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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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Shadow Protocol (Kids)

Kids Coaching · Lesson 2 of 26All lessons

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How to learn by watching before you coach kids classes.

Before you coach a kids class, you'll spend four sessions shadowing experienced kids coaches: two Little Lions classes (ages 4-7) and two Golden Tigers classes (ages 7-13). You need to see both programs because the coaching adjustments between age groups are significant.

Shadowing means attending class purely as an observer. You're not coaching, not giving feedback to kids, and not jumping in to play. You're watching how the lead coach runs the room.

The sessions below are numbered by focus area, not by required order. The only requirement is two Little Lions and two Golden Tigers. You can alternate between programs (LL, GT, LL, GT) or do them in blocks (LL, LL, GT, GT), whichever fits the schedule.

Don't take notes during class. Kids will absolutely fixate on the person writing in the corner. Write your notes immediately after.

For the fundamentals (adult) shadow protocol, see Shadow Protocol (Fundamentals).

Before you start

Read the Coaching Kids Classes page in full and listen to both assigned podcasts (Ep. 375: Andrew Green, Ep. 43: Rory Singer) before your first shadow session. You need that context to know what you're watching for.

The Sessions

Each session has its own page. Read it before that class, then do its quiz and reflection after.

  1. Shadow Session 1 (Little Lions): Simplicity and Energy
  2. Shadow Session 2 (Little Lions): Behavioral Management and Safety
  3. Shadow Session 3 (Golden Tigers): Complexity and the Drill-to-Game Pattern
  4. Shadow Session 4 (Golden Tigers): Culture, Adaptation, and the Big Picture

When You're Done

After four shadow sessions (2 Little Lions + 2 Golden Tigers), you move to the Assist Protocol (Kids) for six sessions. If you don't feel ready after four shadows, do more. The goal is understanding, not speed.

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