Learn. Share. Grow.
A community for West Ottawa Basketball coaches.
Hey Coach. We’re here to help!
Thank you for volunteering your time to coach in the West Ottawa Basketball Association!
Coaching is so rewarding. You are impacting young lives in a great way, helping them improve both their basketball skills and their life skills.
But it’s also hard work! Lending a helping hand is what this site is all about. Think of us as your assistant coach for helping with practice planning, building team culture, managing relationships, developing your coaching skills, and learning from your peers.
Tipping Off the Season
You have selected your team. Now what?
Coaches Guide & Curriculum
Download the guide that will help you understand player development milestones by age.
It’s full of coaching best practices.
Practices, Games, and Relationships
Best practices for running practices, managing games, and optimizing relationships with players and parents.
Resources
Access drills, practice planning templates, coaching podcasts, websites, and other valuable resources.
Development and Certification
The National Coaching Certification Program enables age- and stage-appropriate learning for your athletes
Latest Blog Posts
Breaking the Press: Teach Players to Read Pressure, Not Memorize Plays
The best way to beat pressure isn’t to memorize a press break. It’s to develop players who understand how to recognize, attack, and exploit pressure. One of the most common challenges youth basketball teams face is handling full-court pressure. When opponents press, many coaches respond by installing a specific press-break play. Players are assigned positions,…
Teaching Finishing Reads: Develop Players Who Know How to Finish, Not Just How to Make Layups
Great finishers don’t just have a variety of finishing moves. They know when, why, and how to use them. Walk into almost any basketball practice and you’ll see players working on finishing. Power lay-ups. Outside the body (Kyrie) finishes. Euro steps. Pro hops. Reverse layups. Floaters. These are all valuable skills. But there’s a problem…
I need a drill!
Need help with drills for an upcoming practice?
Access our comprehensive Practice Games & Drills Library.
Need some support?
Need help with practice planning, skills development, or player or parent relations? Contact Coach Mark Emond, WOBA’s VP of Competitive, Coach and Player Development, to chat, discuss resources with you and come observe or help out at a practise.
Help with player development?
WOBA runs individual and small group player development sessions. We are looking for coaching volunteers to help. Please let us know if you would like to work with additional players on shooting, defence, low post play and other critical skills.