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There is a right way and a wrong way to practice
December 25, 2008 by
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According to Genon Baker, Nike Skill Development Trainer, ?If you are not going hard once you have learned drills, than you are wasting time.? This concludes with coach?s defining his five keys for basketball success; - Intensity, - Consistency, - Persistence, - Faith, and - Love. There is ...
Influencing other people toward the achievement
December 25, 2008 by
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Marcus Perez was an assistant on coach Quin Snyder?s staff. He also coordinates all of Missouri?s recruiting efforts and assists in performance evaluation. A 1989 graduate of the United States Military Academy, Perez previously served as both head coach and athletics director at Pace Academy ...
Know how to pevent loosing
December 21, 2008 by
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Passed through exelent book from Billy Packer, "Why We Win" and part where he ask coaches for insight on their philosophy. They talk about defeat and failure: Bob Knight: "...to win and to understand how to win, you've got to know how to prevent losing. And that...
Serbian Partizan Belgrade is Eurochampion U15
December 20, 2008 by
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Serbian team U15, BC Partizan Belgrade beat Litvanian BC Marculionis team, 81:53 and won trophy at Eurochampionship U15, held in Moscow, Rusia. Partizan beat all five opponets, during the tournament. Well known, Litvanian BC Marculionis team, Partizan meat two times during the tournament...
The key is everyone believing in themselves.
December 19, 2008 by
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Coach Mike D'Antoni has turned New York Knicks into a high-scoring team capable of competing with the NBA elite. The Knicks (11-14) scoring increase by 9%, to 105 a game, third best in the NBA.. D'Antoni strength is instilling confidence in his players. They think they can...
Things that open up the floor
December 18, 2008 by
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DiLeo is the old new man man on the 76ers' bench, making changes to the X's and O's and tweaking a team offense that started the season 9-14. The Sixers interim coach, DiLeo spent two practices moving screeners three feet to the left and turning shoulders from facing the...
PG needs to have a great passing skills
December 17, 2008 by
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Passed trough interestig article from the "Active Basketball newsletter" about developing the PG needs to have a great passing skills. One of the most important skill is feeding the post. To build up this skill, start with simple drills. The feed should be made in relation...
The new “strong side zone” defense
December 17, 2008 by
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Interesting article about, the new “strong-side zone” defense masterminded by the new Defensive Coordinator Kurt Rambis and how it lifted Lakers to #1 league team in defense. There are 3 separate components to analyse: -The strategy, -The execution of the strategy with effort and...
The Celtics' strengths outweigth their weaknesess
December 15, 2008 by
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Celtic's strengths: -When the Celts' lead at only two points they relied on Paul Pierce and their offense throughout the third quarter. He can respond with scoring on drives, pull ups, a 3-pointer and from the stripe and an assist. His is without doubt the Celtics' main...
Goals should include an affirmation
December 15, 2008 by
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Passing through nice book "The Mental Edge" by Stephen J. Brennan, about how to setting goals. When establishing goals, only a limited number should be stated. Many times athletes set too many goals, and when the goals cannot be attained, a sense of failure is felt. Therefore...
Assistants are responsible for scouting
December 14, 2008 by
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Lakers' assistant coaches do their part to prepare team. Each assistant is responsible for scouting several teams, and then making sure the players know what might be coming. All the Lakers' assistant coaches have moments during the season, particularly when they present their...
If you commit to the team, you'll get a chance."
December 14, 2008 by
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Publicly, Vinny Del Negro has criticized publicly, players and that changed after Wednesday's practice. Thomas has played 5 minutes 6 seconds the last two games and recorded his first "Did Not Play Coach's Decision" of the season in Tuesday's victory over the...
Offload some offensive duties on an assistant
December 14, 2008 by
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The last couple of seasons, coach Mike Brown was often the target of criticism for straggling offense. There was pressure from both inside the organization and out for him to consider adding "offensive coordinator" to his staff. General Manager Danny Ferry first approached...
Defense at the end of a game
December 11, 2008 by
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How to play defense at the end of a game? My interpretation was to stick to your normal defensive fundamental strategy on the final play of the game. There is a reason that you are not taught to trap every possession, to go for every steal, or to try to block every shot. That reason is that it ...
Coach Rick Carlisle's substitution pattern
December 08, 2008 by
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Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle's substitution pattern would seem to invite unhappiness. Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Kidd, Jason Terry and Josh Howard (when healthy) know they are going to play a lot. Each of them average more than 35 minutes a game. For everyone else, it's a...
NBA coaches prefer to control offense
December 07, 2008 by
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Good article about new trend in NBA, this season: -the scoring is down in NBA this season, -the tempo has slowed down, -an average rwo points droped per game, -the pace is off by two possessions per game. It showed a radical change because NBA coaches prefer to control offense. They...
The reasons why zones have limited value in the NBA
December 04, 2008 by
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Former UNLV coach Jerry Tarkanian used to say that zone defense saved his guys energy for offense. There're several reason why zone defense doesn't work in NBA and it is why zones are used in the NBA only as a surprise or change of pace. Legendary coach Red Holzman used to...
Players have got to have a mid-range game
December 03, 2008 by
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Passed through interesting article how Jazz coach Jerry Sloan make a point about the game. "Young guys have got to have a mid-range game," Sloan said. "Everybody wants a three-point shot or a dunk. That's the nature of coming out of college into this league. But...
"Basketball Tips & Strategies Newsletter"
December 03, 2008 by
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Some quick tips from Hooptactics' Basketball Tips & Strategies Newsletter a?" December 2008 Teaching & Learning Be sure to teach players to listen. Demand and get eye contact of all players prior to speaking. It is imperative that any time a coach talks everyone listens...
What can you do to be a better leader
December 02, 2008 by
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Janssen Peak Performance Update hit my inbox today. Leaders are usually given at least a dozen opportunities to demonstrate leadership every single day. Go over the checklist with your leaders to show them just how simple leadership can be - yet how profoundly powerful the aggregate of these 12 ...
It's all about responsibility and discipline
December 02, 2008 by
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No one saw Alabama's role as a lead in the national championship drama. Nick Saban has made all the right moves with Bama this season. This team has answered every question, scaled every peak and overcome every challenge Saban has put before it. The qualities revealed by the Tide...
Your dreams will come true if coach push you hard
November 29, 2008 by
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It's good to hear what former NBA player think about coaches. The TNT analyst Reggie Miller, talked abourt how he played for some tough coaches, during his 18 years career. He said that many of them pushed him to do similar things, over the years. Hall of Fame coach Jack Ramsey...
They're going to remember that we held him scoreless
November 27, 2008 by
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What Loyola Coach Jimmy Patsos did during the game against Davidson, was nothing more than how coach can be wrong sticking with a loosing strategy. Trying the experiment with trapping Curry to see what effect it would have, was not so bad idea. But with a player such as Curry, it&...
Team Selection Criteria
November 25, 2008 by
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At Fremont High Scooll, to maintain the level of success, coaches use list of team selection criteria to evaluate players. This process is probably one of, if not the toughest part of coaching. Too many other things have to be considered in order to maintain a successful program. ...
The team leadership strukture
November 24, 2008 by
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The Cavs have an interesting leadership structure of the team's veterans and coach Mike Brown and they call them "Committee." They have semi-regular meetings with the head coach in his office and cover everything from disciplinary matters to travel plans to key strategy...
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