Ponytails To The Basket

A Curriculum For Grade School Basketball Coaches

Joel Sackenheim

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Outskirts Press
23 April 2025

Sports training & coaching; Basketball

Series: Ponytails to the Basket

You've just been ""volunteered"" to coach your child's grade school basketball team...what now? Coach Joel's book lays out a teaching curriculum for how to develop your players through their formative grade school years and prepare them for the next levels of basketball. What skills should be taught in 3rd grade, and what should wait until 6th? How should you plan your practices? How can you (and CAN'T you) be helpful to them during the middle of a game? Coach Joel walks you through practices, games, film, communication strategies, how to teach team offense and defense, and even how to handle parents and referees! This book is a must-have for any parent-turned-coach who wants to do right by their kids at the grade school level.

By: Joel Sackenheim
Imprint: Outskirts Press
Volume: 1
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 327g
ISBN: 9781977275226
ISBN 10: 1977275222
Series: Ponytails to the Basket
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 23 April 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Joel Sackenheim is a 15-year veteran grade school basketball coach and former Basketball Director for his local CYO league. His dad, Neal, has coached grade school basketball for over 30 years, and his grandpa, also Neal, coached for years before that. Joel knew he would be a basketball coach when he was 8 years old and head coached his very first team at the age of 19. In addition to his passion for coaching basketball, he has reffed SAY soccer for 28 years, been a pipe organist and pianist in the Catholic Church for 19 years, and has taught Music, P.E., American History, World History, and Roman Catholic Theology at the K-12 level. He also has been an over-the-road trucker and is currently a truck driving instructor, training the next generation of CDL drivers. Coach Joel is pictured with Emma Broermann, his most successful player, who became her high school's all-time leading scorer, played five years for the University of North Florida, and now plays professionally overseas.

Reviews for Ponytails To The Basket: A Curriculum For Grade School Basketball Coaches

5.0 out of 5 stars - A must read for new basketball coaches... Not sure where to start as a youth basketball coach... This is a winner! Whether you're coaching girls or boys, this curriculum breaks it down to its simplest form. Even seasoned coached can learn a thing or two. Tricia M.