“I see the world in terms of what I would like to see happen, not what actually does." Paul Coelho in The Alchemist
Ideas surround us. We breathe in an atmosphere of ideas. Good coaches seek, solicit, and stratify good ones. Revise and make them your own, discarding less useful ones.
For example:
- Pete Carril taught to condition within drills.
- Bob Knight believes that the best drills contain offense, defense, and decision-making.
- Some argue that the quickest path to improvement is better shot selection, so Dean Smith's scrimmaging with shot selection-based scoring makes sense.
- Brian McCormick avoids the three L's - lines, laps, and lectures.
Author R.L. Stein says that ideas flow from our experience, memory, and imagination. To advance our narrative, transmit those elements to our teams.
Phil Jackson says, "basketball is sharing." On our teams, seek willing passers. Online, find willing sharers!
What's the "best idea" you've heard lately? How about classic situational basketball? Phil Karker shared a CoachingToolbox.net post on playing out NCAA classics, where a coach sets a scenario and players finish it.
I'll overuse David Mamet's "unexpected yet inevitable" resolution theme with the 1996 Princeton-UCLA matchup.
Or use an NBA classic and anticipate the "staggering" finish.
Lagniappe: "Five seconds to glory" drill. 5 seconds left, trail by 2.
Offensive player has a 3-point and 2-point options but has to score within five seconds.
Lagniappe 2: It's not always a walkover for US Olympians
Lagniappe 3: Coaches help teams make memories.
TEAM SPIRIT: Emotional moment for a college basketball player in Michigan as his coach surprises him with the news that he’s been accepted to nursing school – and his teammates are right there to celebrate his achievement. https://t.co/99YaJaEdxY pic.twitter.com/CNsAjDTIJn— ABC News (@ABC) November 6, 2019
