keeping score in youth basketball games?
959346
Well, let's start here.\n\nSTEP 1: Award 1 point for each free throw made. Free throws (also called foul shots) are attempted after a foul has been committed on a player who was in the act of shooting. \n\nSTEP 2: Add on 2 points for each successful basket made against the opposition. \n\nSTEP 3: Award 3 points for each successful basket made from beyond the 3-point line, which in the National Basketball Association (NBA) ranges from 22 feet to 23 feet 9 inches from the basket. A 3-point shot in the Women's NBA is 19 feet 9 inches from the basket. \n\nSTEP 4: Note that additional points are awarded in various other situations. Technical fouls, illegal defense fouls and flagrant fouls often result in free throws. \n\nSTEP 5: Understand that the team with the most total points at the end of regulation time wins the game. Barring overtime, NBA games last 48 minutes and college games last 40 minutes. Tips & Warnings \n\nAlso what level of basketball do you keep score for? This may help you in your journey in terms of keeping score?
434957
well, in my first year, i shot low, like goal shots, my coach put a goal in front of my face and made me pass to him above the goal, it worked! it was to same case with catching. also, compete withur friend for scooping, have your coach throw the ball out, and whoever scoops it first doesn't have to take a lap.  hope i help!!
971622
If you play rally scoring,you go to 25 points, but you have to win by two plus it's best two-out-of-three for high school J.V. and best three-out-of-five for high school varsity. There is another type of scoring, I belive it's called round-robin, where you only go for 15 points. I think that is best 2-out-of-3 also.
501650
It takes practice.  Try with a couple of ballgames on videotape at first to get the hang of the book without losing track of the game.  This website will also help: http://www.baseballscorecard.com/kscore.htm
629317
3 quick tips\n\n1) Keep simple stats on your 1st 3 games(while they're still "gearing up"). At mid season start complimenting  them individually for bringing up their average, RBIs, cutting down on strike-outs etc. Motivate them to get better!\n\n2)Pizza party or ice cream for a "best effort" game - win or lose!\n\n3) If they are coming out flat after a rough loss, challenge them for just 1 or 2 more hits this week than last...and let the kids help motivate themselves.\n\nIt's all for fun, but winning and being recognized for getting better are great motivators
587945
The best thing that i have seen to do and done to improve FG % is to have a goal at home, even a portable one for 150 from wal-mart works, work on just shooting, if you don't make the shot run to the ball and shoot as fast as u can,dont think about it let it begin to come naturally without thinking just shooting
607080
Basketball Scoreboard
867180
What is your topic?\n\nTry making a word scramble with words from your theme. Have the kids work in groups of 3 or 4 to unscramble the words. The first team to finish (or first 2 teams) wins candy. \nCandy motivates any high school student.\n\nPlay basketball. Have the kids go up (1 kid from each row) and ask a question from your presentation. The first kid to write the correct answer on the board gets to take a shot. You can get a hoop from the dollar store, or use a wad of paper and the trash can. If they make the basket they get an extra point (or 2 points) for their team. The winning row gets candy. Tell them up front that there is a prize. They will be motivated.\n\nI also play the flyswatter game. Put a bunch of random answers on the board (or if you need to prepare ahead a large piece of paper that you tack to the board). Divide the class in 2. One from each team goes to the board. Ask a question. The first team to hit the answer gets the point. You have to keep it moving fast. State the rules; NO HITTING each other! Downside; you have to give candy to half the class lol!\n\nI have more, but those are what I think is best. If you don't like them I can try to think of something else.
564473
go to some businesses in your area and ask if they would like to sponsor a youth basketball team. Most likely they will help
370191
Depending on the age of the kids, it varies. Because they're kids, I would start with a fun shooting drill. Perhaps "Miami" - Set up a shooting line and a rebounding line. Have the shooting line move from layups to the baseline to the wing tho the elbow.\nBall handling - Get a partner, dribble from baseline to baseline and back, pass ball to partner. Go through right, left, safety dribble (with offhand protecting the ball), and depending on age some hesitations and crossovers.\nPassing - Just get across from a partner and do chest and bounce passes.\nWork on defensive slides. Zig Zag pattenrn\nPositional instruction - Big men( layup drills, Mikan, teach them drop steps, power dribbles, pump fakes, going up with the ball, Do one-on-one post up)\nGuards - More shooting, one-on-one,\nOffense - Teach your plays \nHalf-court, run an offense against a defense. Controlled, possibly Make it - take it, or rotate every five possessions.\nAs season progesses, scrimmage more.(Always under control)\nBe Creative, be observant.  Does your team need to improve rebounding? Teach Box-out technique and make a drill. Offer incentives for defense not to allow any offensive boards.(like less conditioning).\nHave fun
679854
Yes. Get kids books about playing basketball. Watch the movie, Glory Road. Its rating is PG. Basketball for Dummies is also a good book.
85776
Other than sponsors, you can start a letter writing campaign to your county's board of directors.  Make sure you emphasize the importance of youth sports/activities in your community.  The future of any community is the children in it.\n\nGood luck!!!!  :D
428377
Play team basketball with boys at your neighborhood court. Pratice everyday by working on both left and right hand lay ups, dribbling, free throws, and shot 500 or more shots a day and run for endurance.
74057
I think you need to ask why your son is playing basketball in the first place. I really hope that "making it to the post-season" takes a backseat to learning about teamwork and having fun. If the kids are happy, then it shouldn't matter that the coach isn't teaching them the finer points of the pick and roll. That can all come later. Right now worry about them having a good time, not the mechanics of the game. Seven is still very young.\n\nChances are that you'll respond that your kid's self-esteem is suffering because his poorly coached team can't seem to win a game. In that case, I'd suggest teaching him all you can away from practice.\n\nGood luck.
792770
Deffinatly play!  Number one it shows great detication, which will help for next year.  Also it will help you improve, you can't get any better if you just give up because your friends arn't on the team.  In my middle school for modified basketball we have an A and  B team and I was put onto the B team, and I hated it!  But I stuck thought it and played, and now I'm a starting point guard on my Highschool Varsity team.  So deffinatly stick with it no matter what, if you love the sport just practice a lot.
831060
I'm not sure where you go to school, but there are laws for public schools to abide by in order to make girls and boys sports more comparable.\n\nTry talking to your coach about setting up scrimmages with nearby girl's basketball teams (like a neighboring school).  If that doesn't work, to get you more "quality" game time, try talking (formal letters work well) to the athletic director or principal.  Be sure to ask about the legal aspects of girl's sports so he/she knows you're attempting to take it to the next level.  Get your parents or other trusted adults involved without complaining or whining.  Make your case in an objective, adultlike  manner.
678988
There are two types of scoring to volleyball, rally and regular point system. In Rally, the most commonly used, The point is scored by either team that is able to ground the ball on their opponent's court, goes “out” or a team fails to return it properly. In regular scoring only the team serving can be awarded a point for grounding the ball, the ball going out or the opponent failing to return. \n    Each team is allowed three touches on the ball to return it or the rally is over. If any player has a double contact (a player hits the ball twice in succession or the ball contacts various parts of his/ her body in succession), Four hits (a team hits the ball four times before returning it, Assisted hit (a player takes support from a teammate or any structure/object in order to reach the ball within the playing area) or catch the ball are considered faults or the inability to return the ball. \n     Out is the ball touching the ground out side of the lined playing court or outside of the antennae on either side of the court. \n     This is for an Official International Score sheet. On score sheet it is important to first determine which team is A & B. This is given by the head official after the coin toss. The you add the starting line up to the designated sides. Match the roman numerals on the line up card with those on the score sheet. And bubble in which one is serving and which is receiving. Mark an X in the first box of the receiving team.\n    When the game begins check the small number in the box and mark the points to the appropriate side and at the end of that player’s service write that teams score in the box and switch to the other team. This will keep track of rotation and who should be serving. This continues till the end of the match. After match scratch out all other scores in the row with an hour glass shape to block any further changes. Circle the last rotation score for each team. \n    In the event of a substitution you cross out the player that is being subbed out and write the number of the player coming in. Then mark the score at the time of the substitution. The team substituting score goes first. \n   If there is a time out write the score at the time of time out in the designated area with the score of the team requesting the time out first. \n    The libero is a defense specialist you are only allowed to have one per game. The libero must wear a different jersey from all other players. The libero is allowed to replace any player in a back row position. He/she can only play in the back row and is not allowed to complete an attack anywhere if the contact happens and the ball is higher than the net. He/she may not block or attempt to block. A player may not hit off a ball coming from the libero if the libero is in front of the ten foot line.