional habits. You can get your daily
requirements of nutrients through whole food, so don't rely too heavily
on the use of supplements (the only exception to that is the addition
of a "weight gain" shake for those of you trying to really
increase bodyweight). Steer clear of "performance" enhancing
supplements; Creatine, ephedrine, etc. because of the possible side
effects.
It
is very important not to overlook the role nutrition plays in acquiring
maximum physical development. What you eat on a daily basis helps
determine your body fat levels as well as how much energy you have for
intense, rigorous workouts, practices and games.
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ABT Basketball Book Of The Month
The Complete Guide To Coaching Girls' Basketball: Building
a Great Team the Carolina Way is a phenomenal book from
University of North Carolina Head Women's Coach, Sylvia
Hatchell, along with girl's coach, Jeff Thomas.
If you coach girl's basketball -- at any level -- this
book will
help you immensely. Coach Hatchell goes beyond
discussing
the simple fundamentals of coaching and X's and O's; she
delves deeper into the mentality of a coach and the various nuances
that can occur (though the fundamentals are important and they are
covered in great detail). The Complete Guide To Coaching Girls'
Basketball: Building a Great Team the Carolina Way is loaded with
discussions and drills regarding fundamentals, offense and
defense.
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Basketball Tours
Aussie Basketball Travellers (ABT) has been providing
basketball tours all around the world for over a decade. Is your team
thinking about taking on the Americans! Then contact ABT's professional
staff to discuss the idea further.
We
have started organising tours to the USA & Canada for Summer
of 2008/2009, if your team could be interested, please contact us
for a chat to see the services we can provide.
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