Coaches
Click here to register as a Coach.
Kew East Basketball Club has built a reputation of attracting committed and talented coaches. The club provides support to the coaching group through the provision of specialised coaches clinics, one-on-one mentoring support, and opportunities for coach development.
KEBC coaches are remunerated for their time and effort. The vision of the KEBC is to continue to build and develop this vital group who are the centre of the club. If you are interested in joining the KEBC Coaching Team, please contact our Coach Coordinator.
Please ensure you are familiar with the following documents:
Basketball Victoria's Coaches Code of Conduct
KEBC Coaching Session Plan Template
Coaching Restrictions
It is Hawthorn Basketball Association (HBA) policy that any coach who is also a Stadium Supervisor for HBA is only allowed to coach a maximum of one domestic teams at the one time in any season.
Coach Registration
All coaches are required to register every season. To register, click here.
Working With Children Check (WWC Check) & Member Protection Declaration (MPD)
All coaches over the age of 18 are required to undergo a Working with Children Check and Member Protection Declaration.
One-on-One Coach Mentoring
Each coach has the opportunity to run one of their training sessions with an experienced Coach mentoring them. This is free of cost to the KEBC coach. If interested, email our Coach Coordinator with your details and training time.
Level 1 Coaching Course
Suitable for all coaches. 14 Hours in total, includes 9 hours of on court and 5 hours of classroom based work. Coaches undertaking course participate in drills themselves. Participants receive five Level 1 manuals and must complete their workbook within 4 weeks to gain accreditation by Basketball Victoria. The cost is around $115 per person. Coaches that complete the course during a season are eligible to receive their coach payment at the Level 1 rate for that season. Any full time student KEBC coach who wishes to register will have their $115 refunded to them with their next end of season coach payment.
Additional Coaching Resources
Breakthrough Basketball - American but lots of great tips
Greenvale Grizzlies Basketball Drills - lots of simple and practical drills (Australian)
Kilsyth Basketball Coaching Drills - probably better for more advanced coaches or for someone prepared to start at the Coaches introductory information link and work through from there. The drills seem a bit confusing if you don't have the background but still some excellent drills but probably better for older kids (Australian)
Basketball Victoria Coaching Clinics - this is the Coaching Clinics link on the BV site
Coaching DVDs
Basketball Victoria 2009 Coach Conference - Tom Maher Team Defence (2 copies)
Basketball Victoria - Bill Tomlinson - Individual Development
Basketball Victoria - Brian Goorjian - Drills for your basketball team
Basketball Victoria - 2007 U16 Vic Metro Coaching Clinic
Books
Survival Guide for Coaching Youth Basketball: Only the essential drills, practice plans, plays and coaching tips! 2009 - Keith Miniscalco and Greg Kot
Basketball Fundamentals: A better way to learn the basics. 2004 - Jon Oliver
Coaching Made Easy Series. 2005 - Basketball Victoria (2 copies - 5 books per series set)
Information uploaded April 2015
This is a link to a book by FIBA call Basketball For Young Players - it is a core resource from the international basketball association.
FIBA believes that a book is a powerful working tool for any basketball coach and this publication covers all working techniques for beginners (mini-basketball) through juniors (18 years old).The book was written with the help of several experts with various professional backgrounds, including psychology, sports psychology, physical education and law. All have extensive experience working as basketball coaches of young players.
"Basketball for Young Players" stresses that coaches who work with young players cannot coach the same way as coaches working with professionals; they need to develop their own working style, which takes into account the athletic and personal development of players.
http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/expe/coac/p/openNodeIDs/1232/selNodeID/1232/baskForYounPlay.html
Lexington Youth Basketball Association Coach Handbook
This document provides over 100 pages of coaching material covering how to manage your team, planning practices (a very good practice template - pg 14), a large number of drills and plays. Its a great overall guide to assist in your whole approach to managing a team, training and setting expectations from the first session. Lots of drills and plays.
Breakthrough Basketball Drills 72 of Our Favorite Basketball Drills that Will Keep Your Players Working Hard and Help You Develop a Winning Basketball Team!
The name says it all! This is a highly regarded source of basketball source and has a range of drills and plays with very easy to understand instructions and tips, each drill also outlines the purpose and provides enough but not too much information. You can also subscribe to the breakthrough basketball newsletter for updates (see link below).
If You Are Not Subscribed To The “Breakthrough Basketball Newsletter”, Subscribe For Free At
http://www.BreakthroughBasketball.com
For those with a real sport science and coaching interest:
This is the link to the Sports commission on line learning portal. Coaches can register to do some basic coaching education applicable to all sports.
