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Ponytails To The Basket

A Curriculum For Grade School Basketball Coaches

by Joel Sackenheim

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You just got “volunteered” to coach your child’s basketball team...Now what?

Every school subject comes with a curriculum. 3rd grade math is times tables, which must be mastered before 4th grade–when the students NEED those times tables for long division. The curriculum builds at a developmentally- appropriate level. We do this for English, for Science, for Social Studies. But we don’t do it for Basketball. We just pick the dad who was the best athlete in high school, hand him a whistle and a ball bag, tell him he practices Tuesdays from 6-7:30 pm, and good luck! This guide lays out what skills 3rd graders can master and what should be left until 6th grade, so that any coach can guide his players through their grade school years at a developmentally-appropriate pace.

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Hardback
Format: 6 x 9 Black & White Casebound, 238 pages
Publisher: Outskirts Press (Apr 24, 2025)
ISBN10: 1977275710
ISBN13: 9781977275714
Genre: SPORTS & RECREATION / Coaching / Basketball

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Joel SackenheimJoel Sackenheim is a 15-year veteran grade school basketball coach and former Basketball Director for his local CYO league. His dad, Neal, has coached grade school basketball for over 30 years, and his grandpa, also Neal, coached for years before that. Joel knew he would be a basketball coach when he was 8 years old and head coached his very first team at the age of 19. In addition to his passion for coaching basketball, he has reffed SAY soccer for 28 years, been a pipe organist and pianist in the Catholic Church for 19 years, and has taught Music, P.E., American History, World History, and Roman Catholic Theology at the K-12 level. He also has been an over-the-road trucker and is currently a truck driving instructor, training the next generation of CDL drivers. Coach Joel is pictured with Emma Broermann, his most successful player, who became her high school’s all-time leading scorer, played five years for the University of North Florida, and now plays professionally overseas.
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