Great Falls Basketball 2010 -2011 Coaches Meeting Monday

Great Falls Basketball 2010 -2011 Coaches Meeting Monday, 7: 30 PM – 9: 00 PM October 25, 2010 Forestville Elementary School

Fred Weber Commissioner Great Falls Basketball Welcome and Introductions

Agenda GF Hoops Overview Website Demo Training Program Referee Program Leadership by Example Gyms & VBD Test Breakouts with GGC’s Fred Weber Greg Potteiger Christie Shumadine Neal Abravanel Phil Simonides Fred Weber All

New Board Members n Directors Leaving q q q Ed Hott Billy White Jennie Bishoff Brenda Bosch Suzy Serger n Nominations q q q q q * Re-elected Dick Warrick – new posn Michelle Claude Greg Potteiger Larry Zmuda Debbie Volpicelli Salmi Rezvani Fran Scofield – new posn Neal Abravanel* Phil Simonides*

Great Falls Basketball 2010 – 2011 Fred Weber Dick Warrick Malia Kishore Debbie Volpicelli Larry Zmuda Neal Abravanel* Michelle Claude Greg Potteiger Fran Scofield Dave Hamilton Christie Shumadine Salmi Rezvani Phil Simonides* Commissioner Director of Select Director of Girls House Grades 2 -10 Director of Boys House Grades 7 -12 Director of Boys House Grade 2 -6 Director of Referees Director of Information & Scheduling Director of Facilities Director of Equipment Director of Player and Coach Training, Treasurer Director of BOD Operations Director of Coaches

Subcommittees - Task Forces q q q Player & Coach Training and Development (Christie) Website (Greg) Select Program (Dick) House Program (Malia) Referee Program (Neal)

Outputs: Some Changes n n n Select Program New Website Program Expansion (K – 12) Year Round Basketball Opportunities Equipment Changes/Upgrades q q q Players Jerseys (Team Names) Basketballs Coaches Shirts

Program Logistics A Snapshot n n n n 1163 Players (1055 House/108 Select) 1643 Parents 122 Teams (111 House/11 Select) 114 Referees 800 House Games 2255 Referee Assignments 1285 Uniforms 7 Gyms

“Thank You!!” to Our Volunteers n n n 13 Board Members 18 Grade Group Coordinators (GGC’s) 122 Coaches q 14 Coaching Multiple Teams

Greg Potteiger Director Information & Scheduling

Website Overview n All League information (Schedules, Rules etc. ) q n Coaches: responsible for updating / maintaining certain information: q q q n n Should be parents “First Stop” for information. Game Scores / Outcomes Game Summaries / Coach’s Blog (optional) End of year player evaluations Demo Coach’s will receive: q q usernames and passwords “Help” sheet before season start

Malia Kishore Director of Girls House Grades 2 - 10

Girls Director and GGC’s Director – Malia Kishore Grade 2 - Lisa Medici Grade 3 - Lisa Rymsza Grade 4 - Dana Boyd Grade 5 - Barbara Young Grade 6 - Heather Jacobs Grade 7 - Terri Nussbaum Grade 8 - Shari Britt Grade 9/10 - Salmi Rezvani*

Larry Zmuda Director of Boys House Grades 2 - 6

Director Boys (Grades 2– 6) & GGC’s Director – Larry Zmuda Grade 2 - Cori Johnson Grade 3 - Arun Muralidhar Grade 4 - Julie Dunlap Grade 5 - Sara Viener/Barbara Kelley Grade 6 - Nancy Collins/Rebekah Bardwell

Debbie Volpicelli Director of Boys House Grades 7 - 12

Director Boys (Grades 8 -12) & GGC’s Director – Debbie Volpicelli 7 th Grade - Beccie Collier 8 th Grade - Debbie Volpicelli* 9 th Grade - TBD 10 th Grade - Nancy Murray* 11/12 Grade - TBD

Fran Scofield Director of Facilities

Gym Status Capacity is Tight (AGAIN!) n n Just received winter gym allocations. We don’t have: q q n Lake Anne ES - due to renovation. YMCA Teen Center – still working on it. Just enough to fit everyone.

Key Dates Nov 3 (Wed) Nov 4 (Thur) Nov 5 (Fri) Nov 6 (Sat) Nov 7 (Sun) House League Player Allocation "Tryout" Sessions House League Player Allocation "Tryout" Sessions Nov 9 (Tues) Nov 18 (Thur) Training for House League Coaches Nov 21 (Sun) House League game schedules published to web site Nov 15 (Mon) through Nov 22 (Mon) House League Player Allocation/Drafts

Gyms n n n 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 No bouncing balls in hall

County Gym Contacts Weekends & Weeknights Coaches: Call 703 -324 -5515 Leave message: After Hours On-Call Monitor Who will respond promptly.

Christie Shumadine Treasurer Director of Player and Coach Training

Basketball Year-Round n Summer Programs q q n Weekly skills, drills & scrimmages by age group Sunday shooting clinics Two camps in August 215 kids participated in these camps; some in more than one! Fall Programs q Weekday shooting clinics and skills clinics PLAN GOING FORWARD IS TO CONTINUE THESE OFFERINGS IN SPRING AND SUMMER!! SPREAD THE GOOD NEWS

Player & Coach Training Agenda of Topics n Player Training and Development q q n Fundamentals Safety Coach Training Programs q oneononebasketball. com

Player Training n n Coaches: Primary Source of Training and Development One on One Basketball, Inc. q q q 1 st Grade – 10 weeks skills and drills training 2 nd Grade – 11 weeks (90 minute sessions) n 7 Weeks Skills Training; 4 Weeks Full Court Games 3 rd thru 10 th Grade n One on One - assists all teams for one entire practice. q q Coaches to identify areas of need in advance. One on One then provides team specific sessions.

Training for Coaches n One on One Basketball, Inc q q Mandatory attendance at 90 minute session on either Nov 9 or Nov 18 session Each night: n n q One session for 2 nd – 5 th grade One session for 6 th – 10 th grade Offering Age Group Appropriate: n n Skill Level Assessment Methods Drills – individual and team How to Structure Practices and Practice Plans Q & A Sessions

Key Dates Mark Your Calendars n Coaching Clinics Group A: Grades 2 -5 Group B: Grades 6 -10 q Loc TBA q n 11/9 11/18 Loc TBA 6: 00 PM– 7: 30 PM-9: 00 PM Group A Group B Group A Coaching Blitz q q If you want additional help in December, send a note to christie@gfhoops. com and we’ll set you up with a trainer at your practice session In January at your practice location – Mandatory

Coaches Manual Find it on the GFHoops Website n n n Code of Conduct House Coaching Checklist Master 2010 -2011 Calendar House League Rules of Play Tryouts and Player Allocation/Selection Procedure Everything you need is on the website

Skill Evaluations and Team Draft Logistics n Skill Evaluations q q Read the process document before tryouts Five Skill Areas: n n n q q Ball Handling Shooting Defense Passing Rebounding Recording secretary – to collect data Consistency n Draft q q Goal: Balanced Teams Information Sharing No substitutes in your age group No pre-assignment of asst coaches if they have a child in the group

Equipment Changes/Upgrades n Players Jerseys q n Basketballs q n No more NBA/WNBA Jerseys Improved quality Coaches Shirts q q Improved Quality Will NOT be provided each year n Fill out order form on your seat q n Turn in to your GGC Tonight. You may order more than 1 (1 st one is on GFHoops)

Neal Abravanel & Michelle Claude The Referee Program

Referee Program 2 Directors n Neal Abravanel and Michelle Claude q q q Recruits Referees Trains Referees Manages Referee Performance n n n Reviews game feedback from gym coordinators, coaches, and others Provides feedback to referees “Rule of the Week” email n Mike Cafferky q Assigns Refs to Games n n n Keeps Work Records Computes Pay Sean Keating and Kathryn Hemlock q On-court ref trainers in grade 3 games.

Referee Program 100+ Referees Experience 2008 2009 2010 1 12 41 36 2 28 18 22 3 19 13 18 4 13 17 15 5+ 30 20 11 Total 102 118 114

Referee Program n n n We lost quite a few experienced refs this past year through graduation. Adult vs kid refs. 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 Neal after the game to discuss further. Neal@gfhoops. com

Referee Program Rule Reminders n n n 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. 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

Phil Simonides Director of Coaches

Coaches You Are The Key to Our Success! n n n n Model Positive Behavior – both winning & losing Teach Children the Game Spread The Playing Time Manage Your Parents* Respect Referees Youth Coaches Have Fun!

Coaches Issues From Prior Years DON’TS n Flagrant Fouls. n Running up the score n Too many “coaches” yelling during game n Harsh coaching n Improper substitutions n Abusive behavior from coaches to refs n Coaches taunting each other DOs: n 5 pass rule, no press, no 3 pointers, change player positions n At most two assistants n Be positive AND instructive n Have a playtime game plan n Control your players/yourself – no trash talking and unsportsmanlike conduct

Behavior Incidents Last Year n Issues q q 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 n Themes q q 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 n n n Goal: Model Positive Behavior for the kids. q This is more than basketball. q It's about teaching good sportsmanship. Zero Tolerance: for verbally abusing the refs. q They are an important part of our program. q Contact your coach or Neal Abravanel. . . don't yell at the refs. q Yelling raises the tension in the gyms and impacts the players very negatively. q Their play tends to get more physical and emotional and it makes the situation worse. Remember: Our refs are kids. q Think - about the impact of yelling at children in a public forum

Coach Messages n n 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. You are the role model. q n 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. q We had mixed results with the coaches.

VBD Test – Fran Scofield Volunteer Building Directors n Coaches go to: http: //www. fairfaxcounty. gov/rec/team_sports/volbld_dir. htm q Create an account q Watch the video q Take the test on-line. q Certificates - sent via e-mail. (Certification good for 2 years) n Coaches – you are the face of the organization q Protect and enhance the GF Hoops reputation q The facilities we share must be treated with care and respect. q Leave GYMS in EQUAL to or BETTER shape than when you arrived.

Wrap Up n n Q and A Breakouts with GGC’s q q Determine Team Names Get Practice Slots