COACHES
BECOME A COACH
As a basketball coach you will often form the first lasting impression that participants and their families have with our game. Basketball throughout Australia relies on dedicated volunteers to teach people how to play the game and compete.
Becoming a basketball coach is simple:
- Step 1: Shoot us an email
- Step 2: Complete your Working with Children’s (if applicable)
- Step 3: Complete a Community Coaching Course
Please feel free to contact one of our representative coaching staff at bears@bunburybears.com with any questions that you may have with coaching your team.
Our experienced coaches can provide assistance with helping run your training sessions if required.
COACHING RESOURCES
BWA STYLE OF PLAY DOMESTIC COACH GUIDE
Teaching points and strategies for coaches at the domestic level. Whether you are an experienced coach or a parent stepping in to help out, this guide will provide coaching tools and practices to help coaches and athletes progress.
DLGSC | COACHING
Behind every good athlete, there’s bound to be a good coach. Coaches play a vital role in the physical and emotional wellbeing of athletes.
WABC & FIBA Coaches Manuals
The World Association of Basketball Coaches (WABC), in association with FIBA, have released a new and improved “Coaches Manual” which is available to all basketball coaches around the world free of charge.
Breakthrough Basketball Drills
72 of Jeff & Joe Haefner's favourite drills to help you successfully coach your players and keep them working hard.
BA Drills and Ideas - Looking Forward to 2024
Striking a balance between skill/platform drills, small-sided games and competition is important so players can develop technique, understanding and decision-making.
Let Kids be Kids
A national campaign that addresses poor sideline behaviour – largely at junior sport.
The behaviour of people on the sidelines of junior sport can profoundly impact kids’ participation and enjoyment of sport.
MOJO SPORT APP
The Mojo app empowers coaches with a truly all-in-one app to manage your team, schedule the seasons, and build effective practices in seconds which are customised to the age and skill level of your team.
The Mojo app in partnership with Basketball Australia is 100% free. If you want to purchase the Mojo plus content available on the app there is a price point to that but it is at user discretion and not required to access any Basketball Australia content.
Australian Sports Commission Basketball Handbook
Designed to help people with minimal experience in the sport to deliver activities in line with the Playing for Life philosophy. This places an emphasis on providing safe, fun, engaging activities that ensure maximum participation from all children, regardless of their level of ability.
ASC Basketball Lesson Plan
The lesson plans aim to build students’ confidence and competence to participate in basketball over the 8-week game-based program.
BBA Introduction to Coaching Manual
This booklet is designed to introduce the first-time basketball coach to coaching basketball in the following four areas:
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Terminology, basic rules, court markings
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Teaching basketball
- Game strategy
- Training sessions
INCLUSIVE COACHING
This free online interactive course is aimed at community coaches. The course contains five modules:
The modules are:
- Introduction to inclusive coaching
- Inclusion, diversity and discrimination
- Understanding the individual
- Modifying your coaching practice
- Conclusion
The course is short, user-friendly and feature the latest interactive technology, including case studies, practical scenarios and a quiz. The modules may be done in part, or all at once. Users who successfully finish all modules and their assessment quizzes can print a certificate of completion.
BWA COACHING COARSES
There may be prerequisites for courses. Any individual interested in registering for future courses are encouraged to get in touch with Basketball WA via email on Damian.Barr@basketballwa.asn.au
BWA WABL COACHING GUIDE
The goal of this document is to educate coaches on what athletes will encounter at trials from 2020 onwards. The document will share some ideas for coaches on creating a practice and team environment that will aid WABL athletes when trialing for BWA programs. The document contains drills and concepts that coaches can apply to their teams.
