Vision
Coach Mike Fariss designed FirstCoach.In as a U.S. tax-exempt non-profit organization that connects a global network of partners who equip and empower the world’s next generation of developmental basketball coaches.
The first coach who trains a child receives valuable opportunities to shape his or her future successes in sports and life. Regarding sports, the first coach can introduce foundational skills with correct “muscle-memories,” a positive player-coach relationship, and helpful parental support. These dynamics are well-known success factors in athletic development. For this reason, USA Basketball emphasizes them in its Player Development Curriculum. Likewise, the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) promotes Mini Basketball programs to give children this foundation. Also, 3Dimensional Coaching addresses how effective coaching may benefit every area of a young person’s life. FirstCoach.In invites you to combine these training resources and equip the next generation of developmental coaches.
FirstCoach.In sees coaches, corporations, non-profit organizations, sports academies, and schools around the world joining together as partners to train developmental coaches who serve children with excellence. Using USA Basketball’s online resources combined with 3Dimensional Coaching’s principles, FirstCoach.In supports coaches training through networking, mentoring, on-site demonstrations, consulting, and webinars.
Mini Basketball Global Training Network
Coach Michael Fariss is recruiting local and international leaders to establish FirstCoach.In as a non-profit organization providing basketball coaches-training expertise for the following entities:
Basketball Camps.
FirstCoach.In consults camp directors on how to teach the skill progressions of the USA Basketball Player Development Curriculum. The camps conduct skill assessments and provide the appropriate drills in eight skill categories of four advancing levels. FirstCoach.In provides transferable camp curriculum so leaders become equipped to replicate the camps at different times and locations.
Basketball Academies.
FirstCoach.In equips international basketball academies to train coaches to strategically introduce sports with quality age-appropriate instruction and equipment. Players receive, from these coaches, a scheduled and monitored balance of fixed and variable practices. Motivation comes from playing in positive systems, which value developmental progress over win-loss records or trophies. Coaches learn to reinforce good effort, skill mastery, reached potential and character. Players learn to master skills correctly from the start, which develops the most effective muscle-memory and habits.
FirstCoach.In equips basketball academy coaches to give parents information for making wise decisions about sports developmental processes. Before enrollment, parents know the coaches’ teaching philosophies, what instruction their children will get and the costs. Also, parents receive expected short- and long-range training goals with timelines for measuring results.
At the basketball academies, FirstCoach.In provides rookie coaches opportunities to gain valuable and reputable coaching experience in mentored apprenticeships. When athletes complete their playing careers, FirstCoach.In offers paths to gain and showcase marketable coaching knowledge and abilities. Apprentice coaches may earn college credit if they are willing and able to enroll in one of the universities partnering with FirstCoach.In.
To accommodate families and/or organizations’ sports preferences, FirstCoach.In equips sports academies to offer club teams with these two season-length options: continual and interval. Continual club teams train and compete for 10 months a year, usually having athletes who specialize in one sport. Designed for multi-sport athletes, interval club teams train and compete for five months of the year, which includes some summer practices and games.
FirstCoach.In consultants introduce action steps that support academic achievement and build schools’ sports programs. They show schools how to implement systematic basketball-training strategies that attract family support. FirstCoach.In advises schools as they help parents and children decide strategically what sports to play, how much to specialize, how many seasons a year to play, and how to develop advanced skills for high-level competition. Players receive extra sports training in addition to participation in school and club sports. FirstCoach.In consultants refer international coaches and athletes who may benefit from coming to the States for education and/or experiences with professional sports, schools and charitable organizations.
Charitable Organizations.
FirstCoach.In provides charitable organizations with basketball coaching expertise for their community development and youth outreaches.
Former Players’ Career Development.
FirstCoach.In trains former basketball players for international coaching careers, matching them with coaching positions in overseas programs. FirstCoach.In maintains a job board on its website.
IMBIN Coaches School
International Mini-Basketball Instructor Network Coaches School
Purpose: FirstCoach.In is a non-profit organization that provides training for the world’s developmental coaches. IMBIN is its school of excellence that equips international instructors to train advanced mini-basketball coaches.
Vision: Seeing a network of IMBIN instructors teaching developmental coaches worldwide to spread excellence in mini-basketball that helps children succeed in all areas of their lives.
Method: The FirstCoach.In Board of Directors will select mini-basketball coaches to train extensively in a five-month coaches school held at locations around the world.
Advance Course 1
Training Objectives
Explore how to build an elite program upon premier mini-basketball coaching
Learn to teach the USA Player Development Curriculum
Learn how to start coaching children with excellence
Begin growing a dynamic playbook
Learn great mini-basketball game strategies
Discover how to become a transformational three-dimensional coach