Boys basketball coaches

[unit321]

Anyone here ever volunteer to be a boys basketball coach or asst. basketball coach? I'm talking levels below high school.

1. Do you try to help every player or focus on the stars on your team so you can win?
2. During games, do you act like cool like Eric Spolestra or hot-headed like Jim Boeheim?
3. Do you wear a suit and tie or dress casual?
4. Do you run practices like the coach who coached you, or do you read up on coaching books and replicate the practices they advise?
5. Did you enjoy coaching? Was it too much work?


A friend of mine was the star player on our team, kind of the proverbial LeBron if you will, when I played in high school. I was awful BTW. In the future, he later coached a winning girl's basketball team.

 

[RickyGQ]

Been coaching for the past 5 years. 7th and 8th grade boys in a competitive rec league involving several neighboring towns (Meaning although everybody has to play, a lot of good kids still play in the league on top of their school teams)
1. I notice that I tend to focus on the kids that are most troubled regardless of their basketball skill level. Sounds corny but basketball taught so much about life as a kid and I try to use it to reach some of these kids.
2. At this level, I feel like more of a cheerleader with decent basketball IQ. Constantly encouraging the kids who need it to keep their heads up, contantly reminding the kids to stay focused, hustle back on defense, remind them what zone they should be in and where etc.
3. Most of the time I'm still in my work clothes. If not, Jeans and a hoody.
4. I've had so many coaches that I like to take a little bit of everything they've done that I liked and felt helped me. Certain things, like good plays to break certain zones, I've just looked up on YouTube.
5. I love it. At the rec level there isn't much work IMO, just a commitment to be there for the 2-3 hours each week for a practice and a game. It's not like I'm breaking down film or stressing over lineups every night. At the age I coach, the kids learn and improve exponentially so it's always fun to watch them start to put everything together.