Make it fun, make it exciting, make it a learning opportunity for all involved!
"When people feel extraordinary, you get extraordinaryresults. When people
feel ordinary, you get ordinaryresults." - Rick Pitino, Louisville Head
Coach
- Implement a student-athlete leadership program
- Get involved in the community... do communtiy service activities
- Get involved in the school... do a reading program at your schools elementary school
- Get your families involved... hold open practice sessions for family, faculty and community members
- Have a team newsletter and/or website for parents, fans and your feeder program
- Have "Hoops Du Jor" nights where kids can come to the gym and play...no strings attached, just fun!
- Honor teachers & staff from the school with "Honorary Coaches" night
- Honor past championship teams at half-time
- Hold an "Alumni Night" with a dinner before or after the game...this allows your current players and staff to network with past players and staff
- Hold a youth coaches clinic for local youth leagues...youth coaches are typically parents, who are always interested in learning more about the fundamentals of the game, plus it's a good way for teams to start practicing your system!
- Host free youth clinics before certain games
- Invite local youth teams to play during your half-time at your games...to a young athlete, there's nothing better than playing on the "big stage"!
- Combine a boys and girls game where the girls play first and the boys follow.
- Offer free popcorn, pizza or hotdogs at all home games
- Make Senior Night a big deal!
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