I am coaching my son’s basketball team.  I got hooked in the last minute, when the league was desperate for coaches.  Being I love the game (although I am too old to play anymore), I thought it would be fun to start teaching it.  How tough can it be?

time-management

Running a basketball team of 4th graders, is like running a company.  I have been part of Intelletrace for 6 years now and I never had a challenge like this one.  Teaching all levels.  Some having never played before and others going on their 3rd year.  The attention span is short and when the kids are not busy, the chatting gets going and the minds start wandering.  It can be compared to the work environment, when people are not busy with work and are not motivated by their managers or leaders to be productive.  The gossip begins and the breaks seem to get longer.
I am going on 4 weeks.  The experience has been great.  We got beat up pretty bad in the first game, but we know what we need to work on and have set a benchmark on what to improve on.
I will keep the blog updated as the season progesses.  I look forward to the challenge and seeing improvement after every practice.