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Kids Coaching

  • Coaching Kids Classes
  • Shadow Protocol (Kids)
  • Shadow Session 1 (Little Lions): Simplicity and Energy
  • Shadow Session 2 (Little Lions): Behavioral Management and Safety
  • Shadow Session 3 (Golden Tigers): Complexity and the Drill-to-Game Pattern
  • Shadow Session 4 (Golden Tigers): Culture, Adaptation, and the Big Picture
  • Assist Protocol (Kids)
  • Assist Session 1: Being Present and Handling Behavioral Moments
  • Assist Session 2: Being Present and Handling Behavioral Moments
  • Assist Session 3: Running Segments and Managing Partners
  • Assist Session 4: Running Segments and Managing Partners
  • Assist Session 5: Owning Full Segments
  • Assist Session 6: Owning Full Segments
  • Co-Lead Protocol (Kids)
  • Co-Lead Session 1: Warmup + Standing Game (Plus a Taste of the Ground Game)
  • Co-Lead Session 2: Warmup + Standing Game (Plus a Taste of the Ground Game)
  • Co-Lead Session 3: Ground Game / Main Topic + Recall + Closeout
  • Co-Lead Session 4: Ground Game / Main Topic + Recall + Closeout
  • Co-Lead Session 5: Proving Consistency on the Hard Half
  • Co-Lead Session 6: Proving Consistency on the Hard Half
  • Solo with Supervision (Kids)
  • Solo Session 1: Running the Show
  • Solo Session 2: Running the Show
  • Solo Session 3: Proving Consistency
  • Solo Session 4: Proving Consistency
  • Solo Final Assessment (Kids)
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Assist Session 1: Being Present and Handling Behavioral Moments

Kids Coaching · Lesson 8 of 26All lessons

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Session 1 of 6 in the Assist Protocol (Kids). Read this before the class, then do the quiz and reflection after it.

Focus on being a useful body in the room. Walk the room during games, give individual feedback to kids, and handle behavioral moments when they come up. Your main job is letting the lead coach focus on teaching while you manage the edges.

Assist one Little Lions class and one Golden Tigers class in these first two sessions so you start seeing the differences firsthand.

For the Lead Coach

The trainee's focus is getting comfortable intervening with kids. This is the emotional hurdle most new kids coaches struggle with.

  • Give them a behavioral moment to handle. If you see a kid getting too rough or not participating, point the trainee at it instead of handling it yourself. "Go talk to Marcus about his intensity." Let them try, then debrief after.
  • Debrief their tone and approach. Did they hold the boundary or soften it? Were they "strict but silly" or just strict? Or just silly? This is the most important feedback you can give early on.
  • Reassure them. Getting stern with someone else's kid feels uncomfortable at first. That's normal. Tell them it gets easier with reps and that the kids actually respond better to clear boundaries than to hedging.

After the Session: Quiz and Reflection

Do this after you've assisted the class, not before.

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