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Tips for teaching kids to play basketball
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by Walter Davis
Created on: August 09, 2007
So you want to teach children how to play basketball. The first thing that needs to be resolved is what
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by Glen Collins
Created on: September 04, 2006 Last Updated: January 24, 2007
1. Provide a safe physical environment. Playing basketball holds an inherent risk, but as a coach you're
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Created on: August 27, 2006 Last Updated: November 06, 2009
Teaching kids to play basketball is not an easy job because it is a team sport and it is not only a
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Created on: March 06, 2007 Last Updated: March 11, 2007
There they are, a bunch of button-nosed, knobby-kneed kids standing in front of you with one expectation.
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Created on: July 13, 2007
Teaching kids the enjoyment of basketball can be simple, it is all in how you present the sport to the
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by Juan Leer
Created on: January 22, 2007 Last Updated: February 22, 2007
The first thing to teach them is to have fun. If they're having fun they're going to like playing, be
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Created on: July 06, 2007
Teaching kids to play the game of basketball is as rewarding for the coach as it for the kids. I have
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by Stephen H
Created on: August 24, 2006 Last Updated: January 23, 2007
If you are going to coach kids to play basketball, you really need to get them on a court and teach
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Created on: February 14, 2007 Last Updated: March 30, 2007
Basketball is a game of strategy and talent as well. To teach a kid how to play a new game is very hard.
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by Roy Jacobs
Created on: August 27, 2006 Last Updated: January 26, 2007
Teaching basketball to kids is similar to any other sport in principle. The exact details will differ
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