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My own crunch-time.

www.bestbasketballnotes.blogspot.comwww.scoutinghoops.comCoaches,Today's post is exciting. It's about my latest (last sunday's afternoon game) crunch-time situation, and how I managed it. I give you the two crunch-time plays I ran.http://www.box.net/shared/qa0na7ljz2Please read it carefully, and give us your comments/opinions / suggestions ! We will be posting the best ones !!!Coach M
Via Basketball Coaches' Club  |  December 13, 2010

Must Read for Coaches: Bill Belicheck Motivational Strategy

Bill Belicheck met with his team shortly before the playoffs. He showed them a video of the Breeders' Cup (horse race) and paused the tape halfway through the race with the outcome still up in the air.  He asked the team "Who will win? The horse with the most experienced jockey? The horse who has won the most money? The horse with the best odds prior to the race?"...
Via Basketball Coaches' Club  |  September 24, 2010

Coaching Wisdom from Doc Rivers, Hubie Brown, Nick Saban, and more

-Doc Rivers: "With our ball pressure, we know we're going to get beat off the dribble at times. The only guy that can't get beat is the helper."-Jay Wright: "Drive like a scorer not a passer." - "The job of a leader is to rally people to a better future." –Marcus Buckingham, author -Mike Brown: versus a coach that is a staunch believer in his...
Via Basketball Coaches' Club  |  September 22, 2010

National Championship Coach UNC Roy Williams on Leadership

National Championship Coach UNC Roy Williams on Leadership----------------------------------------------------------As part of the cutting edge Carolina Leadership Academy, UNC national champion men's basketball coach Roy Williams recently shared his insights on leadership and team building as well as some behind the scenes stories during Carolina's run to the 2005 National...
Via Basketball Coaches' Club  |  September 14, 2010

Mental Toughness: Are You a Baby?

For those that follow my blog, you know I am the proud father of 6 month old twin sons, Luke and Jack. While I am not 100% certain (haven’t had them actually tested), I am confident they are geniuses. I’m serious! Why? Because they have already figured out the 6 keys to success:1) Persistence: they never quit. Ever. When they want something… to be fed, to be changed, or...
Via Basketball Coaches' Club  |  September 10, 2010

The Equalizer: Effective Practice Planning

Practice Planning: Why and How We all have roughly the same amount of time and what we do with that time is what separates the best coaches from the average coaches. Time is an equalizer.There are many considerations for how and why to plan practice. Each coach has generally the same amount of practice time whether you are in the professional ranks, college level, or high school...
Via Basketball Coaches' Club  |  August 17, 2010

Cinderella Madness

During March, every hoop fan hopes to witness at least one Cinderella game. In other words, an upset. From UNLV (1990) to Princeton (1996) to George Mason (2006), each low-seeded team had something special to come up with. This year, if you did not watch a lot of NCAA, you would say Butler was one Cinderella-team; I won’t agree, but I won’t argue either. If you watched the Northern...
Via Basketball Coaches' Club  |  August 12, 2010

Traits of Successful Coaches

“TRAITS OF SUCCESSFUL COACHES” This list was developed by Patrick Hunt, the coaching education director for the Australian Institute of Sport. I have read some of Coach Hunt's material in the past and thought it was excellent. Great technical knowledge – understand the intricacies and dynamics of their sport which allows them to effectively train and teach players Good...
Via Basketball Coaches' Club  |  August 12, 2010

ACTIVE REST: MAXIMIZE YOUR DOWN TIME

THE IMPORTANCE OF ACTIVE RESTIn order to be at my best this pre-season, I need to rest the month of August. My blog will be back, better than ever, after Labor Day.With that said, I am not the only one who needs to rest. Most players have been going just as hard as I have with individual workouts, AAU tournaments, summer league games, and elite camps. I know of several players who...
Via Basketball Coaches' Club  |  August 10, 2010

One of the ugliest first half in Final Four’s history would turn into a real championship game 20 minutes too late. When any of the two teams can’t find their rhythm, it’s hard to have a good basketball game… When Hubbie Brown says he has never seen a worst Final Four game, you know there’s something wrong. When the best passing point-guard of the country, Steve Blake,...
Via Basketball Coaches' Club  |  July 30, 2010

Embrace Adversity

Embrace Adversity…“All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me... You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.”-Walt DisneyAfter making it to the Final Four the prior year, we entered last season ranked #2 in Class 4A. We returned a senior-laden team, with seven...
Via Basketball Coaches' Club  |  July 28, 2010

Identity problems ? Not for the Orange !

Having an identity… As a person, as a team and as a basketball coach. For some, having an identity, your own philosophy, is one of the most important thing in the game today. Basketball is a fast game, full of opportunities. At some point, during a basketball game, you will have to make a choice, to take decisions; as a player, and, certainly, as a coach… That is where your philosophy...
Via Basketball Coaches' Club  |  July 21, 2010

pe of adversity. Maybe it is an injury to a star player, a multi-ga
Via Basketball Coaches' Club  |  July 20, 2010

do not think we would have won. We needed that kick in the teeth at
Via Basketball Coaches' Club  |  July 20, 2010

ason, but there is no way we can control the winds of adversity. La
Via Basketball Coaches' Club  |  July 20, 2010

very is possible, and I do mean recovering to still accomplish your
Via Basketball Coaches' Club  |  July 20, 2010

u to embrace adversity throughout your season. I say embrace it bec
Via Basketball Coaches' Club  |  July 20, 2010

ip game the discipline of hard work, and the focus needed to be cha
Via Basketball Coaches' Club  |  July 20, 2010

the team during or post-game talk that we had just faced the adver
Via Basketball Coaches' Club  |  July 20, 2010

State Championship. The adversity that I was looking for was the ki
Via Basketball Coaches' Club  |  July 20, 2010

situation, had we not allowed those senior guys to play on senior
Via Basketball Coaches' Club  |  July 20, 2010

deal with how our players practice and play on the court.) We had o
Via Basketball Coaches' Club  |  July 20, 2010

issues. We new we had the talent, but was not sure we had the disci
Via Basketball Coaches' Club  |  July 20, 2010

that made us stronger as we moved down the stretch. We were a team
Via Basketball Coaches' Club  |  July 20, 2010

e gave the guys two weeks off and we were back in the weight room p
Via Basketball Coaches' Club  |  July 20, 2010
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