In a recent blog post entitled, “Teach Players How to Play” I discussed the topic of coaches not focusing so much on plays but rather teaching them how to play the game of basketball. In other words, how to move without the basketball in order to get yourself or your teammates open. The inability to move effectively without the basketball seems to be a common problem amongst youth players and even high school players these days. This was never more evident than in two recent small group workouts where I divided the group into two three on three teams, put one team on offense and the other on defense, and instructed the team with the ball to score…without dribbling the basketball. The dumbfounded looks on the players’ faces suggested that this experiment would not go well andwhat transpired afterwards only confirmed my assumption.
What I Witnessed was Like Rec Soccer
I’ve Failed…So Now What?
Success is achieved by taking yourself out of your comfort zone to a place where you have no choice but to make mistakes and fail. It is only through these mistakes and failures that we become better athletes, basketball players, or whatever it is you are training for.
Are You a Chicken or a Pig?
I was at a wedding recently and the pastor who was marrying the couple told a great story about a conversation that he had with the groom that related to marriage being a lifetime commitment. The pastor, who was a good friend of the bride and her family, met the soon to be groom after they had been engaged, in order to get to know him a little bit. In that time, he asked him if he was going to be a chicken or a pig when it came to being married. I was not there, but I can only imagine the groom’s reaction to this question. On the surface, this is a strange question, but
Your Pre-Game Meal
With many of my basketball players and gymnasts currently in season, I have been asked a lot lately about what they should be eating before their games or meets. What athletes should eat for the Pre-game meals have always been a source of confusion. I can remember when I first started coaching basketball, many of my players showing up to games and eating nothing but candy about an hour before they had to go on the court.
Will People be Watching Your Throne in 2012?
About a month ago I was very fortunate to score seats to Jay-Z and Kanye West’s Watch the Throne concert. I have seen a lot of legendary bands play including Aerosmith, Metallica, Linkin Park (with Jay Z), and Snoop Dog, but I have to say, this was one of the best concerts I have every been to. Jay-Z and Kanye absolutely brought the house down from start to finish playing songs from their new collaborative album (Watch the Throne) and many of their classic songs that everybody loves. Watching these two guys perform was truly something special, and it got me thinking about the title of their album, Watch the Throne.
