A while back I shared my coaching clinic notes from a basketball clinic I attended featuring Jasmin Repeša. Well, here’s the video of a clinic put on by by Canada Basketball (@canbball) – and shared by Basketball Manitoba (@basketballmb). Some useful ideas from a top-level European basketball coach. Break out your notebook and enjoy! Tell …
You know I’m all about creative coaching and creative variations (or even just subtle twists on old ideas). Well, I stumbled on these training videos from a European coach going through a series of footwork and agility drills that I thought others would enjoy too. The Separation of Powers Now, for those who have hung …
I really had no intention of turning this video of Doc Rivers at Coaching U into a blog post. In fact, my plan was just to put it up on my Facebook page and call it a day. Yet, as I watched it again, I thought: “This is a keeper!” [Disclosure: I don’t know if …
I stumbled across these Nike Pro Basketball Skills Training Camp videos and, although this kind of stuff is typically very gimmicky and superficial, these are worth checking out as there are a few nuggets in them (if you can move beyond being star struck). For full disclosures sake, Keith D’Amelio (Nike Sports Performance & Athletic …
“Back in the day” before email (…okay, I officially feel old writing that, but it’s true…), my college basketball coach photocopied the chapter below and gave it to me and my teammates. It resonated true for me then as an athlete, as still does for me now. It’s worth printing off and passing along to …
To me there are four (4) pillars that must be developed in any athlete participating in competitive team sport: mental, physical, technical and socio-emotional. The latter of the bunch is, in my opinion, the most under-taught yet most important skill that will lead to championship performance. That is, a player’s or coach’s ability to effectively …
This video is of Beyoncé during her dressing room rehearsal for her American Idol appearance. NO MICROPHONE. No effects. No amped mic, no reverb… Just Bey. “Sometimes you need perspective. You’ve been right in front of greatness so often that you need to step back and see it again for the first time.” —Jay-Z At …
I love creative coaching! And, earlier this week I stumbled upon Fitness Quest 10’s Brett Klika. Check out this video he recently posted called ‘Foundational Strength‘. In it, Klika walks you through a fun and effective progression for helping young athletes develop the functional strength to do push-ups. What’s So Important About Push Ups? As …
A quick hitter that’s worth the watch as legendary sport coaches Bobby Bowden (former head football coach, Florida State), Pat Summit (Tennessee women’s basketball), Lute Olsen (former men’s basketball coach, Arizona), John Wooden (former UCLA men’s basketball head coach) and George Horton (Cal State Fullerton baseball head coach) share insights on what it takes to …
Joe Bonai produces and shares a lot of very good stuff. In a recent post, he gives a thorough breakdown of what he calls a “Cut Stop” (Don’t get caught up in the name, delve into the concept and theory.) Here’s what he says… There’s one exercise that will decrease ACL injury-risk, immediately and dramatically …