Addressing a Team Practice

[Dan_ref]

Wow, 15 minutes is NOT a long time so you should be prepared
with 2 or 3 points you want to make & leave a few minutes
for questions. My suggeston:

1. Sportsmanship. Behavior expected on the court & on the
bench. Remind them this ain't the NBA, they are there to
learn something (about the game, about life) but more
importantly to have some fun & work up a sweat. I'm not
saying the kids you'll be talking to are a bunch of thugs.
I just think it would be good to hit on this topic in your
limited time.

2. It might be useful to go over the rules concerning the
throw-in and the free throw. This will be especially
useful to the coaches, who are probably even more
confused than the kids are concerning this, if they are
the typical 7/8 grade "dad" coaches. They probably won't retain it all but it should get them thinking.

3. If any time is left go over the travel rule. The idea
here is to get them to stop thinking in terms of the
myths associated with this rule (2 steps, 1 1/2 steps,
going to the basket, etc etc) and get them thinking about
the pivot foot as the basis for the rule. Mention standing
up and sitting/falling down with the ball.

4. You might want to say 1 sentence about the 3 second rule
& how it's enforced. This would be for the coaches
benefit mostly.

Have fun!