Team Instructional Practice Sessions for Boys and Girls Teams with Coach Mike May!
Coach May has over 28 years of coaching experience including international, junior college, high school and youth levels. Over the years he has coached all four of his son's youth level teams and has developed a system of teaching and practice organization specifically tailored to maximizing the limited practice time that exists on the youth level. He is the author of "Taking You Through the Season: A Guide for the Volunteer Youth Coach" which served as his blueprint for youth level coaching.
The purpose of these sessions is to help your team improve and develop as well as provide resources and information to you as a coach to help your team reach it's potential. Both players and coaches will benefit from participating in a practice structure built upon competitive drills that maximize individual and team development.
1. Your team will benefit from a well organized and efficient practice session with an emphasis on individual skill development encorporated into a defensive and offensive scheme built for your team's specific skill level and personnel.
2. Learn competitive drills that will develop the necessary individual and team fundamental skills to help your team play the game the right way.
3. Practice structure can be built around your feedback and recommendations on what your team specifically needs to work on to get better.
3. Practice sessions will be held at a private basketball court located in Lindon which is including in the cost of the session.
4. Practice days and times are flexible and can be schedule by the week or month.
To register for a practice session and for pricing information please contact Coach May at 801-850-3778 or by email at [email protected]
Testimonials:
"Coach May worked with a group of our Bantam players this fall. We felt that the fundamental concepts he teaches at his clinics improved our players overall understanding of the game of basketball. He focused on concepts that were basic in nature and worked up from there to challenge our players. Mike was able to take a group of girls and guide them in principles such as balancing the court, reading the defense, driving lanes, moving without the ball, and took the time to point out missed opportunities and how to remedy the situation. His understanding of the game brings in aspects of basketball that feels "old school" in terms of being fundamentally sound which alot of player miss out on these days. We skipped our fall league this year to bring our players in to work with Coach May and it was one of the best choices we made in helping our team come together with a united approach to teamwork." -Barb Gunnarson (Lone Peak Bantam Girls Coach)
"I strongly recommend Mike May as a Basketball coach to assist teams and individuals with Instructional Skill Development. He knows Basketball like few in the Valley, and his coaching abilities are off the charts. He has a way of keeping the kids’ attention throughout practice, not an easy task for 8-10 year old boys! He teaches my kids skills that few high school players ever learn. Candidly, everyone involved in these practices walk away better players, with a higher degree of understanding and appreciation for the game. My players love Tuesday nights when they come to Mike's practices, and they always leave much better prepared for the games. If you’re looking for someone to teach your kids solid Basketball skills, you need to use Mike May. He has my highest recommendation!"-Jim Niemela
"Mike does a great job! He is good with the kids, he understands basketball and explains the game well. The 3 on 3 format is also a good learning format. It provides opportunity to learn the basics and keeps everyone involved. My son is looking forward to more sessions too!" -J. Scott Sargent
"I’m a huge fan of coach May’s instructional 3 on 3. It’s the missing link between individual skills development and full 5 on 5 team basketball. It’s a fun competitive environment that the kids really enjoy. Every kid gets lots of touches and coach May is great at instructing and stopping play in a way that maximizes learning but still lets the kids compete and have fun. Kids really learn how to read the defense, get open, and move with and without the ball with purpose. In addition they learn on and off ball screening, when to pass, when to drive, when to shoot, and how to face on ball pressure. I have 3 kids in the program and would highly recommend it to anyone."
-Steve Sorensen
"I have coached basketball for many years and have had my children attend many different camps and programs. After watching Mike coach and instruct for one hour my daughters and I learned more than in three days at other camps. Mike's teaching method gives the children chances to practice moving without the ball, positioning themselves with other players, and how to prepare themselves to read a defense. One of the things I really liked about Mike is that he stops the group and instructs them along the way so that they can quickly fix mistakes and learn from them. Mike is a great teacher."
-Kevin Skinner
"It's unbelievable! My son, at the age of nine, has improved so much over the past month by just spending time with Mike. I've been amazed watching how this kind of training has sharpened his skills and taught him how to navigate the floor in a way that I haven't seen before. Very valuable stuff here! It's a testament to Mike's understanding of the game and his ability to coach and help a young player like my son understand where to be on the floor and how to be effective. My son's confidence has skyrocketed. I couldn't ask for more."
-Jared Osmond
