Daddy Ball

Drill Of The Week

Don’t just shoot to shoot. Make your drills competitive and keep track of your progress. Here is a challenging streak shooting drill that you can do anywhere.

Is Daddy Ball Unavoidable When Coaching Your Own Kid?

• “Daddy Ball” is the trendy way to describe the Father/Child coaching dynamic that exists in at all levels in youth sports around the country. The negative impacts of “Daddy Ball” can be felt by players and parents, but what is the alternative?

• Why are fewer people willing to coach youth sports?

  1. Parental pressure and behavior: Coaches often face criticism and pressure from parents regarding their decisions and the performance of athletes. This added stress makes coaching roles less appealing, particularly in high-pressure sports.

  2. Increased demands and expectations: The professionalization of youth sports has raised expectations for coaches, requiring more time commitment and specialized knowledge.

  3. Time commitment: The increasing demands of youth sports, including travel teams and year-round schedules, make coaching a significant time commitment that many potential volunteers struggle to meet.

  5. Lack of support and training: Many organizations struggle to provide adequate support and training for new coaches, leading to a "revolving door" syndrome where experienced coaches leave as their children age out of programs.

Recruiting News👀

• NBA Talent At Peach Jam On Full Display

  Numerous NBA scouts were curtsied at Peach Jam, especially whenever Cameron Boozer and AJ Dybantsa were on the court and they did not disappoint putting up big numbers and providing numerous highlights.

• Nightrydas win Third Straight Peach Jam

  The finals of Peach Jam was loaded with top 10 talent. Nightrydas, featuring Cameron Boozer, Cayden Boozer, and Caleb Wilson vs Oakland Soldiers led by AJ Dybantsa and Tyron Stokes. Nightrydas prevailed in a hard fought game winning their third straight Peach Jam establishing themselves as one of the best AAU teams to ever do it.

• UAA Recap and Top Performers 

  While the EYBL garners most of the hype during the last live recruiting weekend of the summer for AAU basketball, the UAA had plenty of top performers drawing interest and offers from power 4 schools looking to find the best talent in the country.

Starting Five

• NBA All Summer League Team Announced: Which draft picks impressed the most and did any undrafted players play their way onto an NBA roster?

• TNT Holds On To The NBA: The parent company of TNT has matched Amazon’s offer and will continue to carry NBA games. Will this news bring Charles Barkley back to the studio?

• Lebron Named Flag Bearer For United States in Paris: Lebron James will carry the American Flag for the United States at the opening ceremony in Paris this weekend.

• Caitlin Clark’s All-Star Performance: While college basketball fans were accustomed to watching Caitlin put up 15-20 shots a game and might have been disappointed to not see that same volume of shots in the WNBA All-Star game, Clark sighted her love of passing the ball and the talent around her as reasons to embrace a pass first approach.

• Can UCONN basketball 3-peat? UCONN needs to replace multiple starters including four NBA players, two of which were lottery picks in this years NBA draft, Clingan and Castle, but don’t count the Huskies out. With the best offensive system in the country and a strong reloading of talent through the portal and recruitment, UCONN is poised to contend for a third straight NCAA title this season.

Must Watch This Week!

• Here is your full olympic TV schedule for both the Men’s and Women’s teams in Paris.

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