Coaching Is Teaching
Unique to this organization is the major focus on helping coaches become better coaches, better teachers.
Naturally, the better coaches become at teaching the game the right way, the more learning and growth occurs for their student-athletes. Therefore, a great deal of effort is made to help teach, train and support the overall development of our coaches. Whether within the structure of a league setting or in our summer camps/academies, we focus as much time and attention (if not more) developing our teacher-coaches as we do our athletes. By developing the ethics, knowledge, technique, and overall teaching skills of our coaching staff over the years, the level of instruction continues to improve. Without question, quality teaching and coaching is VABA's signature ingredient and the most important factor in a positive experience for the athletes we serve.
In many respects, each teaching program serves as a "coaches clinic" (although there are separate, additional coaches clinics for coaches only). Coaches are given notebooks detailing specific coaching philosophies, explaining specific motivational theories, outlining step-by-step teaching techniques, and providing numerous basketball drills to use during the assigne program and beyond.
Naturally, the better coaches become at teaching the game the right way, the more learning and growth occurs for their student-athletes. Therefore, a great deal of effort is made to help teach, train and support the overall development of our coaches. Whether within the structure of a league setting or in our summer camps/academies, we focus as much time and attention (if not more) developing our teacher-coaches as we do our athletes. By developing the ethics, knowledge, technique, and overall teaching skills of our coaching staff over the years, the level of instruction continues to improve. Without question, quality teaching and coaching is VABA's signature ingredient and the most important factor in a positive experience for the athletes we serve.
In many respects, each teaching program serves as a "coaches clinic" (although there are separate, additional coaches clinics for coaches only). Coaches are given notebooks detailing specific coaching philosophies, explaining specific motivational theories, outlining step-by-step teaching techniques, and providing numerous basketball drills to use during the assigne program and beyond.
