COACHING RESOURCES

Rapids RCMP check form

Upcoming Coaching Clinics

Great Coaching Podcasts

• Cutting Edge Coaching - Luke Gromer

Highly Recommended 

Canada Basketball - Game Plan

• Rapids will pay for your $49.95/five year membership if you are currently or planning on coaching with the Rapids Club.
• Membership Includes: 
  • Practice Planner,
  • Drill Library, Videos,
  • Access to NCCP Coaches clinics,
  • Upcoming Coach Educations Events
  • Coach Resources (Skill Documents)

Basketball Immersion

• Modern Ideas and Methods
• A Constraints-Led Approach
• Small-Sided Games
• Basketball Decision Training
• Offensive and Defensive Principles

Please use this list of resources to enhance your coaching style and skills.

• BasketballHQ- training videos
• Better Basketball- teaching videos
• Breakthrough Basketball- drills, ideas, video clip
• Championship Coaches Network- great ideas from great coaches
• Coach Meyer Blog- drills, ideas, video clips
• Coaching Association of Canada 
• Coaches Choice- books and videos
• Coaches Clipboard
• Coaches Eye- video programming
• FIBA players demonstrating skills and drills
• Free Playbook- playbook for on the go
• Hoop Coach- drills, ideas, discussions
• Hoop Thoughts- Info from Coach Bob Starkey
• Hoops U- plays, drills, coaching tools & tips
• In-person Clinics—3 types
  • Coach Education
  • Coach Development
  • Coach Certification
• iScout- stats program
• ITOUCHSTATS- mobile stats keeping app
• Jen Reviews- Collection of Drills
• Kevin Eastman Blog- great info and drills
• Making Ethical Decisions 
• Making Headway in Sport  
• NCCP Certification: more organizations today are requiring coaches to be certified—stay in front of the curve
• Planning a Practice 
• Practice planning - easy practice planning tool format
• Respect in Sport
• Responsible Coaching Movement 
• Rule of Two 
• Safety in Sport 
• Swish- shooting skills and drills
• Sysko’s Sports Productions- great books and videos
• The Coaches Insider- free newsletters, tips and videos