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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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  3. /Assist Session 4: Running Segments and Managing Partners

Assist Session 4: Running Segments and Managing Partners

Kids Coaching · Lesson 11 of 26All lessons

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Session 4 of 6 in the Assist Protocol (Kids). Read this before the class, then do the quiz and reflection after it.

Start running game segments when the lead coach hands them to you. With kids, rules communication has to be shorter and simpler than with adults. You also start taking ownership of partner selection.

Continue alternating between programs (or do two in whichever program you have fewer reps in).

For the Lead Coach

The trainee starts running segments and pairing kids. Both are harder with kids than with adults.

  • Hand them a simple game to run. Pick something with a familiar format so they're not fighting the rules explanation and the coaching at the same time. Lemov's principle of managing extrinsic load: the familiar format lets them focus on coaching, not logistics.
  • Let them pick partners for a round. Then debrief: Why did you pair those kids? What were you matching on? Did any pairings not work? This is one of the highest-leverage skills in kids coaching and it only develops through practice.
  • Give them feedback on brevity. The most common mistake new kids coaches make is talking too long between rounds. If their explanation was over 30 seconds, point it out. With kids, shorter is almost always better.

After the Session: Quiz and Reflection

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

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