Sunday, November 15, 2015

Off the Shelf: "First, Fast, and Fearless" by Brian Hiner

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The Navy SEAL experience has captured the imagination of Americans not only because of their gallantry but because of their shared values, t...

Body Language

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We all communicate verbally and non-verbally. Some expressions are unmistakable and others more nuanced.  Vanessa Van Edwards  briefly revi...

Practice Starter from FastModel

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Starting practice (and ultimately games) at a high tempo matters. We need to learn to practice with more intensity and more communicatio...

Taking Good Measure

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"Measure a thousand times, but cut only once." - Turkish Proverb To improve, measure what you're doing.  At Saturday's...
Saturday, November 14, 2015

Basketball Is a Microcosm of Life

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Brad Stevens, Celtics' coach via a 2010 coaching clinic In 11 years, never had a player in the program that worked his tail off on the ...

Organizational Excellence Starts with an Execution Culture

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"The journey is better than the inn." - Cervantes Most of us want to build and sustain a strong organization. But fewer have the...

Hard Decisions Require Critical Thinking

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“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them...
Friday, November 13, 2015

Excerpting a Review: First, Fast, Fearless: How to Lead Like a Navy SEAL

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JP Dulay reviews yet another fascinating book on the Navy SEAL way. This is less complete than an 'executive book summary.' Here are...

Great Performances: UCLA/Memphis 1973

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As a high school player, I loved to watch UCLA play. Our coach, Ellis (Sonny) Lane (New England Basketball HoF) incorporated many of the Bru...

Zone Offense from Coach Daniel (Annotated)

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My favorite book about zones is "Own the Zone," which discusses the whys and why nots of zone defense. Coach Daniel shows how to...
Thursday, November 12, 2015

Around the Net - Shares from the Web

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The Wisdom of Today , shared from HoopThoughts. Rick Pitino fundamentals. Great but lengthy video emphasis on player development. Coac...
Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Reflections

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Last night we had our first practice. First impressions may not always be accurate, but we all have them. The girls' conditioning impr...
Tuesday, November 10, 2015

What Lens Do You See Through?

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"Brady needed someone to help him unlock and clear his mind..." "To convince him...that he's gotta be prepared to be ...

Leadership Tips from Clint Hurdle (Annotated)

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Coach MikeMak.com shares leadership concepts from Clint Hurdle. 1. Leadership never takes a day off .  Kevin Eastman reminds us "you...

Fake a Difference

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Misdirection is a fundamental part of basketball. For example, we may create a "set" to deceive our opponent to our intention. ...