The NCAA Tournament Championship will consist of two of the best defenses in the country. While it may not be the viewers' preferable matchup, those coaches who plaster "Defense Wins Championships" all over locker rooms are basking in all its glory. According to KenPom Texas Tech leads the country in Adjusted Defensive Efficiency (AdjD.), while … Continue reading Final Four – Defensive Breakdown
Middle Child Coaching
It can be a fine line that coaches walk. A balancing act between demanding discipline or the alternative to reinforcing behaviors. Both can be effective, but the growing perception is that they are mutually exclusive regarding coaching philosophy. Stop being soft 🤷🏽♂️ https://t.co/1Aa9RUyOkU — Miles Bridges (@MilesBridges) March 22, 2019 The Two Generations What one … Continue reading Middle Child Coaching
Coach Dawkins – Quote of the Day
"We always said it's going to end two ways when you invest like we invest. We going to end celebrating, or we going to end crying, or in tears. We end in tears. That's because we invested - as I had said before - so much into each other and so much in what we … Continue reading Coach Dawkins – Quote of the Day
Opening Round – Top 5 Friday
As I was away all yesterday unable to personally clip up some of my favorite sets from Friday's games, you can be sure The Basktball Playbook was still hard at work for @HalfCourtHoops. If you haven't already, he is a must follow with the amount of content produced related to basketball plays. Without further ado, … Continue reading Opening Round – Top 5 Friday
Calling Up: Chapter 2
"Great coaches, teachers, and leaders don't save people; they empower them to help themselves and solve their own problems. It's okay to want to be appreciated; that's natural. But it's unhealthy to want to be needed." Reflection Question - Classify all your problems, issues, and challenges from Chapter 1 into the three categories of transformational … Continue reading Calling Up: Chapter 2
Opening Round – Top 5 Thursday
https://coachsclimb.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/impractical-jokers-ncaa-march-madness-breakdown-tru-tv-clippit.mp4 Belmont's Coach Byrd draws up a great late game Backscreen Pick & Pop for Three. https://coachsclimb.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ncaa-basketball-tournament-a-first-round-game-cbs-clippit.mp4 Minnesota gets a great look for Coffey following a Shuffle STS (Screen the Screener) flowing nicely into a Pindown DHO (Dribble Hand-Off), again for Three. https://coachsclimb.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ncaa-basketball-tournament-a-first-round-game-tbs-clippit.mp4 Possibly 1 of the plays of the night with Ja' Morant being … Continue reading Opening Round – Top 5 Thursday
Trending #BasketballDecisionTraining vs #FakeFundamentals
There is a growing trend in the coaching community revolving around best practices for player development and team preparation. If you haven't had the opportunity, I would encourage you to take the time out to watch a few clips from Chris Oliver's Basketball Immersion. There are a few others that I have linked on the … Continue reading Trending #BasketballDecisionTraining vs #FakeFundamentals
Calling Up: Chapter 1
"...when will it be enough for you? Nothing will ever be enough if yound your value in the performance of your team and the scoreboard at the end of the game. Don't make the mistake so many coaches make today: sacrificing their principles and character to climb the ladder . . . to win it … Continue reading Calling Up: Chapter 1
March Roundtable
March The Coach's Roundtable is where we sit down as coaches, once a month to share ideas and discuss a variety of topics. A chalk-talk with beverages. A barbershop of sorts, where each of us slowly start to pay less on haircuts. Each month we put together an agenda. For March it became about the off-season, … Continue reading March Roundtable
Coach's Climb 