There are a lot of basketball coaches — especially those working with youth basketball players — that get upset at their team when their players don’t secure the rebound. To an extent, that’s understandable. A good coach knows the value of possessions and that offensive and defensive rebounding will have a huge impact on the …
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 …
Boston Celtics great, Bill Russell, the man with 11 NBA championship rings for 10 fingers, touches on developing an ‘outside-in’ versus ‘inside-out’ leadership style in his book ‘Russell Rules‘. Here’s one of the ways he shared for business leaders, basketball coaches and players to use when they’re thinking about leadership: Remember the five most important …
This is a nice piece from ESPN’s Sport Science… Well done. /sef. Thanks @CoachLok for the share! #thankthepasser
So, I tried something new the other day. I began soliciting feedback on Facebook. I asked the question: What’s your definition of “TOUGHNESS”..? (Felt like I was opening up a Pandora’s Box. Ha!) Go ahead… chime in. There’s no expiration date on this debate. Vote: You see, toughness is one of those catch-all buzzwords that gets …
‘Disciplined thought precedes disciplined action.’ And, with that, discipline is the result of hundreds and hundreds of choices you make that gradually turn who you are, at any given moment, into who you want to be. These two thoughts were both inspired by Jim Collins (Good To Great) and Jim Rohn. Rohn went on to …
“A gifted athlete with poor understanding of the game will be slower to react than a slower player who better understands the game.” —Ettore Messina The more dribble penetrations that are allowed, the more help is required and subsequently, more susceptible your team is to offensive rebounds. In an ideal world, each player on your …
“People may doubt what you say, but they will always believe what you do.” —Nannie Helen Burroughs It’s easy to pipe up out of frustration in the locker room and chastise your team(mates). But, what speaks loudest are the quiet, nondescript actions – or inaction – in the thousand of lost minutes that came prior. …
The following article was taken from the Z-Health newsletter. I really enjoyed it and thought it worth sharing. There is a popular saying in sports: “speed kills.” Ask almost any coach in any game and they will say that what they daydream about the most is a team of ultra-fast players. But what does it …
According to renowned Italian and EuroLeague coach, Renato Pasquali, passing is a relationship formed with others. When you do not pass to an open teammate, you are sending them a message: “I did not trust you with our team’s advantage.” Each Pass Sends a Message Here’s a look at the different types of passes and …