Effective Basketball Coaching
The challenges of coaching basketball are many and come in all shapes and sizes. For newcomers to this filed especially, the sheer number of things to be learned and challenges to overcome can be quite scary. It may be scary, but it's very possible, and anyone can do it with enough practice can do it. You will have to begin by learning the drill your team has to do, and then you can move on to learning the basketball plays, which are for many coaches the most fun part of the game.
Basketball plays are relatively easy, though the complexity of the play will depend on the type of team you are coaching. If this is a high school play you can probably get as complicated as you want, though it would be a good idea to keep it simple if you are coaching younger players.
The basic positions to remember when formulating your basketball playbook are the point guard, the center, the power forward, and the shooting guard. The point guard is the one who makes sure the ball gets passed properly, and should be assigned to a very fast player. The center is in charge of guarding your team's basket. The power forward is the main offense, and the shooting guard is the player that guards the other team's most skilled perimeter player.
The positions of each these players is changed about in the different plays, and their position and strategy is what determines what the play will be. You can find ideas for when and where to use different plays online or in books on the topic. There are many who have used these plays before and who knew what they were doing better than you do, so be sure to use their invaluable help.
The internet is packed full of good basketball coaching information, and you should certainly take advantage of it. With all that information you can certainly learn all you need to over time and with much more ease than if you had tried to do it alone. Remember that while you can learn an awful lot on the internet and in books, and all of this will be invaluable to your coaching career, also invaluable will be your own experience and intuition into the game. This will be developed over time, and can't be found in a book or a search engine.
Eventually, without even realizing it, you will see that your coaching will become much better and that you will have the confidence you used to be lacking. You will soon be overcoming all the challenges and seeing great progress in your team, but it won't happen immediately. Learn as much as you can and constantly be open to new information. Information and advice learned in a moment can make a huge difference to your team.