Add more tools to our metaphorical toolbox. Ryan Holiday examines principles of stoicism to help us build better habits, become more efficient, and achieve more.
1. Show up daily. "Find a way to make it fun."
- "Play" basketball. Make the experience memorable.
- Drills like dribble tag use a kid's game to make it fun.
- Jumping rope helps build stamina and athleticism.
2. Establish clear systems.
- Get everyone on the same page with your philosophy. Sweat the details.
- "This is how we will get more and better shots than our opponents."
- Clarify responsibilities, especially in offensive and defensive transition (how many to the glass, who goes where?)
3. Don't be so reachable.
- We can be 'too' available which allows distraction.
- Have the 24 hour 'cooling off' period after games.
4. Face the dragon (deal with what must be faced).
- Be professional before we are professionals.
- Don't fear the difficult choices.
- Have the hard conversations.
5. Stay in control.
- "Control what we can control."
- Control our ego.
- Control our emotions.
6. Shake them up. "I can't want this for you more than you want it for yourself."
- Complacency doesn't build ascension.
- Does the work ethic match the dream?
- "Don't tell me, show me."
7. "Don't drop the ball." The wolf is at the door.
- We perform to the level of our training. "Player development is job one."
- Make timely but not hasty adjustments.
- Practice activities should impact winning. Don't pay homage to traditional activities that don't change outcomes.
Lagniappe. Read Coach Meurs's comments after the video.
This is reminiscent of Coach K's comment, "Make plays don't run plays."
Lagniappe 2. Build your skill set from inside out. Young players, learn to finish around the basket with either hand off either foot or both feet from either side of the basket. The better you finish, the more you'll score and draw fouls.
Lagniappe 3. Stuff 'works' with space and time and urgent cutting and passing.
