As a coach, you always want to put your team in position to win, help your players develop and grow, and just be successful. We spoke to arguably one of the best and most influential high school coaches, in Team USA U17 head man Don Showalter, and he gladly shared his coaching secrets with us. Continue reading “Interview: Secrets to high school coaching with team USA U17 Don Showalter” »
5 Ideas To Get Your Players To Buy-In to Your System TODAY
Motivating today’s players is a unique balancing act for the school team basketball coach. On one hand, discipline, toughness and hard work must be enforced as core principles, yet quitting the program is a very real consequence for failing to motivate players enough. In continuation of last week’s blog post, I gained some valuable insights from the “NBA Coaches Playbook”, and so today I’m presenting to you 5 ideas that you can to promote your players to buy in to your system: Continue reading “5 Ideas To Get Your Players To Buy-In to Your System TODAY” »
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Motivating Your Players During Time-Outs by NBA Coach Scott Skiles
If you’ve been watching the NBA recently, then you know that Scott Skiles is back into coaching, taking his talents to sunny Florida to coach an up and coming Orlando Magic team. No better time then to dig up an old article from the NBA Coach’s Handbook and see what one of the best motivators in the league has to say about using time outs effectively. Coach Skiles is renowned for holding his players accountable, particularly on the defensive end of the floor, so here’s 4 techniques he uses to motivate his players during time-outs. Continue reading “Motivating Your Players During Time-Outs by NBA Coach Scott Skiles” »
Part 2: 6 MUST HAVE Keys to Turn a Good Shooting Workout to a Great One
Read part 1 here if you’ve missed it.
Last week I showed you 3 of the 6 keys to a great shooting workout. As promised, here are the remaining 3. Each key comes with a drill that you can use in practice TODAY to make your team better shooters. In case you missed out on the earlier article, check it out here. Continue reading “Part 2: 6 MUST HAVE Keys to Turn a Good Shooting Workout to a Great One” »
6 MUST HAVE Keys to Turn a Good Shooting Workout Into a Great One
Recently I’ve been skimming through the NBA Coaches’ handbook for new tips and ideas about practice planning. Inside, I found a great article on the 6 keys to a great shooting workout, written by former Celtics and Clippers assistant coach Kevin Eastman. This week, I’ll be presenting you with the first 3 tips- if you like them stay tuned next week for the next 3. After each tip I’ll be giving you examples of drills that can help you turn a good shooting workout into a great one: Continue reading “6 MUST HAVE Keys to Turn a Good Shooting Workout Into a Great One” »