Basketball: C4 Notes, Greg Jockims, Lessons from Successful Teams and Celtics Highlights

What have you learned from successful teams - collaboration, communication, culture, sacrifice? 

Greg Jockims shares lessons from the Cross Canada Coaches Clinic sponsored by Basketball Immersion. Here are my notes: 

His goal is to "figure it out" in his journey. 

Restate his observations as "identity" versus "performance." 

Doesn't dismiss basketball values but argues it's about being together. 

Compares transactional to transformational coaching. 

Vision - What do your want your team to look like? 
Mission - Your plan to achieve the vision.
Values - (What goes into your culture?)

Examine our program from multiple angles (our musts, needs, wants overview)

Everything has to focus on teamwork. 

"Practice Stoppers" (Deviation from teamwork)

Great story...Western Canada semis, had a chance to win with one free throw (tied) as time expired. Player missed both. Coach had to help the player off the court. Team got together to win for that guy, so he wouldn't have to carry that burden. They outscored the opponent 24-2 in overtime. 

Productive story...As a young coach, he called out the "team leader" for not leading...and ultimately turned the season around with the support of the leader. 

What do you (as a player) want from the experience?

Find meaning. What does 'contribution' mean to a given player...especially as a backup? Discusses one player whose primary "moment" was challenging the starters. His contribution was meaningful although he wasn't "playing."

At higher levels, players have more ownership and accountability

"Control what you can control." 

Takeaways:

- What works for you? 
- What works for them (the players)?
- Players need ownership. 
- Make the experience meaningful. 
- Find great stories. 

Lagniappe: Favorite stories. 

When I was an assistant, the head coach always gave me the "twelfth pick" to choose a player. I selected an athletic, fluid girl who didn't have a lot of skill or experience. Over time, she became our top player, with excellent finishing skills with either hand. Her high school career got sidetracked by injuries, but she had a good career and was also on the state championship volleyball team. 

Lagniappe 2: Celtics stagger DHO



The Celtics have multiple bigs who seal defenders on the drive. 

Lagniappe 3: Stagger PnR Slip 


As the play developed, I was thinking Spain PnR. Marcus Smart had other ideas. 

Lagniappe 4: "Movement kills defenses." Celtics ball movement




It's a joy to watch young players expand their game. When Danny Ainge drafted Jaylen Brown at three, some said that was a reach. Brown continues to grow his game.