"If you're lucky, you can imagine the truth." - Salman Rushdie
Ascendant results demand novel approaches. 2020-2021 is my "couch coach" season as youth basketball is shut down. Time is opportunity for reading and study. I'm reading The Playmaker's Advantage, which is highly geeked up science for performance enhancement. You're warned.
Here are ten ideas, many shamelessly stolen from other coaches.
1. Warmup efficiently. "Lithuania Layups" / speed layups.
Speed layups for warm-up via the Lithuania team at the #JonesCup. I like it because most of warm-up IMO is about getting shots as we shoot more than we get layups in games...the other part is a short burst of energy & enthusiasm so this would take care of that. pic.twitter.com/UQXy7w1Ozg
— Chris Oliver (@BBallImmersion) July 29, 2018
2. Model what you want to see. "Leave the best version of yourself" on the floor every day. Children don't feed off sarcasm, putdowns, and cynicism. Frustration is our companion but not our friend. When it arrives, resort to "always do your best." Don't feed the monsters.
3. Improve timeout organization. Doug Brotherton lines up the players in the game 1 through 5 left to right. With youth teams and everyone getting minutes, sometimes in different spots, it can get confusing. Simplify.
4. Listen to Helen Mirren. In her MasterClass, she explains career success.
- "Show up on time."
- "Don't be an a*hole."