Goal: Reinforce big ideas...film, history, and transformation.
Secondary: lead readers to a secondary destination
Entree: Photography terms relevance to basketball
Dessert: half-court sets into quality offense
John Filo won the Pulitzer Prize in 1970 for his photograph of grief-stricken Mary Ann Vecchio standing over victim Jeffrey Miller at Kent State.
A professional photography podcast inspired relationships to basketball. How can we transform 'snapshots' (practice events) into mindset and play? The speaker illuminates the power of capturing events on film. Practice should inform that force and never be tedious.
Focus. What specific domains are we teaching? For example, coaches teach specificity. Some coaches teach the roller to 'turn' the screener (physically pull) into the play as the second cutter. That hasn't worked well for us because the girls seem not to want to touch their teammates.
Filter. Modify game dimensions to affect play. Change the space, time, rules (numbers of dribbles or passes), and number of players (e.g. advantage-disadvantage).
Creativity. Simplify and clarify actions into meaningful structure. Only imagination (and safety) restricts us. For instance, MSU Coach Tom Izzo teaches rebounding with football helmets and shoulder pads.
Organization. We have limited practice time. Organization, tempo, and shortcuts (e.g. drill names) helps efficiency. For example, within a two-hour practice, we spend about 15 minutes on "specials." We start an O-D-O (offense-defense-offense) activity with a BOB, SLOB, or free throw. If a free throw, rebounders know to 'pinch' the best offensive rebounder. The sets reinforce special situations but test conversion, transition, and decision-making and double as scrimmage. Players remark that it's their favorite segment.
Change. Change is the only constant as players mature. Coaches and players should challenge ourselves to daily improvement. How do I get better today? Can I inspire players and readers to up their improvement game? For example, Malcolm Gladwell does his research at the library, examining books in the neighborhood of his initial research interest. He wants to expand the narrative, not encapsulate it.
Lagniappe: Devious actions from 4-out into Spain PnR (screen the roller)
Double bonus:
We can use deception to get key players into the desired action. I think this came from Coach Pintar.
