Coach of the Year Explains How to Make a High School Basketball Team and See More Playing Time with Dough Meacham

Coach Doug Meacham is the head basketball coach of the Herriman High Mustangs in Herriman, Utah. They are the #1 ranked team in 6A headed into the 2024-2025 state tournament and have their eyes on a state championship. Coach Meacham shares his perspective around how youth and their parents can best prepare for high school athletics, cope with the challenges, get more playing time, and use this time to grow as individuals. High School Sports are a small window that can have lasting impacts on the rest of your life. Here are some of Coach Meacham's accomplishments. • Played for the University of Utah under Rick Majerus• Grad assistant for the University of Utah• 16 years at American Fork High School• 5 years at Snow Canyon High School (State Championship)• NFHS - Utah Basketball Coach of the Year 2022• 6A Utah High School Coaches Association Coach of the year 2024• In his 2nd year as the Herriman Head Coach and team is ranked #3 in the state and #1 in 6A (the designation for the largest student body high schools in the state). • Doug has had 28 players go on to play college basketball with 3 current players signed or offered. ⏰Time Codes⏰0:00 Intro0:12 Doug Meacham Bio1:18 How Can Young Kids Prepare for Basketball?2:55 What Skills Should Young Kids Have?4:50 Parents of Young Kids7:15 How to Develop Tough Kids8:11 How to Help Kids with Perfectionism10:32 How to Get a Coach's Attention12:45 AAU Effects on High School Teams16:01 How to Build a Youth Program17:52 What to Tryouts Look Like?20:11 Do You Know the Team Before Tryouts?21:10 Should Players Cut Tryout the Next Year?23:22 Doug's Playing & Coaching Experience25:12 Differences as You Play Higher Levels26:30 How to Get More Playing Time28:05 State Championship Run30:30 Advice For New Coaches32:37 Finding Time for Skill Work33:48 Practice Time34:45 Controlling the Locker Room36:05 Game Day Traditions39:47 Interactions with Referees41:40 Winning on the Road vs at Home43:17 Drawing up a Play44:52 When the Play Doesn't Go as Planned46:12 Advice for Parents of High School Athletes49:41 Favorite Line at a Referee50:52 Coach-isms51:22 Eyes Up, Do The Work54:36 The Role of Fundraising56:42 Question From The Internet59:49 Parting Words#basketball #basketballcoach #highschoolbasketball