Every reader should leave with new information or unanswered questions for further inquiry. Here are two handfuls of recent blog highlights.
1. Speed layups.
Lithuania layups are a good practice and pre-game volume layup drill.
2. "Quarterback layups." I give the ballhandler the slight advantage requiring the defender to have both feet outside the three-point line.
3. "Sixteen" shooting drill
Goal: Score 16 Shots, multiple ways to play.
- Score one at each spot, out and in (like golf). You can time yourself, count the number of shots needed to score 16, or score 16 within a defined time limit (e.g. 90 seconds).
- Must make 2 consecutive at each spot. How many shots are required or complete the course (16 shots) within 90 seconds? Without a rebounder, you have to hustle.
4. NO PLAYS OFF. Playing hard is a skill. Reward players for doing the right things in practice.
5. "And then some." What separates us is extra effort, unrequired work, lagniappe. The talented teammate who always prepares and brings something special to the program. I shared Gerald Stokes' success formula, Q + A = C. Quality of service plus attitude = compensation.
Kevin Eastman reads a minimum of two hours a day. Steve Forbes reads at least fifty pages.
6. Rookie Grant Williams gets NBA playoff minutes. How?
7. Grant Williams' advice to young players, "Be on the shoulder of the coach."
8. Don Kelbick turns 1-4 high action into the flex.
9. An "Elbow Get" brings the opposite post across to screen for his counterpart at the elbow.
10. Summary:
- Invest our time, don't spend it.
- Multitasking makes mediocrity.
- Managing time is self-management.
- "Be here now."
- "Manage one ITEM. Do it now."
Lagniappe: (something extra)
TOUGHNESS
COACHABILITY
HARD WORK
COMMUNICATION
LEADERSHIP
Nice guys do finish first. Bam. Hat tip: Coach Kohlheim.