These notes, reflections and observations by Alan Keane (England u18 National Team Head Coach) from the FIBA U18 European Championship 2019 is too good not to share – much less to allow to get lost in the Twitterverse. Raw. Candid. Actionable. This is the kind of share that helps to deepen our collective perspective of …
Milos Teodosic has been dropping these kinds of dimes for years. What he has improved, and what isn’t readily available to every player, is how he passes (e.g. underhand scoop pass, wide body hook-wrap-pass-with-spinology, etc). Those are “next level,” yet there’s one thing that he does consistently that is available to *all* players: what he …
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I’ve been blessed with a beautiful burden. Coaching is my opportunity to give back to – and thru – a game that’s given me so much. Awakening possibilities in others is my life’s blood. When John Leonzo contacted me to do an interview on decision training and …
Big thanks to Albert Tremonti for sharing this article from Wired Magazine called, “Wayne Gretzky-Style ‘Field Sense’ May Be Teachable.” “Athleticism is impressive but essentially prosaic, a matter of muscle. But… …vision is something else, something more elusive … Such talent has long been assumed to be innate. ‘Coaches tend to think you either have …
I’m always scavenging for images (i.e. pics or video) that capture a concept or point… well, here it is. SOOOORRY MARCO! A quick flutter of a camera’s lens takes an 1/8 of a second. This snapshot is taking what on all accounts is a special player, Marco Belinelli (2007 NBA 1st Round pick, 18th overall), …
The NYTimes.com featured and article, “It’s a Vision Thing for Nash in Soccer and Basketball.” To be frank, it’s not an overly enticing read, but what jumped out to me was something that I’ve been toiling with at length for quite some time: vision. And, how to teach it. In the article, Claudio Reyna, long-time …
Big shout out to everyone from Novi Sad, Serbia! It’s Day 3 of my journey and my first opportunity to really get online and bang out some thoughts in theLLaBB. I’ve learned so much, and met so many, in such a short period of time, that I’m really excited about the coming 2 1/2 weeks. …