1. Abilene High School Email address: ttaylor@abileneschools.org KSHAA Coaching School 2016

2. Gene Keady – Former head coach at Purdue University 1. Administration Support 2. Tradition 3. Fan Support 4. Players that fit your system – athletes 5. Good Assistant Coaches

3.  Basketball Yearbook  Meeting with Assistant Coaches – before, during, & after season  Summer Basketball Opportunities  Rule 10 Coaches

4.  Be loyal to head coach. Be on board.  Give ideas to head coach – don’t pout if coach doesn’t use your suggestion.  Be another set of eyes for head coach.  Watch what you say to parents – parents like to talk to assistant coaches!  Use style of play that is best for varsity.  Don’t get caught up in winning. Prepare players for next level.  Help kids grow up.

5.  Coaches want to win; players and parents – playing time is more important  Lowest pay per hour in the community, most criticized person in your school  Statistics show that 50% who start coaching basketball will not be coaching in 5 years  2 kinds of coaches: Those that have been fired; those that will be.

6.  What level do you want to coach at? Bigger is not always better.  Look for a job each year. Interview as often as you can.  Pick up hours in a minor field (Math, Science, Special Education, etc.)  Be the hardest worker in your school.

7.  Good coaches should be good teachers.  Loyalty on your staff.  Cutting players – hardest part of your job, especially at larger schools.  Get your kids to play hard and complete. Make every practice competitive.

8.  Defense Wins Championships – not ability.  Support other coaches in your school. All activities.  Work with your middles school and traveling teams. Conduct clinics for coaches and players of traveling teams.  Do your players show improvement from the beginning of the season to the end of the season? Year to year?  What is your definition of success?

9.  Start with man-to-man principles  Fan or Funnel?  Screens: On Ball, Block to Block, down screens, back screens, big vs little, little vs big  Drills to teach your defensive principles  Have some type of zone defense – we use 3-2 zone  Pressing defense if behind

10.  Motion Offense – some rules  Dribble Drive Offense  Quick Hitters – set plays  After TO and late game situations  Continuity to run clock – Example: Flex  Secondary Break  Free Throw Break

11.  Shell Defense & break down drills to teach defensive principles  UCLA  Box Plays  Colorado  Indiana  1-4 High  Highland