- Be on time, ready to go.
- Be the hardest worker in practice. Give your best in every rep. John Stockton was notorious for that, winning every sprint.
- Be coachable. Listen and work to learn what is taught.
- Bring your best version of caring, effort, and focus to games. Our best may not win but wins respect.
- Be a great teammate.
Cultivate winning habits of preparation
- Consistent study habits (as serious in class as on the court)
- Exercise, rest, and nutrition
- Skill development ("winners are trackers")
- Game study
Know our behavior impacts teammates.
- Treat others with respect.
- Accept praise graciously AND...
- Give credit to our family, teammates, and coaches.
- Nobody misses the slacker who leaves a team.
- Too often boys teams waiting for a girls game to end disrupt the game, literally encroaching on the court during play.
- Don't cross the line between "physical play" and "dirty play."
- Disrespect of officials by coaches from the opening tap. In the last fifty games I coached, I doubt the officiating decided any. Our losses came from poor shot selection, turnovers, defensive errors, and sometimes mediocre or poor coaching.
- Coaches seeming motivated by margin of victory above all else. Leaving starters in and pressing against deep reserves proves you're a coaching genius?
- The killer S's - selfishness, sloth, softness. Represent.
- Michael Jordan
Summary:
- Be on time.
- Be the hardest worker.
- Be a great teammate.
- Cultivate great work habits.
- Study the game.
- Give credit to others.
Lagniappe. We love shooting drills. "Double jeopardy" from TeachHoops.com
Lagniappe 2. Play "16" without a rebounder. The core skill is making consecutive shots from eight spots to advance.
- Make 2 consecutively and move to next spot. Max two minutes.
- Make 2 consecutively at each spot and complete course in the minimum time (track)
- Make 2 consecutively in the fewest possible shots (16) and keep track of your PB (personal best) until you get to sixteen.
