Task #1: What is this game about? How is it played?
4 core values in sports: caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility
Task #2: Give examples of how you can display the above core values when you are in the basketball court.
Caring
- You spend time after practice helping a player learn a skill.
- You comfort a player who is dejected after a loss.
- You help a player who is stressed manage that stress.
- You inform your players of the benefits of good nutrition.
Honesty
- You tell a player that she's not executing a skill correctly and you'll help her.
- You tell a player when you don't know a rule (but you'll find out).
- You tell a player when you make a mistake, such as misinterpreting who instigated minor misbehavior during practice.
- You tell your team that you haven't been as physically active in the offseason as you'd like to be, but you're trying to improve.
Respect
- You don't blow your cool when players misbehave.
- You listen to players attentively when they are talking.
- You bring the same energy and enthusiasm for teaching skills to all your players, no matter how skilled they are.
- You don't criticize players in front of their teammates.
Responsibility
- You show up on time and prepared for all practices and contests.
- You provide appropriate first aid for injured players.
- You supervise all practice activities closely.
- You intervene when players are misbehaving.
Skills that you would like to pick up
Task #3: http://www.ncaa.org/bbp/basketball_marketing/kids_club/htdocs/thechalkboard/coaching.html
Games
http://www.ncaa.org/bbp/basketball_marketing/kids_club/htdocs/hangtime/games.html
Rules of the game
Task #4: http://www.ncaa.org/bbp/basketball_marketing/kids_club/learn.html
