Great Falls Basketball 2011 -2012 Coaches Meeting Wednesday

Great Falls Basketball 2011 -2012 Coaches Meeting Wednesday, November 2, 2011 7: 30 PM – 9: 00 PM Forestville Elementary School

Fred Weber Commissioner Great Falls Basketball Welcome and Introductions

Agenda GF Hoops Overview Website Summary Training Program Referee Program Leadership by Example Gyms & VBD Test Breakouts with GGC’s Fred Weber Greg Potteiger Larry Zmuda Neal Abravanel Phil Simonides Debbie Volpicelli All

GFHoops League Timeline 8/23 => 10/5 10/9 10/1 -10/19 10/5 10/17 10/24 -10/30 11/1 11/2 11/4 -11/16 11/18 -20 Wk of 11/28 Dec 3, 4 Dec 10, 11 Dec 17, 18 Jan 7, 8 Mar 2012 Registrations Period Late Registrations Close & Wait List Begins Select Tryouts Referee Training Begins Board Review & Selection of House Coaches House Skill Evaluations (“Tryouts”) GGC-Only Mtg (Mandatory) House Coaches, GGC’s, Mtg (Mandatory) <= YOU ARE HERE! House Practice Slots Assigned House Drafts/Teams Formed House Jerseys & Water Bottles Distributed House Practices Start House Regular Season Begins House Games Resume (post Holiday) House Post Season Ends

“Thank You!!” to Our Volunteers n n n 13 Board Members 15 Grade Group Coordinators (GGC’s) 121 Coaches q 13 Coaching Multiple Teams

New Board Members n Directors Leaving q q Fran Scofield Salmi Rezvani n New Directors q q q John Mc. Gavin Liz Fitton Peter Van Volkenburg Malia Kishore * Debbie Volpicelli * Larry Zmuda* * Assuming New Board Position

Great Falls Basketball 2011 – 2012 Fred Weber Dick Warrick John Mc. Gavin Peter Van Volkenburg Liz Fitton Neal Abravanel Michelle Claude Greg Potteiger Debbie Volpicelli* Malia Kishore* Christie Shumadine Larry Zmuda* Phil Simonides * Assuming new positions Commissioner Director of Select Director of Girls House Grades 3 -11 Director of Boys House Grades 7 -12 Director of Boys House Grade 3 -6 Director of Referees Deputy Director of Referees Director of Information & Scheduling Director of Facilities Director of Equipment Treasurer Director of Player and Coach Training Director of Coaches

Program Logistics A Snapshot n n n n 1139 Players (1045 House/94 Select) 1643 Parents 144 Teams (134 House/10 Select) 118 Referees 800 House Games 2255 Referee Assignments 1285 Uniforms 6 Gyms

Program Enhancements n n Website – 2 nd Year in Roll-out Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) q q n Year Round Basketball Strategy q q n Select Program - Grades 5 & 6 Boys and Girls House Program – PCA “Lite” Implementation Summer Clinics Friday Night Lights Equipment Changes/Upgrades q Water Bottles – New This Year

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 Should be parents “First Stop” for information. Game Scores / Outcomes Game Summaries / Coach’s Blog (optional) End of year player evaluations Coach’s will receive: q q usernames and passwords “Help” sheet before season start

John Mc. Gavin Director of Girls House Grades 3 - 11

Girls House Director and GGC’s Director – John Mc. Gavin Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9/10/11 Erin Hawley Lisa Rymsza Peter Kurzenhauser Kari Levrick Deanne Mc. Granahan Terri Nussbaum Deborah Georgetti-Piro

Liz Fitton Director of Boys House Grades 3 - 6

Director Boys (Grades 2– 6) & GGC’s Director – Liz Fitton Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Cori Johnson Karen Pallotta Julie Dunlap Marion Devlin

Peter Van Volkenburg Director of Boys House Grades 7 - 12

Director Boys (Grades 7 -12) & GGC’s Director – Peter Van Volkenburg Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11/12 Nancy Collins Beccie Collier Debbie Volpicelli Julie Casso Beccie Collier

Debbie Volpicelli Director of Facilities

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

Key Dates Nov 4 (Fri) through Nov 16 (Wed) House League Player Allocation/Drafts Nov 18 -20 House Jerseys Distributed Nov 9 (Wed) Nov 18 (Fri) Training for House League Coaches Nov 21 (Sun) Wk of 11/28 Dec 3, 4 Dec 10, 11 Dec 17, 18 Jan 7, 8 House League game schedules on web site House Practices Start House Regular Season Begins House Games Resume (post Holiday)

Gyms n n n We need to behave in gyms so we don't lose them Police up after yourselves! First Practice: talk to parents and players about the gyms q q No food or drinks other than WATER. No bouncing balls in hall No players left unsupervised No players left behind “waiting” for their ride!

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

Larry Zmuda Director of Player and Coach Training

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 – 12 weeks (90 minute sessions) n 8 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 larry@gfhoops. com and we will 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 2011 -2012 Calendar House League Rules of Play Tryouts and Player Allocation/Selection Procedure

Skill Evaluations and Team Drafts 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 Last Season: no more NBA/WNBA Jerseys Improved quality Coaches Jerseys 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)

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

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 Reviews game feedback from gym coordinators, coaches, and others Provides feedback to referees n Mike Cafferky q Assigns Refs to Games n n Keeps Work Records Computes Pay Contacts: Neal@gfhoops. com Michelle@gfhoops. com

Referee Program 100+ Referees Experience 2009 2010 2011 1 41 36 51 2 18 22 10 3 13 18 10 4 17 15 24 5+ 20 11 23 Total 118 114 118

Referee Program n n n Largest class of 1 st year refs in many years. Very popular program with GF Families. 1 st job for most. Training for refs commenced at the beginning of October and continues through Thanksgiving and beyond. “Classroom” and “on-court training” 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 Take the “ref exam” and test your rules knowledge! Feedback (good or bad) is highly encouraged! But please give us feedback that is “teachable”.

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. Please never confront on court ref with “comments” or questions. The desk ref is there to help during stoppages of play only. 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 –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 n Gaming the system 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 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. 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 – Debbie Volpicelli 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