Sunday, December 19, 2021

Basketball: Thoughts on Cutting

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Traditional core offensive skills include shooting, passing, dribbling, pivoting, and rebounding. That omits critical without the ball actio...
Saturday, December 18, 2021

Fishing for Compliments? Fundamentally Sound

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"Attitude reflects leadership." Coaches want our teams to reflect our sport values - smart, competitive, engaged, resilient, tough...
Friday, December 17, 2021

Basketball: TODO - Specific Suggestions for Higher Performance Basketball

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TODO. It's not TODO, it's a "TO DO" list. Be a worthy opponent. How? 1. Have a tactical-technical plan to wear down oppon...
Thursday, December 16, 2021

Basketball: Mental Preparation Checklist

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"Be mentally prepared." What does that mean?  Build great habits . Model intention toward excellence daily.  Block out distraction...
Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Top Performers Discuss Rivals and a Pair of Shifty BOBs That Got Layups

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Steal shamelessly from every source. MasterClass gives me a world of ideas.  Steve Martin:  " Love your rivals ." We will always h...
Tuesday, December 14, 2021

Random Dozen Thoughts on Coaching for Young Coaches

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Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton met Nelson Mandela on Mandela's 90th birthday. Mandela told him, "I'm still learning."...
Monday, December 13, 2021

Notes on "Dean Smith" by Showtime (2015) and an MJ Breakdown

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Among great coaches, we all have our favorites. Mine was Dean Smith. Whether it's "Dean Smith Time" (set your watch ahead), sh...
Sunday, December 12, 2021

Young Coaches Ask, "How Do I Get Started?" Here Are Suggestions and a Couple of Drills

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Young coaches ask on many sites, "how do I get started" or "what kind of offense should I put in for young players?" Red...
Saturday, December 11, 2021

Simple Can Work

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Simple can work. As a young director Ron Howard learned from Jason Robards in "Parenthood." Robards had no rehearsal. Howard wasn...
Friday, December 10, 2021

360 Leadership Assessment Plus SPECIFICS on Playing and Coaching Better

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" People don't quit jobs, people quit people ." - David Cottrell Strong leaders want to become even better leaders. 360 degree...
Thursday, December 9, 2021

Becoming a More Emotionally Intelligent Coach and Recognize that Screening Creates Defensive Errors

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Soft skills matter. Both intelligence (IQ) and emotional intelligence (EQ) matter. What is emotional intelligence? Daniel Goleman writes : W...
Wednesday, December 8, 2021

What Baking Wizard Joanne Chang Can Teach Basketball Coaches Plus Great Coaching from Ty Lue

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Master analogies. Baking, coaching...it's not that different.  Joanne Chang went from Harvard to developing a baking empire in Boston an...