The training routine that the Univeristy of Missouri’s men’s basketball strength coach David Deets puts the players through is just the type of rugged, no-nonsense training that I have been preaching on my site since I started it. Missouri’s fast-paced and aggressive pressing style of play has forced Deets to come up with a strength and conditioning program that mirrors that style thereby ensuring that the players are in great shape, not only at the end of the game, but also at the end of the season. However, this begs the question, why aren’t all teams training like this?
Missouri Men’s Basketball Strength and Conditioning
“Transferability”
The concept of transferability had never really crossed my mind too much prior to this. It was always just assumed that the players would realize that the drills that we worked on over the hour had a purpose that transferred to the game itself. However, the more that I think about it, the more I realize that players may only see drills as drills and games as games.
Breakfast is Boring
You have heard it a million times before, “You have to eat breakfast.” So many times that you are probably tired of hearing the same boring message, but do you have any idea how many people I meet as a basketball coach that DO NOT eat breakfast? Too many to count, and many of them are basketball players.
The U.S. Navy Seal Creed
In honor of all of our Veterans, I decided to post the U.S. Navy Seal Creed. It was sent to me this week via email and I thought it a good idea to share with you all. Not that it has much to do with basketball, which pales in comparison to what our servicemen do for our country, but because there are valuable life lessons evident throughout.
Four Keys to Effective Post Play
At our “Starting Five” basketball clinic this past Sunday we were fortunate enough to have former collegiate national champion at Villanova University and professional basketball player Chuck Everson there to speak about post play. It is not often that post play comes up at a clinic and to be able to have someone of that magnitude there to speak about it and break it down for almost three hours was fantastic. Over the course of the three hour basketball clinic, Everson spoke about every aspect of post play imaginable
