The first season of #52WeekCoaching is a wrap. What started as a project to challenge my own ability to follow-through on personal objectives, transpired into an opportunity to share weekly stories about a variety of topics that occur throughout the course of a given year in coaching. Intentionally, the topics were prepared to align with … Continue reading 52 Weeks of Coaching
Coaching Burnout
Coaching burnout is an interesting topic because there are so many different directions this conversation could go. Coaches burnout from the grind of the career (e.g. relocating, pay scale, politics) Coaches burnout from losing Coaches burnout from time-commitment Coaches burnout from the stress of competition The stigma surrounding mental health in sports is starting to … Continue reading Coaching Burnout
Basketball on Paper: Individual Defense & Donovan
"Every coach wants to win and every player wants to win, but one of the difficult things about being a coach at an amateur level is deciding the degree to which you want to win games versus everything else you want to do as a coach." Key Takeaways: Project Defensive Score Sheet Coaching Success vs … Continue reading Basketball on Paper: Individual Defense & Donovan
Triangle Concepts Today
With little to no live sports to engage the millions confined to their homes; #TheLastDance has captivated the country. And for us coaches desperately seeking scheme to steal or scrutinize, the Triangle offense has emerged as a relevant conversation starter. During the 1991 to 1998 seasons, the Chicago Bulls won 6 NBA championships under the … Continue reading Triangle Concepts Today
Basketball on Paper: Reading the Box Score
"Wake up in the morning, take a shower, and have breakfast over the box scores. It's the perfect way to start a day." Key Takeaways: Where was the game won? Estimated Pace of Play Numbers that Stand Out My parents would grab the newspaper and I'd steal the sports section as soon as they'd set … Continue reading Basketball on Paper: Reading the Box Score
Positionless Basketball
Ten years ago, the basketball world watched a player by the name of Anthony Davis reap the rewards of Guard skills in a Post body. All too often, adolescent players are labeled and locked into positions determined largely by their height and handles. Davis is a beneficiary of an uncommon idea known as Positionless Basketball. … Continue reading Positionless Basketball
Basketball on Paper: Individual Performances
"These statistics can tell you whether a player who is scoring a lot is really doing it like Mike or if he's doing it like Isaiah (Rider). The star players will have high ratings and use a high percentage of their team's possessions. The good role players will have high ratings and use a low … Continue reading Basketball on Paper: Individual Performances
Off-Season Focus
When dealing with off-season focus, there are a number of things that need a coach's attention. These items can range from things that need to be improved on the court as well as things that need to be improved off to court. As a coach approaches the off-season, the goal at the end of the … Continue reading Off-Season Focus
Basketball on Paper: Playing the Blame-Game
"Players don't win games, teams do. As a result, players shouldn't look for their own points, they should look to maximize team points. Players shouldn't care about stopping their own man if it means that other guys are scoring easily against teammates. Basketball is a team game, where winning as a team is all that … Continue reading Basketball on Paper: Playing the Blame-Game
Coaching Carousel
As they say, "So you want to get into coaching?" If you click on the thread below there is a collection of coaches giving 280 character snapshots of their journey. Every spring flooding into the summer there is a "Coaching Carousel" that has given prominence to accounts, such as HoopDirt or AtticusFinch. The landscape, particularly … Continue reading Coaching Carousel
Coach's Climb 