Category: Coaching high school basketball

High School Basketball: New Year’s Day Practice

Youthbasketball123 is a website designed to provide ideas, drills by grade, books, teaching tools, basketball jokes, guest blogs, basketball quotes, and so much. The Holiday Hangover The Holiday Hangover, as many high schools coaches know, can be taken literally and figuratively. There are high school student athletes who drink and some drink heavily on New Year’s Eve and this can have […]

High School Basketball: January

Youthbasketball123 is a website designed to provide ideas, drills by grade, books, teaching tools, basketball jokes, guest blogs, basketball quotes, and so much. It is still important to focus on one week at a time. We will try to provide with some key points for each week of the season. December 30th – January 5th Week #5: High School Basketball: Back to School Week […]

High School Basketball: December

Youthbasketball123 is a website designed to provide ideas, drills by grade, books, teaching tools, basketball jokes, guest blogs, basketball quotes, and so much. It is still important to focus on one week at a time. We will try to provide with some key points for each week of the season. November 25th – December 1st Week #15: Thanksgiving Week The Final Week of […]

High School Basketball: FIVE First Game Facts

Youthbasketball123 is a website designed to provide ideas, drills by grade, books, teaching tools, basketball jokes, guest blogs, basketball quotes, and so much. As the high school basketball season gets underway, we would like to share a few of our thoughts on the 1st game of the season. It is an Entirely New Season: Last year does not matter. If you […]

Matt Hackenberg: Basketball Coach of the Week

Youthbasketball123 is a website designed to provide ideas, drills by grade, books, teaching tools, basketball jokes, guest blogs, basketball quotes, and so much. I’m Coach Matt Hackenberg from Canton, Ohio, home of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. I’m passionate about the game of basketball. My love of the game started when I was 7 years old. My dad came home […]

Is Your Transition Defense Holding Your Basketball Team Back?

Youthbasketball123 is a website designed to provide ideas, drills by grade, books, teaching tools, basketball jokes, guest blogs, basketball quotes, and so much. Guest Blog Author Matt Hackenberg @CoachHackGO The first thing we have to nail down is WHY. And there is a couple reasons WHY your transition defense might be bad: The emotional state of the players breaks down a […]

High School Basketball: Preseason Scrimmages

Youthbasketball123 is a website designed to provide ideas, drills by grade, books, teaching tools, basketball jokes, guest blogs, basketball quotes, and so much. The process of becoming a team starts on day one of tryouts and continues until the final whistle blows. We are breaking down a high school basketball season week by week to help players, parents, and fans understand […]

Brian Carver: Basketball Coach of the Week

Youthbasketball123 is a website designed to provide ideas, drills by grade, books, teaching tools, basketball jokes, guest blogs, basketball quotes, and so much. Guest Blog by Brian Carter: NCBCA COACHES VS CANCER This is our 1st profile of out Basketball Coach of the Week. A lifetime of excitement, thrills, memories and most importantly,relationships. “Today, I consider myself to be the luckiest […]

High School Basketball: October

Youthbasketball123 is a website designed to provide ideas, drills by grade, books, teaching tools, basketball jokes, guest blogs, basketball quotes, and so much. October / Fall High School Season September 30th – October 6th Week #7: The first week of October is time to really take care of school. Just like a basketball season, set the tone early in school. Also […]