8th Oceania Youth Basketball Tournament Report ... - Fiba Oceania

The coaches were required to be demonstrators during this practical session and were also allocated their
coaching stations for Player Clinics 2 and 3.
This format was very well received from the coaches and their participation, engagement and questions
asked indicated the preparedness of coaches to be more involved than previously.
We were equipping the coaches with knowledge and information to be more confident and therefore
more effective during the player clinics.
Recommendations
Translation from English to French was sometimes difficult and so consideration should eb given to a
dedicated translator for this session.
Invite local coaches and other local basketball community members should be invited to attend these
coaches and player clinics.
Having the coaches‟ booklet translated into French was positive and so recommends this happen at all
tournaments.
2 nd Coaches Meeting - Conducted after one crossover round (approx midway through tournament).
Meeting two discussed
Playing trends noticed in the preliminary rounds
Team aspects which were good and also which needed improvement
Scouting
Game Management
Developing Coaches in “your” country
Good Improvement needed
o General Shooting Technique
o Passing and dribbling needs to be tested under pressure
o Dribble Penetration
o Offensive Spacing – teams do have structure
and believe the 3pt line has helped with
spacing
o Unselfishness of players – players are
prepared to make that last pass to gain a
better advantage
o „Coachability‟ of players
o Hearing
o Putting information into practice
o Courage to try things learnt
o Intensity of effort is more consistent
than previous tournaments
o Offensive rebounding
o 3 on 3 and 2 on 1 fast break principles
have been good
Scouting
Important to decide what method(s) best suits you
and your team, decide how much you should
collect and then how much you should divulge to
your players. The All Star selection process is
designed to support the scouting process and
assist coaches in gaining knowledge about other
teams and players. A discussion took place
amongst the coaches where information was
shared about their own scouting experiences.
o Assertiveness/leadership – no players took on the role to
take control of the game
o Testing skills in 1 on 1 situation had good execution in
clinics but this did not transfer into a game situation.
o Helpside defensive principles in ½ and full court
situations needs more consistency.
o Put method / organisation with the displayed intensity.
o Zone defence was sometimes extreme, man to man
should be first choice, the ability to stop one person
o Maybe going from a ½ court to zone situation
would be better.
o Lack of organisation at the end of a shot clock situation,
players should be aware of the time & understand what
needs to be achieved.
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