2015-2016 Coach Information
Coach Registration
All coaches for the 2015-2016 Season must register for free online.
This can be done at the same time as you register your child or can be done separately by clicking on the "Coach Sign Up" link at the top of this page.
If you are coaching more than one team, please make sure that you indicate that during the registration process.
There is a new team registration that we are using this season. Currently only head coaches can register for the team. Assistant coaches need to contact Gail Mixon at [email protected] to register as a coach. Coaches can follow the registration steps below.
Background Check
In addition to the online registration, coaches must also fill out an online volunteer background check. Please email Kate Brewer at [email protected] to get the link to fill out the form. Please put "Basketball Coach Background Check" in the subject line.
Please submit all other basketball questions to Gail Mixon at [email protected].
Steps for Head Coaches to Register:
Step 1: Create a new account if you have never logged in or log in with existing credentials by using the buttons at the top right of the page.
Step 2: Click on "Coach Sign Up" above and then click on "Volunteer Now" beside "2015 - Winter - Basketball".
Step 3: Select the division(s) in which you want to coach. If you coach more than one team, please select all the divisions that apply and then click "Continue" at the bottom of the page.
Step 4: Select yourself to be the Head Coach
Step 5: Enter your remaining information. This is where you will enter your Team Name.
Step 6: Your team page is created! From here you then can invite players to your team by entering their email address. This page also tells you how many players have joined your team and what the minimum and maximum players per team are. PLUS, the team code is on this page too. You can pass this code out to anyone who you would like to join your team. When you enter emails on this page, each email will already include the team code.
Coach Manual
A hole-punched hard copy of the coach manual will be provided at the coaches meeting (see Key Dates for dates and times). You will need to provide your own 3 ring notebook. We will also keep the entire coaches manual posted here if you need an additional copy. Click HERE for a PDF of the 2015-2016 Coach Manual.
Rules
The Coach Manual above includes the 2015-2016 Rules. For a PDF of the rules only, click HERE.
Except where the rules unique to PSO apply, play is governed by the National Federation of State High School Association Rules Book for the current year. Click HERE if you would like to order a NFHS rule book.
NBA (3rd-6th Grade) Division Score Sheet - PDF
NBA (3rd-6th Grade) Division Score Sheet - Word Document
Value Lessons
The 2015-2016 Value Lessons are included in the Coach manual. For a PDF of these devotions only, click HERE.
Practice Sign Up
PSO provides one hour of practice time each week in the Prestonwood Sports & Fitness Center. Coaches will sign up on a first come, first serve basis at the PSO Basketball Coaches Meeting. However, a coach can request a practice time early by completing the following items:
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Register online as a coach (see coach registration process above).
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Submit a background check form to PSO (see "Background Check" above).
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Submit by email a complete roster to Gail Mixon at [email protected].
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Get the players on your roster to register. Your team roster must have between 7-10 players and you must have 100% of those players registered in order to secure an early practice time. Beginning October 16th the last roster submitted to Gail becomes your official roster and PSO has the right to start adding players to the rosters of teams with low number of players (see rules for more details).
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Once PSO has assigned you as a coach to your team, you can go to your team page to check your roster of players. Log in with your normal registration login, then click on "My Account" in the top right, then click on the "Volunteer" tab under your name. The teams you have been assigned to will be listed there and you can click on them to go to the team page to see your roster. To see contact information you will have a link on your roster page that says "Print Roster." This link is only visible to coaches that have been assigned to the team. In order to assign you as a coach to your team, your background check has to be CLEARED. This takes 1-2 weeks after it has been submitted.
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When you have completed the first 4 items above you will need to email Gail Mixon at [email protected] for confirmation. When she confirms all items are complete she will send you a confirmation email that includes practice information questions. Please forward that email with the questions answered to Brad Freeman at [email protected]. Please check the available practice times via the links below to help answer the questions.
Email Brad Freeman at [email protected] for available practice dates and times.
The NCAA plays cross-court games on our portable goals. Each team will have one portable goal for practice on half of their game court. Coaches can coordinate with other coaches to practice across from each other so that the full game court can be utilized for practice with that other team.
The NBA plays full-court games on our main goals. Each team will have one goal on a half court for practice. Coaches can coordinate with other coaches to practice across from each other so that the full game court can be utilized for practice with that other team.
Referees
We have paid referees from the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Officials Association in our NBA Divisions (3rd-6th Grade) only. In our NCAA Divisions our coaches referee. In our PreK Boys and our PreK-K Girls divisions we have the coaches of the teams playing officiate their own games. In our other NCAA divisions we have a coach from each team referee the game before theirs. If your game is the first on that court for the day then we ask you to come back to the last game on that court. The refereeing responsibilities can be divided among all the coaches on the team. For example, if there are 2 coaches, each coach will referee 4 games. By having our coaches referee, we are better able to create the environment that we want to establish for our league. It also helps the coach learn what it is like to be a ref. Some argue that we lose consistency in the refs from game to game. But when is the last time that you really saw any kind of consistency from paid refs (don't tell them I said that!).
Coaches Meeting
Coaches will be required to attend a coaches meeting where a clear message will be provided regarding the mission of the PSO Basketball League, league rules, expectations, etc. All coaches will be expected to attend and sign a statement of understanding. Coaches meeting dates are listed on the Key Dates page. You must attend one of the mandatory meetings.
Post-Season Tournament
There will be a post-season tournament in the NBA (3rd - 6th grade) divisions. Participation in this tournament is an added bonus and not a right. It is not guaranteed that all teams will make it into the tournament (at least 4 teams from each division will qualify for the post-season tournament). Seeding in this tournament will be determined based on win/loss record during the regular season. In the event of ties the online standings may not be correct (please check the official rules for tie breaker rules). Teams will only advance to the post-season tournament if they can field a team of at least 5 players and one coach at the Skills Clinic (please check key dates for date and time). The tournament is a single elimination tournament. Failure to attend the Skills Clinic is considered a loss in the tournament.
Uniform Order (Updates coming soon)
The registration fee does not include player uniforms. PSO has a preferred provider relationship with Sports Distributors in Richardson, TX. Coaches must collect uniform information from the players and place the order for the entire team.
All uniform orders will begin on September 22nd. The key dates page has the uniform order deadline.
| League |
Replacements for last year's uniforms |
Cost per player |
What's Included |
| NCAA (PreK-2nd Grade) |
TBD |
TBD |
Reversible jersey, shorts, t-shirt, iron on stars |
| NBA (3rd-6th Grade) |
TBD |
TBD |
Reversible jersey, reversible shorts, t-shirt, iron on stars |
Coaches can use the following forms to place the order. Please direct all questions to Don at Sports Distributors.
NCAA (PreK-2nd Grade) Choices
NBA (3rd-6th Grade) Choices
Player List and Sizes
Sizing Chart
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Updating Your Team Page
Blue Sombrero hosted this webinar on Team Pages a while back. Below is the recorded live webinar, presented by Vice President of Sales, Tom Arnett. Looking for a way to showcase your teams to parents, grandparents, and players alike? This webinar shows you how to create dynamic, modern profiles for your teams. When it refers to "clubs," that would be the same as Prestonwood Sports Organization in our case. This video is 24 minutes long, starts a little slow and is presented from a soccer team perspective but is worth your time if you want to make full use of our new site.
Coaching Tips
Below are links to some tips and drills that will help you as you are coaching your players. We will add to these as we come across good information. The internet is full of great ideas but, as with anything, some of what is out there is bad information or not easily implemented at the youth level where you only have one or two practices a week. The thing to keep in mind is to help players understand concepts that can apply to different situations. Click on the titles below to be taken to the drill.
Practice Organization:
Upward Coach
For coaches that are really unsure about how to set up practice, what drills to run, etc., Upward has put together some great drills and practice plans. Our NCAA divisions run very similar to Upward and this is a great resource for those coaches. However, the NBA division coaches can benefit from these plans as well. This website has different practices for teams that have their 1st practice before and after September 1st. That has to do with the devotions that they use and very little to do with the actual practice plan and drills. For the PSO league, please use the devotions that we have provided for this year.
Defense:
The White Line: Teaching Basketball Help Defense
While we do not allow you to put tape down on our court, this is a great concept to teach all players. You can use throw-down spots or cones instead of a line. With the NCAA division I would teach the rope concept first as described below.
Hand on the Rope: Teaching Youth Basketball Defense
This is a great concept to teach your players. It puts players that are one pass away into great defensive position. However, when you are 2 or more passes away from the ball (or a long pass away) it doesn't put you in the best help defense position. You need to refer to the "white line" concept above in those situations. With the PreK through 1st grade players, this may be the only concept you want to teach. Their concept development may not be ready to combine two concepts. The 2nd grade needs to move from the rope concept to the white line concept or they will really start to suffer beginning in the 3rd grade. NBA coaches need to realize that the rope concept works with zone positioning as well. By the way, you can get twine a lot cheaper than rope and accomplish the same thing.
Offensive Skills:
3 Simple and FUN Youth Basketball Drills
Here are 3 really simple youth basketball drills that are TONS of fun and excellent for developing young players. We use these drills all the time...
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