Danford Chamness

How to Coach Youth Sports Danford Chamness

This book was written expressly for you who are coaching children in sports. We stress how to teach children to participate in sports and to have fun doing it. The most important thing is participation by everyone. Planning your training program and what you should have in it is the next most important objective you have. Weve covered that in this book. How to prepare your training schedule and what you are able to accomplish effectively. We cover player rotation, substitution and fairness management. Progressive training is the key to getting the team working as a team. We have taken the children from kindergarten through the eighth grade and grouped them into categories. In each category we discuss the players abilities, what they are capable of in both the physical and emotion sense, and their limitations. We have also defined the coachs role, the parents role and the players role. As a coach, we cover the teaching attitude and methods. Always keeping in mind these are children, and the games are for the kids. In youth sports, winning isn't everything, but learning to play well and wanting to win is.