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Youth Development Guidelines
Basketball is the most popular youth sport in America and is played by millions of young people in the United States and around the world. According to the Sports & Fitness Industry Association, 9.8 million boys and girls ages 6-17 played basketball in 2015. Playing basketball fosters the development of peer relationships, self-esteem, leadership qualities,…
Body Language Matters
AURIEMMA DEMANDS EXCELLENCE — “Me, we, my coaching staff, we put a huge premium on body language,” Auriemma said. “And if your body language is bad, you will never get in the game. Ever. I don’t care how good you are. If somebody says, well, you just benched (Breanna Stewart) for 35 minutes in the…
W.O.R.K.
To OBC, success is our players learning and exercising the values in our acronym W.O.R.K., which we constantly seek to emphasize in practices and games, and we trust will continue to benefit players long after their basketball careers are over. Work ethic – It’s worth being redundant here, we believe hard work beats talent and…
Parent Participation
Frank Martin, the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at the University of South Carolina, discusses youth sports and parent involvement.
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