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Great Falls Basketball 2011-2012 Coaches Meeting

Great Falls Basketball 2011-2012 Coaches Meeting. Wednesday, November 2, 2011 7:30PM – 9:00PM Forestville Elementary School. Fred Weber Commissioner. Great Falls Basketball Welcome and Introductions. Agenda. GF Hoops Overview Fred Weber Website Summary Greg Potteiger

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Great Falls Basketball 2011-2012 Coaches Meeting

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  1. Great Falls Basketball2011-2012 Coaches Meeting Wednesday, November 2, 2011 7:30PM – 9:00PM Forestville Elementary School

  2. Fred WeberCommissioner Great Falls Basketball Welcome and Introductions

  3. Agenda GF Hoops Overview Fred Weber Website Summary Greg Potteiger Training Program Larry Zmuda Referee Program Neal Abravanel Leadership by Example Phil Simonides Gyms & VBD Test Debbie Volpicelli Breakouts with GGC’s All

  4. GFHoops League Timeline 8/23 => 10/5 Registrations Period 10/9 Late Registrations Close & Wait List Begins 10/1-10/19 Select Tryouts 10/5 Referee Training Begins 10/17 Board Review & Selection of House Coaches 10/24-10/30 House Skill Evaluations (“Tryouts”) 11/1 GGC-Only Mtg (Mandatory) 11/2 House Coaches, GGC’s, Mtg (Mandatory) <= YOU ARE HERE! House Practice Slots Assigned 11/4-11/16 House Drafts/Teams Formed 11/18-20 House Jerseys & Water Bottles Distributed Wk of 11/28 House Practices Start Dec 3,4 House Regular Season Begins Dec 10,11 House Games Dec 17,18 House Games Jan 7,8 House Games Resume (post Holiday) Mar 2012 House Post Season Ends

  5. “Thank You!!” to Our Volunteers • 13 Board Members • 15 Grade Group Coordinators (GGC’s) • 121 Coaches • 13 Coaching Multiple Teams

  6. New Board Members Directors Leaving Fran Scofield Salmi Rezvani New Directors John McGavin Liz Fitton Peter Van Volkenburg Malia Kishore * Debbie Volpicelli * Larry Zmuda* * Assuming New Board Position

  7. Great Falls Basketball 2011 – 2012 Fred Weber Commissioner Dick WarrickDirector of Select John McGavin Director of Girls House Grades 3-11 Peter Van Volkenburg Director of Boys House Grades 7-12 Liz FittonDirector of Boys House Grade 3-6 Neal Abravanel Director of Referees Michelle Claude Deputy Director of Referees Greg PotteigerDirector of Information & Scheduling Debbie Volpicelli* Director of Facilities Malia Kishore* Director of Equipment Christie Shumadine Treasurer Larry Zmuda*Director of Player and Coach Training Phil Simonides Director of Coaches * Assuming new positions

  8. Program LogisticsA Snapshot • 1139 Players (1045 House/94 Select) • 1643 Parents • 144 Teams (134 House/10 Select) • 118 Referees • 800 House Games • 2255 Referee Assignments • 1285 Uniforms • 6 Gyms

  9. Program Enhancements • Website – 2nd Year in Roll-out • Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) • Select Program - Grades 5 & 6 Boys and Girls • House Program – PCA “Lite” Implementation • Year Round Basketball Strategy • Summer Clinics • Friday Night Lights • Equipment Changes/Upgrades • Water Bottles – New This Year

  10. Greg Potteiger Director Information & Scheduling

  11. Website Overview • All League information (Schedules, Rules etc.) • Should be parents “First Stop” for information. • Coaches: responsible for updating / maintaining certain information: • Game Scores / Outcomes • Game Summaries / Coach’s Blog (optional) • End of year player evaluations • Coach’s will receive: • usernames and passwords • “Help” sheet before season start

  12. John McGavin Director of Girls House Grades 3 - 11

  13. Girls House Director and GGC’s Director – John McGavin Grade 3 Erin Hawley Grade 4 Lisa Rymsza Grade 5 Peter Kurzenhauser Grade 6 Kari Levrick Grade 7 Deanne McGranahan Grade 8 Terri Nussbaum Grade 9/10/11 Deborah Georgetti-Piro

  14. Liz Fitton Director of Boys House Grades 3 - 6

  15. Director Boys (Grades 2–6) & GGC’s Director – Liz Fitton Grade 3 Cori Johnson Grade 4 Karen Pallotta Grade 5 Julie Dunlap Grade 6 Marion Devlin

  16. Peter Van Volkenburg Director of Boys House Grades 7 - 12

  17. Director Boys (Grades 7-12) & GGC’s Director – Peter Van Volkenburg Grade 7 Nancy Collins Grade 8 Beccie Collier Grade 9 Debbie Volpicelli Grade 10 Julie Casso Grade 11/12 Beccie Collier

  18. Debbie Volpicelli Director of Facilities

  19. Gym StatusCapacity is Tight (AGAIN!) • Just received winter temp gym permits. • We don’t have: • Lake Anne ES – still under renovation. • YMCA Teen Center – still working on it. • Just enough to fit everyone.

  20. Key Dates Nov 4 (Fri)through Nov 16 (Wed) House League Player Allocation/Drafts Nov 18-20 House Jerseys Distributed Nov 9 (Wed) Training for House League Coaches Nov 18 (Fri) Training for House League Coaches Nov 21 (Sun) House League game schedules on web site Wk of 11/28 House Practices Start Dec 3,4 House Regular Season Begins Dec 10,11 House Games Dec 17,18 House Games Jan 7,8 House Games Resume (post Holiday)

  21. Gyms • We need to behave in gyms so we don't lose them • Police up after yourselves! • First Practice: talk to parents and players about the gyms • No food or drinks other than WATER. • No bouncing balls in hall • No players left unsupervised • No players left behind “waiting” for their ride!

  22. County Gym ContactsWeekends & Weeknights Coaches: => Call: 703-324-5515 Leave message: => After Hours On-Call Monitor => Will respond promptly.

  23. Larry Zmuda Director of Player and Coach Training

  24. Player & Coach Training Agenda of Topics • Player Training and Development • Fundamentals • Safety • Coach Training Programs • oneononebasketball.com

  25. Player Training • Coaches:Primary Source of Training and Development • One on One Basketball, Inc. • 1st Grade – 10 weeks skills and drills training • 2nd Grade – 12 weeks (90 minute sessions) • 8 Weeks Skills Training; 4 Weeks Full Court Games • 3rd thru 10th Grade • One on One - assists all teams for one entire practice. • Coaches to identify areas of need in advance. • One on One then provides team specific sessions.

  26. Training for Coaches • One on One Basketball, Inc. • Mandatory attendance at 90 minute session on eitherNov 9 or Nov 18 session • Each night: • One session for 2nd – 5th grade • One session for 6th – 10th grade • Offering Age Group Appropriate: • Skill Level Assessment Methods • Drills – individual and team • How to Structure Practices and Practice Plans • Q & A Sessions

  27. Key Dates Mark Your Calendars • Coaching Clinics Group A: Grades 2-5Group B:Grades 6-10 • 11/9 Loc TBA 6:00PM–7:30PM Group A 7:30PM-9:00PM Group B • 11/18 Loc TBA 6:00PM–7:30PM Group B 7:30PM-9:00PM Group A • Coaching Blitz • If you want additional help in December, send a note to larry@gfhoops.com and we will set you up with a trainer at your practice session • In January at your practice location – Mandatory

  28. Coaches ManualFind it on the GFHoops Website • Code of Conduct • House Coaching Checklist • Master 2011-2012 Calendar • House League Rules of Play • Tryouts and Player Allocation/Selection Procedure

  29. Skill Evaluations Read the process document before tryouts Five Skill Areas: Ball Handling Shooting Defense Passing Rebounding Recording secretary – to collect data Consistency Draft Goal: Balanced Teams Information Sharing No substitutes in your age group No pre-assignment of Asst coaches if they have a child in the group Skill Evaluations and Team DraftsLogistics

  30. Equipment Changes/Upgrades • Players Jerseys • Last Season: no more NBA/WNBA Jerseys • Basketballs • Improved quality • Coaches Jerseys • Improved Quality • Will NOT be provided each year • Fill out order form on your seat • Turn in to your GGC Tonight. • You may order more than 1 (1st one is on GFHoops)

  31. Basketball Year-Round • Summer Programs • Weekly skills, drills & scrimmages by age group • Sunday shooting clinics • Two camps in August • 215 kids participated in these camps; some in more than one! • Fall Programs • Weekday shooting clinics and skills clinics PLAN GOING FORWARD IS TO CONTINUE THESE OFFERINGS IN SPRING AND SUMMER!! SPREAD THE GOOD NEWS

  32. Neal Abravanel&Michelle Claude The Referee Program

  33. Neal Abravanel and Michelle Claude Recruits Referees Trains Referees Manages Referee Performance Reviews game feedback from gym coordinators, coaches, and others Provides feedback to referees Mike Cafferky Assigns Refs to Games Keeps Work Records Computes Pay Contacts: Neal@gfhoops.com Michelle@gfhoops.com Referee Program2 Directors

  34. Referee Program100+ Referees

  35. Referee Program • Largest class of 1st year refs in many years. Very popular program with GF Families. 1st job for most. • Training for refs commenced at the beginning of October and continues through Thanksgiving and beyond. “Classroom” and “on-court training” • Top Coaches Complaints: Lack of calls made for contact fouls, rules knowledge, “swallowing” the whistle. • Top Ref Complaints: Coaches “helping” the ref make calls, uncontrolled parents, rules knowledge • Take the “ref exam” and test your rules knowledge! • Feedback (good or bad) is highly encouraged! But please give us feedback that is “teachable”.

  36. Referee ProgramRule Reminders • Two or more players CANNOT defend the ball or player unless they are driving to the basket in boys grade 5 and below. Refs are being instructed to call this. • Please never confront on court ref with “comments” or questions. The desk ref is there to help during stoppages of play only. • Understand the GFHoops local rules and create a substitution flow chart for your game, particularly if you have an 8 player team

  37. Phil Simonides Director of Coaches

  38. CoachesYou Are The Key to Our Success! • Model Positive Behavior –Winning & Losing • Teach Children the Game • Spread The Playing Time • Manage Your Parents* • Respect Referees • Youth Coaches • Have Fun!

  39. Coaches Issues From Prior Years DON’TS • Flagrant Fouls. • Running up the score • Too many “coaches” yelling during game • Harsh coaching • Improper substitutions • Abusive behavior from coaches to refs • Coaches taunting each other • Gaming the system DOs: • 5 pass rule, no press, no 3 pointers, change player positions • At most two assistants • Be positive AND instructive • Have a playtime game plan • Control your players/yourself – no trash talking and unsportsmanlike conduct

  40. Issues Spoke to several coaches after games Behavior of assistant coaches deplorable in some instances Parents and coaches battling on some issues Harsh coaching styles addressed Themes Parents thought refs weren’t calling games closely enough and it was too physical Parents thought their child was being called too frequently for fouling Coaches/parents calling fouls out too often Refs got intimidated – embarrassing to GF Hoops Behavior Incidents Last Year

  41. Parent Messages • Goal: Model Positive Behavior for the kids. • This is more than basketball. • It's about teaching good sportsmanship. • Zero Tolerance: for verbally abusing the refs. • They are an important part of our program. • Contact your coach or Neal Abravanel...don't yell at the refs. • Yelling raises the tension in the gyms and impacts the players very negatively. • Their play tends to get more physical and emotional and it makes the situation worse. • Remember: Our refs are kids. • Think - about the impact of yelling at children in a public forum

  42. Coach Messages • Same points as parents -- plus the following: • You went to the Coaches meeting and know what we expect. You acknowledged Code of Conduct when you registered. • You are the role model. • You need to focus on positively coaching the kids, not arguing calls. • Most parents spoken to acknowledged that they handled the situation poorly and were apologetic. • We had mixed results with the coaches.

  43. VBD Test – Debbie VolpicelliVolunteer Building Directors • Coaches go to: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/rec/team_sports/volbld_dir.htm • Create an account • Watch the video • Take the test on-line. • Certificates - sent via e-mail. (Certification good for 2 years) • Coaches – you are the face of the organization • Protect and enhance the GF Hoops reputation • The facilities we share must be treated with care and respect. • Leave GYMS in EQUAL to or BETTER shape than when you arrived.

  44. Wrap Up • Q and A • Breakouts with GGC’s • Determine Team Names • Get Practice Slots

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