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Three Mistakes
to Avoid in Youth Sports Practices
By: Gary
Stocker
www.youthsportstraining.com
1. One Coach – One Drill
No matter what the sport, young athletes are there for the activity,
time with other kids, and to learn sport skills. Whether it is 15
players on a baseball team or 8 players on a basketball team, the
best approach is to have more than one drill or multiple stations of
the same drill going on concurrently.
For example, when we do the ‘Up and In’ shooting drill in
basketball, we have lines going on both sides. We divide the
players up by position and then have volunteer moms and dads do the
drill. For those moms and dads who are uncomfortable with running a
drill, we teach them with great patience so that they can continue
to come and add value to their child’s team.
If I don’t have parents to help, and don’t see any opportunity to
get them, I start teaching the children the drills as they get
older. I have seen many 10, 11, and 12 year olds take great pride
and responsibility for running a drill with their teammates.
Another trick I’ve developed is to create
something called ‘depth repetition’. For example, when teaching baseball
players how to lead off of first base - don’t just have one player at a time at
first base. Instead, line the players up from first base outward along the
right field line. Have them put their gloves down on the right field line. The
glove becomes their first base for the purpose of teaching lead offs, tag ups,
steals, etc. I have had more than 10 players at a time doing this. You get
lots of repetitions and everyone of the children is involved.
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