All posts in For Coaches .
Over the last month, I have had the opportunity to attend five division 1 college practices. One message that has been consistent with all five coaching staffs is players struggle doing the simple things at an elite level. Jump stops, pivots, catching the ball without
Your inner coach is someone who helps you out or breaks you down. Treat your inner coach like a traffic light: Red = Negative Thought (“I can’t do this” or “I suck”) Yellow = Wavering (“I don’t know if I can do this”) Green =
Developing in anything, not just basketball, is a process. – WANT: Everyone wants to improve a lot in a short amount of time. We imagine that it is a perfect uphill arrow- each time we come in to the gym, we get that much better.
It’s that time of the year again! Tryouts can be an extremely stressful and nerve racking time for both players and parents. To ease the nerves and stress of this season, we thought it would be beneficial to share what coaches are looking for during
Every summer we like to have a consistent message for our summer camps. A message that the players can take with them and implement into their lives outside of basketball. We love teaching basketball, but basketball is also a great outlet to teach kids
With this incredible March Madness tournament coming to an end, we are left with 4 blue bloods. As players, coaches, and parents, we can learn so much from every coach in the tournament. The last four
As players we all want to play as hard as we can for as long as we can, but that is easier said than done. One of the skills that was a huge part of JJ Redick’s success was
Definition of pet peeve : a frequent subject of complaint It goes without saying that all coaches have pet peeves when it comes to their athletes. The last thing you want to do is violate one of their pet peeves and irritate your coach with inappropriate behavior,
As a former coach’s son I had the opportunity to dig into a coach’s mind daily, and figure out what coaches are looking for in their players. Coaches want high character players. The characteristics and actions below are
Just Hoops Members have been getting out of their comfort zone and working on finishing with their inside hand. The Inside hand finish is a great move that will allow you to use your back as a shield, be deceptive, and keep the defender guessing.
