Blessed Sacrament School - Web Quest, They Call You Coach

THEY CALL YOU

COACH !

A WebQuest for 8th Grade (Health/P.E.)

Designed by

Stuart C. Davis
mailto:sdavis@bssknights.org

Introduction

Congratulations! You just have been hired as the middle school basketball coach at a new school. Your job is to build a winning basketball team. Good Luck Coach!

The Task

You will design a practice schedule, discipline policy, coaching philosophy and a strategy to win for your team.

Procedures

In all your work check the rubric for amount of work requested.

1-You may work individually or in groups of two or four. Your teacher will decide this before you begin.

2-As an individual or a coaching staff, you will design practice routines that will make the athletes’ successful ball handlers, passers and shooters.

3- You will decide on your discipline policies and how you are going to implement them.

4- What is your coaching philosophy? How do you plan to coach the athletes?

5- How do you plan to win your games? What is your strategy to do so?

Credits & References

Coaching resources

http://www.eteamz.com/basketball

http://www.powerbasketball.com

Coaching Philosophy

http://www.fastcompany.com/feature/00/act_waldroop14.html

http://web.a-znet.com/~skmay/coachswp.htm

Books

Blackboard Strategies by Eric Sacharski

The Basketball Coaches Bible by Sidney Goldsmith

The Young Basketball Player by Chris Mullin

Evaluation

You will be evaluated on the completeness and accuracy of your work and the way you put it into use.

I-Practice Routine	Outstanding 4	Proficient 3	Novice 2	Emerging 1	Score
Chart	Is clear and easy to understand	Is clear.	Doesn't have a clear structure	No structure
Information	Is accurate and appropriate	Is adequate	There is inaccurate information	Inaccurate information was included
Facts	At least four facts related to the drills were conveyed	At least three facts related to the drills were conveyed	At least two facts related to the drills were included	One or less fact related to the drills were included
General Appearance	Is organized and creative. Appealing to the audience.	Shows some organization and creativity	Doesn't have clear organization	Lacks organization and creativity

Total

II- Discipline Policies	Outstanding 4	Proficient 3	Novice 2	Emerging 1	Score
Diagram	Is clear and easy to understand	Is clear.	Doesn't have a clear structure	No structure
Information	Is accurate and appropriate	Is adequate	There is inaccurate information	Inaccurate information was included
Facts	Ten or more policies were conveyed	At least eight policies were conveyed	At least six policies were conveyed	At least four policies were conveyed
General Appearance	Is organized and creative. Appealing to the audience.	Shows some organization and creativity	Doesn't have clear organization	Lacks organization and creativity

Total

III- Coaching Philosophies	Outstanding 4	Proficient 3	Novice 2	Emerging 1	Score
Diagram	Is clear and easy to understand	Is clear.	Doesn't have a clear structure	No structure
Information	Is accurate and appropriate	Is adequate	There is inaccurate information	Inaccurate information was included
Facts	Ten or more policies were conveyed	At least eight policies were conveyed	At least six policies were conveyed	At least four policies were conveyed
General Appearance	Is organized and creative. Appealing to the audience.	Shows some organization and creativity	Doesn't have clear organization	Lacks organization and creativity

Total

IV- Strategy to win	Outstanding 4	Proficient 3	Novice 2	Emerging 1	Score
Requirements	At least 6 requirements were included	At least 5 requirements were included	At least 4 requirements were included	3 or less requirements were included
Information	Is accurate and appropriate	Is accurate and appropriate	Is accurate and appropriate	Is accurate and appropriate
Facts	Six or more facts were conveyed	At least five facts related to the topic were conveyed	At least four facts related to the topic were included	Three or less facts related to the topic were included
Time	Is accurate and appropriate	Is accurate and appropriate	Is accurate and appropriate	Is accurate and appropriate
General Appearance	Is organized and creative. Appealing to the audience.	Shows some organization and creativity	Is confusing	Lacks organization and creativity

Total

Maximum amount of points 68

You will design a practice schedule, discipline policy, coaching philosophy and a strategy to win for your team.

1-You may work individually or in groups of two or four. Your teacher will decide this before you begin.

2-As an individual or a coaching staff, you will design practice routines that will make the athletes’ successful ball handlers, passers and shooters.

3- You will decide on your discipline policies and how you are going to implement them.

4- What is your coaching philosophy? How do you plan to coach the athletes?

5- How do you plan to win your games? What is your strategy to do so?

You will be evaluated on the completeness and accuracy of your work and the way you put it into use.

Conclusion

Did your team win? Through your hard work and planning your team is ready to win!

Good Job Coach!