Saturday, October 28, 2023

Basketball: Imagine the Power, Crowdsourcing


Imagine the power. Crowdsource our best ideas. Great coaches like Don Meyer never feared sharing. Sharing was their brand.

What if every coach (or player) reading this committed to sharing - sharing with teammates, sharing with colleagues, sharing with strangers? 

Part of the equation is openness to receive ideas. I knew a doctor who when confronted with a particularly challenging patient said, "I'd like to believe that I am smarter than ALL the many doctors and specialists that have evaluated you. But that's unlikely. There is something about you or your condition that makes it especially difficult to diagnose and treat." 

Here are a few ideas, shared or stolen, that might improve our coaching. 

1. The Success Equation   ACHIEVEMENT = PERFORMANCE x TIME

One great performance matters. Carlos Santana didn't make his bones solely through his Woodstock performance. The "Body of Work" matters. We're obsessed with the next new thing. Some have extolled Victor Wembanyama over LeBron James. PERFORMANCE over TIME. Maybe Wemby will be the greatest player in history. The Success Equation still applies. 

2. "Every day is player development day." Dave Smart said it; I keep stealing it. 
  • What are we doing to improve daily? 
  • What's our self-improvement plan? 
  • Do we have a mentor?
3. Adopt Dr. Fergus Connolly's framework of performance improvement - Technique, tactics, physicality, psychology.
  • Become more skilled. What is your overarching skill? 
  • Learn sport-specific strategy. That includes studying including video.
  • Develop athletic explosion. Get "bigger, faster, stronger." 
  • Psychology. Train resilience, mental toughness, positivity. 
Take a few moments to share your difference-making ideas.

Lagniappe. Horns breakdown. 

 



 

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