Great Falls Basketball2013-2014 Coaches

MeetingTuesday, November 12, 2013

7:30PM – 9:00PMForestville Elementary School

Neal Abravanel Acting Commissioner

Phil SimonidesDirector of Coaches

Great Falls BasketballWelcome and Introductions

Agenda

GF Hoops Overview Phil SimonidesWebsite Review Greg PotteigerTraining Program Larry ZmudaReferee Program Michelle ClaudeLeadership by Example Phil Simonides(Coaching)Gyms & VBD Test Debbie VolpicelliBreakouts with GGCs AllCoaches/Assistants All – match up

New Board Members

Directors Leaving Fred Weber Peter Van Volkenburg

New Directors Laura Bean Bina Clark

Great Falls Basketball 2013 – 2014Neal Abravanel Acting CommissionerPhil Simonides Director of CoachesDick Warrick Director of SelectJohn McGavin Director of Girls House Grades 3-12 Liz Fitton Director of Boys House Grades 3-6Laura Bean Director of Boys House Grades 7-10Michelle Claude Director of RefereesGreg Potteiger Director of Information & SchedulingDebbie Volpicelli Director of FacilitiesMalia Kishore Director of EquipmentLarry Zmuda Director of Player and Coach Training

& House Grades K-2Jim Treacy TreasurerBina Clark Assistant Treasurer

Reminders! Early Bird Discount Website – must remain central source of info Boys 11/12 gone – unsuccessful last year Equipment Changes/Upgrades

Players Jerseys – Langley colors now! Coaches Jerseys – New coaches only

Fill out order form on your seat Turn in to your GGC Tonight

You may order more than 1 (1st one is on GF Hoops)

Program LogisticsA Snapshot 1,031 Players (922 House/109 Select) 1,372 Parents 120 Teams (109 House/11 Select) 90 Referees 658 House League Games 1,989 Referee Assignments 1,030 Uniforms 8 Gyms

“Thank You!!” to Our Volunteers 13 Board Members 14 Grade Group Coordinators (GGC’s) 109 Coaches

9 Coaching Multiple Teams

John McGavin

Director of Girls HouseGrades 3 - 12

Girls Director and GGCs

Director – John McGavin

Grade 3- Theresa BhatiaGrade 4- Heather O’DonovanGrade 5- Kris FredericksGrade 6- Hillary FacchinaGrade 7- Pete KurzenhauserGrade 8- Kari LervickGrades 9-12- Kimberly Cynkar

Liz Fitton

Director of Boys HouseGrades 3 - 6

Director Boys (Grades 3–6) & GGCsDirector – Liz Fitton

Grade 3 – Claudia BakirGrade 4 – Lisa WalmsleyGrade 5 – Cori JohnsonGrade 6 – Heather O’Donovan

Director of Boys HouseGrades 7 - 10

Laura Bean

Director Boys (Grades 7-10) & GGCsDirector – Laura Bean

Grade 7 - Alison AhmedGrade 8 - Omkar PuritipatiGrade 9/10 – Claudia Bakir

Greg Potteiger

DirectorInformation & Scheduling

Website Overview

All League information (Schedules, Rules etc.) Should be parents “First Stop” for information

Coaches: responsible for updating / maintaining certain information: Game Scores / Outcomes Game Summaries / Coach’s Blog (optional) End of year player evaluations

Coaches will receive: Usernames and passwords “Help” sheet before season start

Debbie Volpicelli

Director of Facilities

Gym StatusCapacity is Tighter Than Ever (AGAIN!)

Just received winter gym allocations We lost 13 hours of practice time!

Equates to 26 house team practice slots Caused by renovations that impacted Reston and

McLean We currently have NO extra practice slots! We have Lake Anne for Sun games only!

Gym Behaviors

We need to behave in gyms so we don't lose them

Police your group At first practice, talk to parents and kids about

the gyms No food or drinks, except water No bouncing balls in hall

County Gym ContactsWeekends & Weeknights

Coaches:

=> Call: 703-324-5515

Leave message: => After hours On-Call Monitor will respond promptly

VBD Test – Debbie VolpicelliVolunteer Building Directors Coaches go to:  http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/ncs/athletics/vbd.htm

Create an account Watch the video Take the test on-line. Certificates - sent via e-mail. (Certification good for 2 years)

Coaches – you are the face of the organization Protect and enhance the GF Hoops reputation The facilities we share must be treated with care and respect. Leave GYMS in EQUAL to or BETTER shape than when you

arrived.

Key Dates Nov 13 (Wed) throughNov 19 (Tue) House League Player Allocation/DraftsNov 18 (Mon) Training for House League CoachesNov 19 (Tue) Training for House League CoachesNov 19 (Tues) House League game schedules published to web

siteNov 20 (Weds) House Practices StartDec 7-8 House League Regular Season BeginsDec 14-15 House League GamesDec 21-22 House League GamesJan 4-5 House Games Resume (post Holiday)Jan 11 (Sat) Picture DayFeb 22-23 First week of playoffsFeb 28 Coach/Volunteer Appreciation Mixer @ BrixMar 8-9 Final Playoff Weekend and All Stars

Larry Zmuda

Director of

Player and Coach Training

Basketball Year-Round

Summer Programs Two camps in July/August 70 kids participated in these camps; some in more than one!

PLAN GOING FORWARD IS TO CONTINUE THESE OFFERINGS IN THE SUMMER!!

SPREAD THE GOOD NEWS

Player & Coach Training Agenda of Topics

Player Training and Development Fundamentals Safety

Coach Training Programs oneononebasketball.com

Player Training

Coaches: Primary Source of Training and Development One on One Basketball, Inc.

K/1st Grade – 10 weeks skills and drills training 2nd Grade – 12 weeks (90 minute sessions)

8 Weeks Skills Training; 4 Weeks Full Court Games 3rd thru 10th Grade

One on One - assists all teams for one entire practice. Coaches to identify areas of need in advance. One on One then provides team specific sessions.

Training for Coaches

One on One Basketball, Inc. Mandatory attendance at 90 minute session on

either Nov 18 or Nov 19 session Each night:

One session for 2nd – 5th grade One session for 6th – 10th grade

Offering Age Group Appropriate: Skill Level Assessment Methods Drills – individual and team How to Structure Practices and Practice Plans Q & A Sessions

Key Dates Mark Your Calendars Coaching Clinics

Group A: Grades 2-5 Group B: Grades 6-12 11/18 Great Falls 6:00PM–7:30PM Group A

Elementary 7:30PM-9:00PM Group B 11/19 Forestville 6:00PM–7:30PM Group B

Elementary 7:30PM-9:00PM Group A Coaching Blitz

If you want additional help in December, send a note to larry@gfhoops.com and we will set you up with a trainer at your practice session

In January at your practice location – Mandatory

Michelle Claude&

Senior Training Referees

The Referee Program

Referee Program

Michelle Claude Recruits Referees Trains Referees Manages Referee Performance

Reviews game feedback from gym coordinators, coaches, and others

Provides feedback to referees

Nick Claude Assigns Refs to Games

Keeps Work Records Computes Pay

Ben Carniol, Nick Claude, Tim Claude, Will Miner, Quinn Mullen, Jordan Simonides On-court ref trainers in grade 3 games.

Referee Program100+ Referees

Experience 2011 2012 2013

1 28 25 28

2 11 16 19

3 11 11 10

4 10 11 11

5+ 42 45 51

Total 102 108 119

Referee Program Training for refs commenced at the beginning of

October and continues through Thanksgiving. Top Coaches Complaints: Lack of calls made for

contact fouls, rules knowledge, “swallowing” the whistle.

Top Ref Complaints: Coaches “helping” the ref make calls, uncontrolled parents, rules knowledge

Feedback: Always welcome but make it “teachable” If you have concerns, you can contact Michelle

Claude after the game to discuss further. Michelle@gfhoops.com.

Referee ProgramRule Reminders Two or more players CANNOT defend the ball or player

unless they are driving to the basket in boys grade 5 and below. Refs are being instructed to call this. (below foul-line-extended)

No such thing as “over the back” or “reach in.” There MUST be contact in order to have a foul called.

Understand the GFHoops local rules and create a substitution flow chart for your game, particularly if you have an 8 player team.

Shooting clock resets after each try for goal (3/5 seconds in the lane).

First-Year Quiz _____Player A1 has both feet on the floor behind the three-point

line. A1 jumps and releases the ball on a successful try for goal and then lands inside the three point line. Three points are awarded.

_____The free throws awarded due to a technical foul may be taken by two different players.

_____A1 travels when his knee hits the floor while holding the ball. _____Player A1 is getting ready to take a free throw. He fakes a

shot. A violation is called. _____A1 is in A’s backcourt and has dribbled for nine seconds and

then passes the ball forward towards A2 in the front court. While the ball is in the air traveling from backcourt to front court, the 10 second count is reached. A violation is called.

First-Year Quiz _____A1 jumps from behind the three point and releases the ball on

a successful three-point goal. Before returning to the floor, A1 crashes into a legally established defender, B1. B1 is charged with a block.

_____Every player must play a minimum of two quarters.  _____A game cannot start and the game must be forfeited unless a

team has at least five players. _____Referees should watch the ball at all times instead of an area

on the court. _____A1 makes a throw-in pass from B’s end line to A2 who is on

the other end of the court. The pass is overthrown and touches no one. The referee rules it B’s ball at the original throw-in spot.

_____Each game in GF Hoops consists of 4 quarters each lasting 8 minutes in duration.

Phil Simonides

Director of Coaches &

League-Wide Behavior

Skill Evaluations and Team DraftsLogistics Skill Evaluations

Read the process document before tryouts Five Skill Areas:

Ball Handling Shooting Defense Passing Rebounding

Board Member – collect data and give to GGCs Consistency

Draft Goal: Balanced Teams Information sharing No substitutes may draft in your age group No pre-assignment of asst coaches if they have a child in

the group Board Member attending has final say in any issues

Everything you need is on the website

Coach Tips and Best PracticesYou Are The Key to Our Success!

Model positive behavior – both in winning & in losing

Teach children the game Spread playing time – come in with rotations Manage your parents Respect referees Introduce yourself to desk refs before games Diffuse situations before they get out of hand

Coach Tips and Best Practices (cont.) Encourage and help our youth coaches

Use me as a resource throughout the season Text email or call and make sure you ID if texting

All assistant coaches must be registered - only two coaches on sidelines at a time

Explore internet resources for coaching/practice ideas such as: breakthroughbasketball.com

Have fun!

Coaches Issues From Prior YearsDONT’s Flagrant Fouls Running up the score Too many “coaches”

yelling during game Harsh coaching Improper substitutions Abusive behavior from

coaches to refs Coaches taunting each

other

DOs: 5 pass rule, no press, no

3 pointers, change player positions

At most two assistants Be positive AND

instructive Have a playtime game

plan (beforehand) Control your

players/yourself – no trash talking and unsportsmanlike conduct

Behavior Incidents Prior Years Issues

Spoke to several coaches after games

Behavior of assistant coaches deplorable in some instances

Parents and coaches battling on some issues

Harsh coaching styles addressed

Some coaches not asked back

Players suspended and ejected from league

Themes Parents thought refs

weren't calling games closely enough and it was too physical

Parents thought their child was being called too frequently for fouling

Coaches/parents calling fouls out too often

Refs got intimidated – embarrassing to GF Hoops

Parent Messages – please tell them Goal: Model Positive Behavior for the kids.

This is more than basketball. It's about teaching good sportsmanship.

Zero Tolerance: for verbally abusing the refs. They are an important part of our program. Contact your coach or Michelle Claude...don't yell at the refs. Yelling raises the tension in the gyms and impacts the players

very negatively. Their play tends to get more physical and emotional and it

makes the situation worse. Remember: Our refs are kids.

Think - about the impact of yelling at children in a public forum

Coach Messages Same points as parents -- plus the following: You went to the Coaches meeting and know what we

expect. You acknowledged Code of Conduct when you registered

Zero tolerance -- This cannot happen from a coach Be a positive role model

You need to focus on positively coaching the kids, not arguing calls.

Most parents spoken to acknowledged that they handled the situation poorly and were apologetic. We had mixed results with the coaches.

Coaches ManualFind it on the GFHoops Website Code of Conduct House Coaching Checklist Master 2013-2014 Calendar House League Rules of Play Tryouts and Player Allocation/Selection

Procedure Everything you need is on the website Email Director of Coaches @ phil@gfhoops.com

or text or call 703-851-2880 and mention who you are please!

Wrap Up Q and A Breakouts with GGC’s

Determine Team Names Get Practice Slots Coaches meet Assistants – match up!