A Coach's Diary

Werribee basketball is a program in Australia's Melbourne West.  One of their coaches posted this to a website on Facebook regarding their club's holistic curriculum from last season.  It is really good, as it is a developmental program for their athletes from the youth, u8 level to the u18 levels. Below is a link to their program.  I really like the age group points of emphasis (40-47) and player development matrix (48-56). http://werribeebasketball.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Werribee-Way-Curriculum.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1Npg-9BKCfF98eYQ5sVZLkN5vt9P8edaVVeqenjl2WzipK1AH0xATuMJg https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aAuR33naFV4M79u3aZEAskzrkaGiIiXu/view?usp=sharing

The following notes were taken from an article in the San DiegoTribune about a couple of San Diego area coaches approaching milestones.  I took out some notes on some of the things that I want my program to be about.  You can read the article in its entirety here . -  “It’s insane how this has worked out,” Cassaw said. “We’ve had some huge years (winning 29 games in 2005-06 and 2010-11, 30 in 2011-12 and 28 in 2013-14), but you don’t win 400 games and CIF championships without good players, good assistants, a strong administration and having the support of your family. -  “I love coaching, so I consider myself very lucky to do what I do.” -  “I’ve been blessed with hardworking kids who put in the time to succeed,” Olive said. “The players take a lot of pride in being part of the program. -  “There is a sense of family in the program and that family extends out. I love that our former players come home and help with our tournament.  - ...