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MYBA Coaching Guidelines & Resources

Coaches set the tone and have a huge impact on the children they are coaching. Please come to games and or practices with a positive mindset.

  • Coaches must come to practice with a plan and a positive state of mind. 
  • Keep in mind players will be at different talent levels. 
  • Make sure to have fun and to keep the children engaged.
  • The attention span of a young child is short. It will be best to keep the drills short but also to keep the time between drills to a minimum. 

Ask each child to bring a ball and plenty of water.

Here are some sample practice guidelines and other resources coaches can use for drills, etc.

Coaches can use the skills checklist to assess the skill level of players for their grade. It should be particularly helpful for assessing the development of players in grades 1 - 4.