“Calm, Clear, and Decisive” - Write It Down Like Richie McCaw

Below is a video of one of the greatest All Blacks captains talking about ‘journaling’ before he goes and competes

In this thread 🧵 I’m going to give you the science underpinning what Ritchie McCaw was doing and also share some ways for you to help your players do the same

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— Daniel Abrahams (@DanAbrahams77) December 1, 2022

"G.A.B." - Greatest All-Blacks

"You can only be as good as you believe." New Zealand rugby legend Richie McCaw reveals his journaling process. As a young boy around eight, Richie was told by his uncle to write his dream, Richie McGaw, G.A.B. He wrote it and became it. 

Work on your technique, tactics, physicality, psychology. 

1. Make 'affirmations' part of your process and identity. 

2. Visualize how you play...what you will see and do. 

3. See it and become it. 

4. Writing helps make information more available to us. "Your final decision to write it down makes your brain to memorize it and store it among the things you consider vital to you."

5. Note McCaw says he often writes the same things, the core of his competence..."calm, clear, and decisive." 

Lagniappe. Free throw conditioning. 

“Free Throw Conditioning”

2 minutes, 20 FT makes needed between 2 groups. On a miss, the whole group runs

By coach Matt Garrett pic.twitter.com/Qt9X8Kk6Kd

— Hardwood Texas (@hardwoodtexas) December 1, 2022

Lagniappe 2. Crean wisdom. 

You cannot call yourself a running/ fast paced Team if you don’t ;
-Teach your In bounder how to get the ball out QUICKLY
- Outlet the 🏀 up the floor
- Throw the 🏀 ahead to both sides or up middle.
- Get your wings out for layups/ dunks or to the corners.
- Pressure the Rim

— Tom Crean (@TomCrean) November 29, 2022

Lagniappe 3. "Jack in the Box?" 

Mississippi BLOB - Low Stack Circle Lob pic.twitter.com/mVoxjVRSDE

— 𝙸𝚍𝚘 𝚂𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛 (@IdoBasketball) November 25, 2022