Tag: New York Times

The Genealogy Of A Vicious Move

Check out this video from NYtimes.com’s video archive… It’s a tribute to the crossover and neat video and useful teaching/learning video for athletes and coaches. /sef. #thankthepasser: Shoutout to @dena10 and @GlideHoyas for the share!

A Recipe For Failure: New Year’s Resolutions

The start of the calendar year is that time of year when it’s common for people to starting crafting bold New Year’s resolutions that are intended to dramatically change the trajectory of their lives. Well ‘ba-humbug’ to New Year’s resolutions. Yup, I said it. The notion to me has never really rung true. And, it probably …

Footwork: Artful & Efficient

This is a must see video. The NYTimes.com absolutely crushes it (pun only slightly intended!) with the feature which explains why Roger Federer’s footwork is the basis for a nearly flawless game. This is not about tennis.  This applies to all sports. This is an insightful illustration/description of fundamental movement skills and basic physical literacy that *any* athlete must obtain to …

State Of The Union: Basketball In North America

Pull up a chair, grab a drink and dig in on this article on NYtimes.com called Allonzo Trier Is in the Game. It gives a good snapshot of the culture of basketball in the United States. (Thanks Coach Gram for sharing it). From the author… “I often hear from parents of young athletes that their …

The No Stat All-Star

Big thanks to Coach Jimmy Johnson for sharing this article with me on NYTimes.com: Money(basket)ball: The No Stat All-Star. “The five players on any basketball team are far more than the sum of their parts; the Rockets devote a lot of energy to untangling subtle interactions among the team’s elements. To get at this they …

Stretching: The Truth

NYtimes.com has a very good article posted called, Stretching: The Truth. “The old presumption that holding a stretch for 20 to 30 seconds — known as static stretching — primes muscles for a workout is dead wrong. It actually weakens them.” Check out the article as it’s a quick read and challenges old paradigms of …

Stepping Away From Basketball

I had this article from the NYTimes.com sent to me from a couple of people and thought it best to share. It’s the story of one athlete, that is the story of so many others. New York Times – “Delle Donne was the nation’s top female high school basketball recruit, a signee with the University …

The Scholarship Divide: Adventure Or Job?

The NYTimes.com has done a very thought provoking series on the “reality” of sport scholarships in the NCAA. Take a look at a few of these links as they will help to shed light and dispel several of the misconceptions about what it means to be a scholarship athlete: — It’s Not an Adventure, It’s …

Taking Play (Too) Seriously…?

4:55am… up early with the wheels spinning. Ideas abound. I wasn’t going to share this one, but after chatting with some friends recently, I thought “Why not!?” I can’t sleep anyway, so consider this my late night (or early morning) ‘message in a bottle’ that I’m tossing out to whomever may be interested. I should …