Are we frustrated by watching another team play? Don't like the coaching? Tired of seeing the same mistakes, the disorganization?
You are not leading practice.
It’s not your philosophy.
Another coach manages the pace of play.
You don't own the player development.
You don’t allocate practice time to fundamentals, offense, defense, situational play, et cetera.
You don’t teach the system.
You're not supervising the half-court offense and defense.
Spacing isn't under your purview.
You’re not responsible for conditioning.
Transition D isn’t your problem.
You don’t control game management.
You’re not in charge of timeouts.
Motivations isn’t your responsibility.
You don’t assign roles or counsel players how to perform or improve them.
You don’t get credit or blame for the team's record.
“You’re a coach, not the coach.” - Coach Neal Cobleigh
There, fixed it.
Lagniappe. I invested about 60 percent of my coaching experience as an assistant and it's my favorite role.
Great Teams Have Great Assistant Coaches.
— Greg Berge (@gb1121) February 9, 2024
What do Great Assistants Do?
Here are 7 things.
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Lagniappe 2. Excellent players master body control, balance, acceleration and deceleration.
Just because you start fast does not mean that you need to finish fast.
— Reid Ouse (@reidouse) February 7, 2024
If you are in a blow by situation, explode and finish off of 1 foot.
But if you are no longer in a blow by situation it is less about speed and more about control.
Slow down and play off of 2 feet. pic.twitter.com/Oojr2v7d5a
