Head Start Basketball
Hoop Heads Newsletter

I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy as we all figure out how to best navigate this challenging time.

We'll continue to produce the Hoop Heads Pod three times per week, hopefully giving you some positive content to consume. Plus, be sure to check out our new webinar series!

Our camps in Strongsville, Oberlin & Hudson have been cancelled for now. The decision on Avon Lake will be made this later this summer. I'm hopeful that we may be able to reschedule a camp or two at some point in July or August. These are extraordinary times and we believe strongly that youth sports can help us in our recovery. However, it has to be done safely, with the utmost care for the health of our youth and our society.

Thanks,


Mike Klinzing
Founder & Executive Director of Head Start Basketball
Host of the Hoop Heads Podcast

BRAND NEW HOOP HEADS POD WEBINAR SERIES SPONSORED BY
We are proud to bring you our new Hoop Heads Pod Webinar Series, sponsored by Analytics 4 Coaches.

Our line-up of coaches includes some of the top minds in the game across all levels, from grassroots to the NBA. They’ll share insights to help you grow and improve as a coach. You’ll gain new perspectives on what the best coaches are doing, how they do it, and why they do it. We hope to make you think and challenge you to consider your approach to the game of basketball. Our coaches will be sharing from their years of knowledge, strategies, and success. If you’re focused on improving your coaching and your team, we’ve got you covered!

All Hoop Heads Pod Webinars are free!

Pascal Meurs - Belgian Professional Basketball Coach

Practice Design: Lessons from Video Games

Saturday, June 6 at 3 pm EST
Alicia Komaki - Sierra Canyon (CA) High School Girls' Varsity Head Coach

Running a High Level Practice : A Blueprint

Thursday, June 11 at 9 pm EST
Lee Swanson - Bunker Hill (NC) High School Girls' Varsity Head Coach

Championship Culture: Creating an Authentic Culture in Your Program

Thursday, June 18 at 9 pm EST
Randy Sherman - Radius Athletics

Offensive Spacing Principles

Thursday, June 25 at 9 pm EST
Matt Vespa - Lakeland Community College (OH) Assistant Coach

Secondary Break Options and a Family of Quick Hitters

Thursday, July 2 at 9 pm EST
If you miss one of the live webinars, you can purchase lifetime access to any webinar in our library for just $4.99. $1.00 of your purchase will go to Book and a Ball , a charity that supports orphans all over the world by providing them with books and balls.
This Week's Episodes of the
Hoop Heads Podcast
22 TEAM NBA RESTART, ZION, WES UNSELD & AMERICA'S OPPORTUNITY - EPISODE 314
NATE SANDERSON - THRIVE ON CHALLENGE & BREAKTHROUGH BASKETBALL - EPISODE 315
This Week's Parent Article

Traumatic or Just Stressful: How to Know When to Pull Your Kid Off the Team

by JP Nerbun
This Week's Coaching Article

How I Stopped "Dealing" With Parents

by Nate Sanderson
This Week's Player Info
During these challenging times, our friends at Dr. Dish Basketball are continuing to create and deliver as many useful resources for players to get better at home.
 
Recently, they launched their FREE 10 Day Dr. Dish Virtual Camp designed for players to execute at home!
 
Throughout each of the 10 days, they packaged complete basketball training drills, workouts, inspiration, and content including:
  • Proper warm ups & stretching
  • Agility drills
  • Conditioning drills
  • Ball handling drills/progressions
  • Shooting drills/progressions
  • Challenges
  • Daily inspirational quotes and videos
  • And more!
*Each workout segment is led and executed by an elite skills trainer/coach.
 
Please note: Access to a Dr. Dish machine is absolutely NOT required to participate in the camp! Even if you don't have access to a hoop, there are a ton of drills that you'll still be able to execute alongside the pros.
 
Sound like something you or your players would enjoy? Click below to learn more, sign up, and follow along
 Head Start Basketball, Inc.
  
Mike Klinzing - Director 
 
12017 The Bluffs, Strongsville, OH 44136
 
216-392-4059