Why isn't it working? Blindspots limit our performance.
Commit to doing more. When Michael Jordan went to UNC, he told assistant coach Roy Williams that he would work as hard as an player at Carolina ever had. Williams told him that if he wanted to be great, he had to work HARDER. Kevin Eastman says a key to rising in the coaching profession is "saying yes" to requests.
Overcome barriers. We defeat obstacles by looking within - working longer, watching more film, reading, studying, and reflecting on inputs to success and adversity.
A sign at The Washington Post reads FAA...FOCUS, ACT AGGRESSIVELY
Solve the right problems in the right way. Serious problems like turnovers, poor free throw shooting, ball sticking, and weak defensive rebounding don't fix themselves. Bob Woodward cautions, "we can't fix real problems in a tweet."
Get the facts right. Players must convert immediately to defense and identify their assignments. Offensively, they need to recognize the defense and understand how and where to attack.
Process not words leads to results.
Know where we are. Game film not the score informs our progress. Becoming our best defines the challenge. Defense is multiple efforts; analyze the effort. One letdown separates winning and losing. Offense is multiple actions; scrutinize the details.
Keep going. Publisher Katharine Graham asked Bob Woodward when they'd know what really happened during the Watergate investigation. He replied, "Never." She countered, "Keep going after the story."
Matt Haig wrote, "the plot of every book ever can be boiled down to ‘someone is looking for something'." Keep looking and grinding for answers and excellence.
Lagniappe:
Coach Glenn Wilkes Post Entry Tandem brush screen
Coach Randy Brown shares what 'good shooters' do (Highly recommended). Do our players work on form, warming up their shots, pre-shot preparation, and study both what they and excellent shooters do?