Principles of coaching often cross domains. Physical and mental preparation, discipline, and resilience must be present to win. Good teams seldom give away games.
Study successful programs, coaches, and stars. Are you a "game plan" coach or do you "do what we do?" If you're successful, then you're right.
Former Patriots defensive coordinator (and engineer) Matt Patricia discusses defensive philosophy in a candid, expletive-filled podcast.
Execution follows people, strategy, and operations. Having the right people in the right seats, strategy based on film study, and players capable of high performance separated Super Bowl teams.
Matty P: "What do we have to do to win this game and what people do we have to do it (it starts with "who do we have?").
Some teams are star-focused in basketball. How do we AFFECT the opposing (star) quarterback via DISRUPTION of the offensive line? In basketball, that may mean disrupting the key player (point guard or point forward) who are creators.
Scheme matchups with big picture concepts and the fine details. Football has fewer possessions, making each possession more critical. For basketball, disrupting end-of-quarter, end-of-game, and special situations (BOB, SLOB, ATOs) has special significance.
A question for coaches, should basketball have an offensive and defensive coordinator?
Patricia emphasizes "competitive stamina." This mirrors what Coach Dave Smart says about building a team capable of playing "harder for longer."
"Can you put doubt in an opponent's heads." Patricia spoke highly of Ravens former safety Ed Reed who was highly intuitive and unpredictable.
Patricia: "I love the boos; it means you're relevant." It's true, there's little reward on "hating on" bad teams. At the same time, he shows great respect for quality opponents - individual and teams.
Attack weaknesses. "Find the fish...who's the most scared?" Young, less experienced players are vulnerable to missing assignments and making poor decisions.
Be aware of situational tendencies. For example, ATO late half against 'better coaches' I'd alert team to expect PnR. Or late game, know that some teams would "switch everything" and we'd look to get big on small (mouse in the house).
Apply AI to your benefit. The use of AI for game planning, training, and near real-time inputs are still in infancy.
Practice what you are going to see in a game.
"Country and City...if you're in the country (space) pick up the ball. If you're in the city, jump on it."
Lagniappe. EXPLICIT LANGUAGE The method behind the madness...
