Here's a look back. Learn from both a macro (big picture) and micro (details) picture. Don't cheat. Describe a penny in the greatest detail. Besides value, how does it differ from other US coins?
Older pennies have copper value greater than one cent, although melting down US currency is illegal. Lincoln, forward facing like the Union, fronts the coin.
Imagine being stranded on a desert island. What mental and physical resources and adaptations would we need? Find water. Build a shelter. Fire, anyone? A coconut offers liquid, meat, oil (a mediocre sunscreen), and fuel (husk). What tools can we build? And then what?
Work the process to describe shooting, rebounding, transition, early offense, individual defense, trapping. What are the limits to our knowledge? Take a spin? Ask a random player to discuss what they know in even a two-minute opportunity. <Crickets?>
What shared vision of ideas do our teams need ? They are NOT Botticelli's Birth of Venus. "Venus had two aspects: she was an earthly goddess who aroused humans to physical love or she was a heavenly goddess who inspired intellectual love in them. Plato further argued that contemplation of physical beauty allowed the mind to better understand spiritual beauty."
- Core philosophy - "How we play basketball is an extension of how we live our lives."
- Identity - "This is who we are."
- Performance - "This is how we play."
- Character - "How you play reveals your character."
- TEAM - "The needs of the many outweighs the needs of the few."
Durable lessons from youth basketball should include commitment, teamwork, friendship, sacrifice, and accountability. Residual basketball insight and skills are worthy bonuses.
Lagniappe: Making a difference.
LIFE LESSONS: Brooklyn Nets basketball player takes 25 kids shopping for Thanksgiving dinner, teaches them how to actually calculate a budget for a Thanksgiving meal. https://t.co/Zqvpn94sKL pic.twitter.com/CiLB2HBLT0— ABC News (@ABC) November 21, 2017
- Modeling excellence
- Charity
- Gratitude