My wish, as in every year, is that in 2008 we will have peace in this world, we will find our global society coming back to The One, that we will wake up and realize the pain we have caused Mother Earth and begin to do our individual parts to help Her heal.
Deep Peace to you and yours!
This month's article is my reply to a coach named Wim C., from Belgium.
Coaches write to me with questions relevant to the age groups they work with and to their youth coaching experience. It doesn’t seem to matter where in the world these coaches write from, their questions are echoed by dozens, if not hundreds of other youth coaches around the globe.
In order to adequately answer the questions I received from Wim, who works
In this article, I'll answer the easier question about when to start teaching screens.
Screens are not for inexperienced coaches and very young players. They are time consuming to teach correctly and drill, so they are best left to coaches who know the rules and functions for screens and for players with enough experience to quickly pick up the fine points of screening and using screens.
Probably, age 10 is too early for most players. First, they have to be made to understand the purpose of the screen and how it works for that purpose. They will need to be shown how to correctly set a screen and told what the rules regarding screens are--close screening, moving, etc.
The easiest screen to begin with is one made away from the ball.
To read the rest of the article, go to: Teaching Screens
See you next month, when I answer Wim's other question about teaching 1-on-1 progression.
