Coaches - Responsibility

A huge thanks for stepping up to coach this season, greatly appreciated! To help you hit the ground running, we’ve put together some useful resources for the season.

Please reach out to us if you have any questions - we’re here to help.

The Coaches Code of Conduct can be found on BABA's website.
Below are a few guidelines to help first time coaches:
- Set goals at the start of the season as a group and as individuals and refer back to these goals during the season.
- Keep it all fun.
- Attention and praise to be placed on defence over offence.
- Don’t be afraid to ask questions. Just because you’re a coach doesn’t mean you know all the answers. Use other coaches, referees, court coordinator. E.g. rules, game day, drills for training, dealing with challenging kids.
- Discipline at training or game day
  - Simply give three warnings then start taking 5 minutes of game time away from them.
  - We are all volunteers and only get an hour training together each week and we don’t need 1 or 2 kids making it harder for us.
  - If you require assistance to manage conflict with players or parents, please don’t hesitate to get in contact with Dave or Ronnie and they will deal with it confidentially.
- Get your team to gel as a team to work for each other as a group:
  - Set an example with your behaviour to all officials, players and parents
  - Be positive and don’t correct every mistake
  - Even court time, encourage your team manager to take on this role.
  - Constant encouragement.
  - Don’t overthink it. Enjoy it!
  - Being an encouraging unbiased strong leader will naturally bring improvement to your team.
Please familiarise yourself with the bylaws for the BABA competition.
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Rotation sheets to help the Coaches & Managers prepare their subs.
View court bookings including confirmed time/venue for your team.

You'll have access to the court for practice during Term 4, 2024, and Term 1, 2025.

Each booking is for a 1-hour session, and each team is assigned a half court.
At games Coaches must wear the official Dunsborough Basketball Club polo shirt.

If you are new to the club, please collect your shirt at the Team Kit Bag + Uniform collection day this Sunday 6 October from 1-3pm.

Please contact us if you have not received your polo prior to the start of the season.
Due to the large number of teams and the number of games this season, it will put a lot of pressure on the number of umpires BABA have.
We ask that you please always respect the referees and their decisions, even if you may not agree with a call.
BABA have LOTS of new umpires who are also learning and are constantly being supported by a senior umpire, and abuse towards ANY umpire will not be tolerated.
Please reiterate to all players and their parents in your team.

New Coaches

- Focus on fundamentals - passing, shooting and dribbling.
  - There are so many drills on youtube and google for basketball, pick the ones that you understand and work for your team.
  - If they don’t work the first time you try the drills, try it again a couple of weeks later. Sometimes it can take a few times to get it right.
- Watch other coaches trainings and games to get new drills and different approaches to coaching.
- Make the drills fun. Incorporating competitiveness will help.
- Use playing a game at the end of training as a lure to get some drills done beforehand.
- Get just your team together for a talk 5 minutes before warm up to get them engaged.
- Warm up:
  - You have 3 minutes of warm up time before tip off.
  - Get your team to do some lay up drills to get them ready. Leave 30 seconds for a quick chat before tip off.
- 5 players to start on the court and your subs (impact players) sit with you next to the scoring bench.
- Talk to your players on the bench and on the court as much as you need to. Don’t be shy. Communication is so important in basketball and it normally starts with you.
- Even court time, use your team manager to do subs they are a vital part of the team and its one less job for you.
- Subs:
  On any whistle ask the referee for a sub and the referee will let you know when players can swap over.
- Timeouts:
  - Simply ask the referee or score bench for a time out, the referee will call time out at the next break in play get your players to have a seat and a drink.
  - Talk about any problems that can be fixed and always end with something positive.
  - You generally get 1 to 2 minutes so make your message short sharp and direct.
- No matter the result, get everyone in a group after the game. Talk about what you can work on at training and try to end up with hands in and something positive for everyone to leave on.
Fill-in Players – U10
(As per By-laws Section 23. Special Rules)
- U10 can draw Players from any other U10 team in any BABA club of the same gender.
- No paperwork is required to be completed.
- No restrictions on the number of times a Player can Fill-in.
Fill-in Players – U12 – Seniors
(As per By-laws Section 10. Fill-in Players)
- Teams can draw Players up from both ages of the Division below them.
- Teams can draw Players from across Divisions (Eg C can play B or A / B can play A)
- Paperwork is required to be completed and presented to the Court Coordinator 20 minutes prior to the start of the game.
- A Player can only Fill-in for up to four (4) times per season.
For more details visit BABA bylaws.
A summary of rules from BABA can be found here.
U10 Rules: This age group is playing with modified rules as per bylaws section 25 – Special Rules. The Rules and information for how they are applied during the season can be found here.

Age Group Guidelines

- Emphasis on being a team
- Winning or losing is not a thing that’s why there is no score on the scoreboard
- Respect Encouragement and a positive atmosphere to all players coaches referees and spectators
- Learning and Teaching good sportsmanship
- Fun and enjoyment
- Even court time please encourage your team manager to do this
- Super basic skills at training don’t overcomplicate it
- Fundamental and basic skills eg. Dribbling passing shooting with both hands
- Huge emphasis on defence and passing which encourages working as a team
- Even court time in all grades use your team manager for this as they are a part of the team
- Learn offensive positions
- End feedback with positives
- Setting up on offence (spacing)
- Playing roles on defence/offence
- Involving all the team in conversations about games trainings and strategies
- Be honest with feedback at this age
- Generally guiding the group calling subs/time outs when required. Being as honest as possible with what is or is not working
- Old enough now to have real input in trainings and games. Encourage it
- Don’t let them slack off on discipline in games or training
- Learn how to use and attack zone defences as this is the first year of using them
- Encourage as much input as you can from the team for training and playing.
- Keep an eye on discipline at training and games
- Hand over some of the decision making to the team
- Be a guide for the team through the season
- Have open and honest conversations as a group