Youthbasketball123 is a website designed to provide ideas, drills by grade, books, teaching tools, basketball jokes, guest blogs, basketball quotes, and so much. 4th grade basketball start to be very competitive. Travel teams exist in most towns and the pressure to win seems to increase. The USA Basketball guidelines are often ignored at this age. This will limit the development of […]
Category: 4th Grade Basketball
Youth Basketball: USA Basketball Guidelines for 4th Grade
Youth Basketball Grades and Ages
Youthbasketball123 is a website designed to provide ideas, drills by grade, books, teaching tools, basketball jokes, guest blogs, basketball quotes, and so much. When coaching youth sports, it is very important to understand the age group. Each age group has different attention spans, physical skills, and social skills. As a former youth coach, once you figure out what is ideal for […]
Basketball Buddies: A Shared Basketball Journey
Basketball Buddies are a parent and a child sharing a basketball journey. Tips on how to train a child in basketball.
Youth Basketball: How to Teach Layups
Youthbasketball123 is a website designed to provide ideas, drills by grade, books, teaching tools, basketball jokes, guest blogs, basketball quotes, and so much. Layups are the best way to score at any level, but especially the early ages. Here are our blogs completely devoted to teaching layups.
Youth Basketball: How to Teach Shooting a Basketball
Youthbasketball123 is a website designed to provide ideas, drills by grade, books, teaching tools, basketball jokes, guest blogs, basketball quotes, and so much. Shooting a basketball is the most important offensive skill in basketball. It is also an area of coaching that is very difficult to be an expert on. Below are some blogs that will provide youth coaches with the […]
Basketball Scoring Move: Full Court Block Shot
Youthbasketball123 is a website designed to provide ideas, drills by grade, books, teaching tools, basketball jokes, guest blogs, basketball quotes, and so much. The Full Court Block Shot There is the one and only true scoring drive for the youngest players. What about the Hail Mary Huck? Well that is really not a scoring more, that is exactly what it is […]
Basketball Scoring Moves: The Hail Mary Huck
Youthbasketball123 is a website designed to provide ideas, drills by grade, books, teaching tools, basketball jokes, guest blogs, basketball quotes, and so much. What is The Hail Mary Huck? The most famous Hail Mary pass in college football was delivered by Doug Flutie to Gerard Phelan in the Orange Bowl, as the future Heisman winner, Doug Flutie and the Boston College […]
Youth Basketball: Take a Family Dribble Walk
Youthbasketball123 is a website designed to provide ideas, drills by grade, books, teaching tools, basketball jokes, guest blogs, basketball quotes, and so much. Kindergarten is a very young age to play basketball and to be a basketball buddy. So the goal at this age is simply to be a buddy. Read to your child. Build legos with your child. Draw with […]
What is the Cost of Fall AAU Basketball?
Youthbasketball123 is a website designed to provide ideas, drills by grade, books, teaching tools, basketball jokes, guest blogs, basketball quotes, and so much. When playing AAU it is important to understand the amount of time, travel, and money associated with a program. Once a family has the information and has had time to analyze and discuss how much of an impact […]
Fall AAU Basketball
Youthbasketball123 is a website designed to provide ideas, drills by grade, books, teaching tools, basketball jokes, guest blogs, basketball quotes, and so much more. For many years, I have observed AAU basketball from a distance. It seems to be a little like the never ending treadmill… like George Jetson screams “Jane! Stop this crazy thing!” Once a player and his family […]