Category Archives: Basketball

The “Over-Coaching” effect and what kids lose when they don’t have fun

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Backyard Sports Timeout – Where our coaches field parents’ questions about Team Sports and offer ways to make it the Fun, Enriching Experience it’s supposed to be Q: Our son is in elementary school and he loves playing basketball with friends in our driveway. We encouraged him to join the basketball program at school, but it's not quite what we expected. There are a lot of coaching drills, but little "free-play" and this is frustrating our son who just wants to play. Do you think our child Read more [...]

Backyard Sports Coaches Earn High School Basketball & Volleyball Team Wins

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Backyard Sports is proud to announce significant coaching acheivements by our staff this past winter: Nesta Felix, Backyard Sports coach and board member, led her Keio Academy of New York Volleyball Team to the sectional championship tournament.  Nesta's tireless positive attitude and energy has quickly turned around Keio's volleyball program. Her ability to mold young athletes into productive members both on and off the court is a unique strength. Backyard Sports basketball coach, Steve Read more [...]

We want our daughter to get an athletic scholarship. What should we do to help better her chances?

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Backyard Sports Timeout – Where our coaches field parents’ questions about Team Sports and offer ways to make it the Fun, Enriching Experience it’s supposed to be Q: Our daughter is an excellent basketball player. We want her to get an athletic scholarship. Is this a realistic goal and what should we do to help better her chances? A: There are kids out there who have exceptional natural abilities, but it's not just the ability that makes them good, it's that they have the intrinsic motivation Read more [...]