Monday, March 22, 2021

Basketball: Stop Being (As) Wrong; Check the Boxes

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I am guilty. So are you.  Every other post on a basketball site asks for handouts, plays, and videos on the Princeton Offense.  I'm not ...
Sunday, March 21, 2021

Basketball: Trip Over the Truth. We Are the Canaries.

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"Sometimes you can't see what's staring you in the face." - Endeavour Morse, Endeavour , Season 7, Episode 1.  Smithsonian...
Saturday, March 20, 2021

Basketball: Respect, Earned by Attitude, Behavior, Choices, and Knowledge (Plus a Drill and Set Play)

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Respect the game . Respect coaches, teammates, and opponents.  Respect the officials.   Coaches talk about "playing the right way"...
Friday, March 19, 2021

Basketball: Eating Humble Pie, Taking Coaching As a Coach

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Dr. Atul Gawande hired a surgeon to observe him , take notes, and make suggestions. He knew that even as a trained professional, he could im...
Thursday, March 18, 2021

Rescripting Practice: Innovation and Surprise Means Understanding and Violating Norms

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  " To break the script, we first have to understand the script. " - The Power of Moments, Chip and Dan Heath We understand how ev...
Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Basketball: Your Individual Workout, What Belongs?

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Players, become your own coach. What strengths will you reinforce (Don Kelbick) and what parts of your game deserve sharpening? Is basketbal...
Tuesday, March 16, 2021

Cooking Up Basketball Philosophy

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  MasterClass translates ideas across disciplines. Cooking is a great example. In one of the latest classes, Niki Nakayama teaches Japanese ...
Monday, March 15, 2021

Basketball: Avoiding Bad Decisions (Harder Than We Think)

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“It is remarkable how much long-term advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid, instead of trying to be v...
Sunday, March 14, 2021

Sunday Double Bonus, Thinking in Moments: Complaint Department

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"If I could write "hate" on every grain of sand in the desert, it wouldn't be enough." - from an Anonymous Comedy Ro...

Coaching, Oxygen, and Basketball (Plus Top Drills and Real-Life Hoosiers)

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Dalton's law doesn't apply on the basketball court . Coaches and players make oxygen for each other as teams exceed the sum of their...
Saturday, March 13, 2021

Making Moments: Practical Tips for Enriching The First Day Experience

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Remember your "First Day Experience" like first grade, first day of high school or college, starting a new job, getting married? S...
Friday, March 12, 2021

Basketball Friday: Climbing Metaphorical Mountains (Drills, Concepts, Set Plays)

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I love practice. The court becomes our classroom for sport and life lessons. Making a team earns you education. Commitment and growth earn y...