I stumbled on these two postings again today while surfing the net and don’t believe I’ve shared them previously in this forum. Hopefully I’m not being repetitious. (If so, your myelin levels will benefit! Read on.) Both are from NYtimes.com…. (1) The Appetizer – THE BRAINS BEHIND THE TALENT [Video]: This one just wets the …
I love cooking shows. And… I think that much about coaching can be related to being a top chef. For years, a program called Iron Chef was my late night TV fix. (I’m talking the original Asian version with English voice over. The sensationalized US version just isn’t the same). During college, at 12:30am that …
Just back from a trip to Ontario, Canada, coaching and learning… I spent some time at the National Elite Development Academy (NEDA) and conducted our first Ontario Centre for Performance (CP) centralized session. Good times! I tell ya… it’s amazing what you can do with elite learners. I was able to do in 15-minutes with …
For almost 10 years, I was fortunate to coach in, and contribute to the growth of, Canada Basketball’s Centre for/de Performance (or “CP” as everyone in Canada fondly references it). At the time, CP was a nationally run program directed by Canada Basketball and delivered by the provinces. Its mandate was to identify and develop athletes – between the …
A favourite book of mine is The Art of Possibility, by Rosamund Stone Zander and Benjamin Zander. It’s a great read for anyone. I have referenced ideas from it quite frequently wearing my coaching hat, but have also done the same during corporate speaking engagements. With all credit going to Ben and Roz… The following thoughts …
Day 13 of the Euro trip… Yesterday and today we took in some of the most enjoyable games of the women’s FIBA U19 World Championship so far: Serbia vs. Czech and Spain vs. Slovakia were especially good. There’s a distinct style of play that each country plays with that make it so much fun to …
Our Canucks lost to Lithuania last night ranking them as 10th of 212 basketball countries in the world. An accomplishment needless to say – especially in light of the fact that this is the first time we’ve qualified for the world championships with a team at this age group (U17). Things To Acclimate To… Yoda …