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10 Lessons From a Decade of Coaching
From one season to ten years. It becomes tough to slow down the time because our brain operates from moments to months down the road within minutes. At the end of any season, the mind automatically advances to the following year. Multiply that mindset by two with being married to a coach; we're lucky to … Continue reading 10 Lessons From a Decade of Coaching
Concept or Continuity
Here is the hypothetical: Team A is considerably less-skilled. Team B is considerably more-skilled. Every coach goes into any season, and on a micro-level into every game, gauging how their program will fare against the opposition based on their own personnel's ability, aptitude, and capacity to compete. Yet, there seems to be a depreciation of … Continue reading Concept or Continuity
Coaches Clinic Notes & Playbooks (PDFs)
Take a look at the list below of PDF Files from Coaching Clinics. Download any that could be of help! Camp / Clinic Date Coaches Final Four Clinic 2019 John Brannen, Bruce Weber, + Rising Coaches 2019 Wes Miller, Alan Stein, + Mark Few - Nike Clinic 2016 Mark Few Coaches vs Cancer 2013 Mark … Continue reading Coaches Clinic Notes & Playbooks (PDFs)
A Coach’s Responsibility Towards Racial Equality
This breaks from any coaching criteria. But it doesn't. Even yesterday reading the final pages from our Book Club there was this quote: "...Understanding things well enough to be able to change the future." The problem is I do not understand. I don't understand enough about the situation to help make a change, yet. I … Continue reading A Coach’s Responsibility Towards Racial Equality
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
Transfer Portal to Coaching
Is the transfer portal indicative of the next generation of coaches? There is a lot of positive characteristics attributed to this younger generation - but let's face it - there is an equal amount of critique. Which had me thinking as a coach responsible for developing and cultivating future leaders that possibly (hopefully) get into … Continue reading Transfer Portal to Coaching
Next Generation of Coaches
There was an epidemic occurring across the country before COVID of 2020. Last year, there were articles portraying the transfer epidemic of student-athletes seeking new addresses for competitive opportunities as a growing concern in college athletics. As of the end of March (2020) Jeff Goodman listed over 450 student-athletes in men's college basketball alone at … Continue reading Next Generation of Coaches
Inverted Offense
Offensive execution is schematic point-conversion - manufacturing shot-selection into points on the scoreboard. With the increasing value for analytics in today's game, coaches are being trained in the comprehension of high-value scoring coming from free-throws, lay-ups, and three-point field goals. Consider today's style of play, 'Pace & Space' or 'Drive & Kick' being the universal … Continue reading Inverted Offense
Coach-Speak
https://twitter.com/CoachsClimb/status/1208417683424841728 Let's define "Coach-Speak": Often the language used by coaches when addressing simpler issues with deeper contextual meaning. The majority of John Wooden's speeches are rich with coach speak. "Success is the peace of mind which is a direct result of the self-satisfaction in knowing that you have made the effort to become the best … Continue reading Coach-Speak
