Bremen Community Youth Basketball
Coordinator Jon Bohannon - Coach Bo
Bob Bigelow - Guidelines for Youth Basketball
Bob Bigelow is one of the foremost youth sports speakers in the
country. He advocates fully meeting the needs of children as the top
priority in youth sports programs, and provides new approaches for
positive change in youth sports.
Bob is a former NBA first round draft choice and played four years for the Kansas City Kings, Boston Celtics, and San Diego Clippers. He played collegiately at the University of Pennsylvania for Hall of Fame Coach Chuck Daly. He has devoted several thousand hours researching and lecturing about organized youth sports and its effects on children - and adults. Since 1993, he has conducted over 2500 talks and clinics worldwide. Bob has also been selected as one of the "100 Most Influential Sports Educators" by the Institute for International Sport at the Univ. of Rhode Island
Early vs. Late Bloomers - Bob Bigelow
Bob Bigelow says coaches who cut players from Middle School and Elementary teams ignore psychological and physiological scientific research. NO ONE CAN PREDICT THEIR FUTURE ATHLETIC ABILITY because some children go through maturation later than others their same age (late bloomers). To cut players at lower grades is an act of throwing kids away before they mature and can blossom as an athlete.