Tates Locke on Teaching:
— JIM BOONE 🦁 (@CoachJimBoone) October 9, 2022
1) Cannot assume they know anything
2) Repeat what you say and what you demonstrate
3) Rule of Two:
2 min to demonstrate
2 weeks to learn
2 months to become habit pic.twitter.com/laq1npmwLM
I've gotten it wrong. I've seen others go wrong, too. Forge a performance-focused, feedback-rich culture.
1. Be specific. Telling players to "space better" might not mean much to them.
2. Get 'readback'. What did I just ask you to do? If they say, get the inbound pass with a zipper cut, have them explain or show what that is. "Don't make assumptions."
3. Remember, these are children with feelings. They are not assets or commodities. They are never 'worthless'.
4. Simple is better. Sometimes subtraction is addition. A massive playbook doesn't mean we get or make more quality shots. "We can't run what we can't run."
5. "Every day is player development day." If we are not technically strong then tactics are unlikely to compensate for that weakness. Don't sacrifice practice time needed to build skill.
6. "Look for the helpers." Find trusted voices. "Mentoring is the only shortcut to excellence."
Lagniappe. Separate with timing, positioning, physicality/angle.
Lagniappe 2. Winning is hard. Winning when we're not at our best takes special commitment.
Rafael Nadal on the importance of doing the work, even when it's hard: pic.twitter.com/RNDan7IGDE
— FS (@farnamstreet) October 16, 2022
Lagniappe 3. "Fouling negates effort." - Stan Van Gundy
