One More

Plan, act, reflect, and give and get feedback. This is a Kevin Eastman drill called "One More" where you pass and follow your pass and the last player attacks the basket. It teaches passing, cutting, and finishing and reminds players of the value of "one more" pass. When done well, it has people yelling "one more" and is a high energy drill. 

But I really wanted to talk about "one more" in a different context. 

In "The Hard Hat", Jon Gordon describes the brief, intense life of George Boiardi who died in a freak lacrosse accident while starring for Cornell. One more meant doing a little more to become so much more. 

In "The Compound Effect", Darren Hardy wrote about becoming 1% better every day. He shared the power of exponential growth through tracking and action. 

We had a tough game where our leading rebounder and scorer couldn't attend because of another commitment. Before the game, I asked our players for "one more rebound" each, although I've asked for "one more" positive play - which could be a steal, taking a charge, a great pass, setting a drag screen to free a teammate. The players responded and we earned a win against a team that had beaten us four times the previous year. 

As Coach Wooden reminded his players, "Little things make big things happen."