Just got back from 5 days at Five Star basketball camp (Best in the country) held at Fordham University in the Bronx. This camp was LOADED with talent and I was fortunate enough to coach players in the "NBA Division" that will have major Big East and ACC schools calling them come July 1st (Live recruiting period). Always love going to these camps not only to teach high school players the game of basketball but to continue to learn the game myself from the best in the business. Talking basketball with Evan Pickman (NBA scout), Tony Bergeron (coached lottery pick in 2009 NBA draft, Tyreke Evans in HS), Mitch Buonaguro (Siena Coach) among other great college and high school coaches is awfully stimulating. Trying to understand how they approach the game, talking X's and O's, what works and what doesn't.
With our Fundamental Mini-Camp starting Monday, it was particularly refreshing to see a lecture in front of the whole camp (that two Morris Catholic players also attended) by Tony Bergeron. The title of the lecture was "Footwork for Future Fame". The main focus was on triple threat, jumpstops and pivoting (crucial for our new offense "Drive").
Can't wait for Mini-Camp!!! Gotta get better!!!
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
DRIVE
Loving our new offense that we call ....."DRIVE" ....It cannot get more simple, if you are not sure what to do when you have the ball......yep, that's right....DRIVE!!! Every player has a responsibility to react to what the ball is doing. The basic philosophy being the ballhandler tries to get to the rack for a layup. If no defender helps, layup. If a defender helps, find the open man. Driving lanes are opened up by great spacing. Spacing is such a huge concept...as well as usage of JUMPSTOPS!!! Having the ability to be in a triple threat after the jumpstop and utilizing your pivot feet will prove crucial. Can't wait for you guys to understand and grasp the basics so we can get into more details and develop this system!!!
With this new offense being installed, there are a few things that need to be reinforced as well as concepts that you need to understand.
Reinforcements:
Indisputable Laws of TeamWork
1. The law of significance. One is too small a number to achieve greatness.
2. The law of the big picture. The goal is more important than the role.
3. The law of the chain. The strength of the team is impacted by its weakest link.
4. The law of the bad apple. Rotten attitudes ruin a team.
5. The law of countability. Teammates must be able to count on eachother when it counts.
6. The law of dividends. Investing in the team compounds over time.
Understand: What being "coachable" is.
I copied and pasted some paragraphs about how I feel about what
being coachable is from different articles.
A coachable player is one that is willing to take constructive criticism in any form and learn from it. Coachable players want to improve and understand that when they are being coached it is for their own good and for the good of the team. A coachable player is willing to sacrifice personal stats or goals for team goals. Is that the type of player you are? Or are you the type of player that goes straight to the scorers book after the game to see how many points you got? Scholarships aren't going to the kids who aren't playing in the summer or to the kids who don't pick up a ball until tryouts. No chance. Scholarships go to the kids who put in the work and realize that the best players play on any team. Be the player that nobody can question or ask 'why is that kid out there'.
Coachable and teachable are synonymous. Coaches are first and foremost, teachers. Players are students. Coaches want to feel players care about what they say. During practice, during timeouts, in the post-game, etc., a coachable player will give his coach his undivided attention and then do what he has been told to do. If a player doesn't learn to listen, then he will have to learn to like a seat on the bench. More opportunities come to those who are willing to be taught.One of the things that has always amazed me as a basketball player is how much time some players spend wishing the coach would change the way he did things—wishing that the coach would change the offense, wishing that the coach would change the defense, wishing the coach would change who he plays. Those players need to take all that energy and think about what they can change within themselves. A potential All-American doesn't worry about the things he can't control. He just deals with the things he can control. As a player, one thing he can control is where he is going to expend his energy.An athlete should focus on how to become a better athlete. A coachable athlete will try to understand what the coach is trying to accomplish and then do his best to make that happen.Some athletes say, "The coach doesn't like me." That attitude creates a self-imposed negative barrier blocking the athlete from success. Remember a coach usually loves his players because they are playing their guts out for him. A coach may criticize a player, but that doesn't mean he doesn't like the player. A potential All-American doesn't blame his lack of playing time on a feeling that the coach doesn't like him personally. The coach is going to play those players that he thinks give him the best chance to get a victory.A coachable player is not an excuse maker. He takes responsibility for his actions. If his coach takes him out and jumps all over him, he doesn't blame the coach. He is accountable for his own errors. When he makes a mistake, he acknowledges it and moves on. He then does his best not to make the same mistake again. A coachable player knows he needs to take criticism or he will never get any better. One thing all great players seem to have in common is during their careers, one or more coaches were critical of them. As a matter of fact, one form of coaching is criticism.
One of the best examples I have ever seen of someone who could take criticism and then go out and do good things was Charles Barkley. I was his teammate representing the United States in the University Games some years back. As we prepared for the games, we spent some time in Kansas City where we played an exhibition game. At one point in the game I was on the bench and Charles was on the floor. He made a mistake and the coach immediately sent someone in for him. Charles came over to the bench and sat down right by me. Our coach, Norm Stewart, who was the coach at the University of Missouri at the time, walked down the bench and stood above where the two of us were seated. I don't remember what Charles had done wrong on the court, but Coach Stewart let him have it. I watched Charles as he looked Coach in the eye. He didn't say anything, didn't challenge him, just took it like a man. Coach Stewart finished his tirade, returned to his chair, and sat down. Charles got himself ready to go back in the game. Nothing more was said of it. It was over for Charles and it was over for Coach Stewart. Charles went on and had a successful experience with that team at the University Games. I was impressed at how well Charles handled that tongue lashing. It took a lot of character just to take it and move on, but I believe Charles knew Coach Stewart's goal was to make him a better player.
One of the pluses of participating in athletics is that it teaches accountability. When a player makes a mistake, he is immediately held accountable. That might mean that he will be taken out of the game and get to sit on the bench for a while, or even for the rest of the game. That could happen because the coach is making him accountable for his mistakes.Pat Summitt, the very successful coach of the women's basketball team at the University of Tennessee, said: "Accountability is essential to personal growth, as well as team growth. How can you improve if you're never wrong? If you don't admit a mistake and take responsibility for it, you're bound to make the same one again."
Official reinforcement and understand this!!!
How we play defense will dictate how effective our offense will be. If we are not a good defensive team, this offense will be less effective.
High powered defense = High powered offense
WE ARE GOING TO BE A FULL COURT UPTEMPO TEAM
LETS GOOOO!!!!!!!
With this new offense being installed, there are a few things that need to be reinforced as well as concepts that you need to understand.
Reinforcements:
Indisputable Laws of TeamWork
1. The law of significance. One is too small a number to achieve greatness.
2. The law of the big picture. The goal is more important than the role.
3. The law of the chain. The strength of the team is impacted by its weakest link.
4. The law of the bad apple. Rotten attitudes ruin a team.
5. The law of countability. Teammates must be able to count on eachother when it counts.
6. The law of dividends. Investing in the team compounds over time.
Understand: What being "coachable" is.
I copied and pasted some paragraphs about how I feel about what
being coachable is from different articles.
A coachable player is one that is willing to take constructive criticism in any form and learn from it. Coachable players want to improve and understand that when they are being coached it is for their own good and for the good of the team. A coachable player is willing to sacrifice personal stats or goals for team goals. Is that the type of player you are? Or are you the type of player that goes straight to the scorers book after the game to see how many points you got? Scholarships aren't going to the kids who aren't playing in the summer or to the kids who don't pick up a ball until tryouts. No chance. Scholarships go to the kids who put in the work and realize that the best players play on any team. Be the player that nobody can question or ask 'why is that kid out there'.
Coachable and teachable are synonymous. Coaches are first and foremost, teachers. Players are students. Coaches want to feel players care about what they say. During practice, during timeouts, in the post-game, etc., a coachable player will give his coach his undivided attention and then do what he has been told to do. If a player doesn't learn to listen, then he will have to learn to like a seat on the bench. More opportunities come to those who are willing to be taught.One of the things that has always amazed me as a basketball player is how much time some players spend wishing the coach would change the way he did things—wishing that the coach would change the offense, wishing that the coach would change the defense, wishing the coach would change who he plays. Those players need to take all that energy and think about what they can change within themselves. A potential All-American doesn't worry about the things he can't control. He just deals with the things he can control. As a player, one thing he can control is where he is going to expend his energy.An athlete should focus on how to become a better athlete. A coachable athlete will try to understand what the coach is trying to accomplish and then do his best to make that happen.Some athletes say, "The coach doesn't like me." That attitude creates a self-imposed negative barrier blocking the athlete from success. Remember a coach usually loves his players because they are playing their guts out for him. A coach may criticize a player, but that doesn't mean he doesn't like the player. A potential All-American doesn't blame his lack of playing time on a feeling that the coach doesn't like him personally. The coach is going to play those players that he thinks give him the best chance to get a victory.A coachable player is not an excuse maker. He takes responsibility for his actions. If his coach takes him out and jumps all over him, he doesn't blame the coach. He is accountable for his own errors. When he makes a mistake, he acknowledges it and moves on. He then does his best not to make the same mistake again. A coachable player knows he needs to take criticism or he will never get any better. One thing all great players seem to have in common is during their careers, one or more coaches were critical of them. As a matter of fact, one form of coaching is criticism.
One of the best examples I have ever seen of someone who could take criticism and then go out and do good things was Charles Barkley. I was his teammate representing the United States in the University Games some years back. As we prepared for the games, we spent some time in Kansas City where we played an exhibition game. At one point in the game I was on the bench and Charles was on the floor. He made a mistake and the coach immediately sent someone in for him. Charles came over to the bench and sat down right by me. Our coach, Norm Stewart, who was the coach at the University of Missouri at the time, walked down the bench and stood above where the two of us were seated. I don't remember what Charles had done wrong on the court, but Coach Stewart let him have it. I watched Charles as he looked Coach in the eye. He didn't say anything, didn't challenge him, just took it like a man. Coach Stewart finished his tirade, returned to his chair, and sat down. Charles got himself ready to go back in the game. Nothing more was said of it. It was over for Charles and it was over for Coach Stewart. Charles went on and had a successful experience with that team at the University Games. I was impressed at how well Charles handled that tongue lashing. It took a lot of character just to take it and move on, but I believe Charles knew Coach Stewart's goal was to make him a better player.
One of the pluses of participating in athletics is that it teaches accountability. When a player makes a mistake, he is immediately held accountable. That might mean that he will be taken out of the game and get to sit on the bench for a while, or even for the rest of the game. That could happen because the coach is making him accountable for his mistakes.Pat Summitt, the very successful coach of the women's basketball team at the University of Tennessee, said: "Accountability is essential to personal growth, as well as team growth. How can you improve if you're never wrong? If you don't admit a mistake and take responsibility for it, you're bound to make the same one again."
Official reinforcement and understand this!!!
How we play defense will dictate how effective our offense will be. If we are not a good defensive team, this offense will be less effective.
High powered defense = High powered offense
WE ARE GOING TO BE A FULL COURT UPTEMPO TEAM
LETS GOOOO!!!!!!!
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
A.T.T.A.C.K.- ATTACK - A.T.T.A.C.K - ATTACK
A.T.T.A.C.K. (Defensively)
A = Attitude. GREAT DEFENDERS show desire, discipline, dedication and mental toughness.
T = Teamwork. 5 defenders working as 1 is an incredible thing to watch.
T = Tools. Tools of Defense are the mind, body, feet, eyes, hands and voice.
A = Anticipation. Quickness is the result of being ready & knowing whats gonna happen next.
C = Concentration. Defenders have to be solely focused on the task at hand.
K = Keep in the defensive stance. Having knees bent in a stance an entire defensive possession.
ATTACK (Offensively)
ATTACK ATTACK ATTACK!!!
Rack It!!!
Get a layup or a foul!!!
Mastering the combination of In & Out and Crossover moves will bring you to the next level.
WHO CAN CREATE THEIR OWN SHOT?
When you can get to the basket and create your own shot to score, you are now a threat to the defense to score any given possession. The other team has to pay attention to you. Now when this happens you start opening up the floor for your teammates. There is NOTHING BETTER than getting your teammate an open shot.
A = Attitude. GREAT DEFENDERS show desire, discipline, dedication and mental toughness.
T = Teamwork. 5 defenders working as 1 is an incredible thing to watch.
T = Tools. Tools of Defense are the mind, body, feet, eyes, hands and voice.
A = Anticipation. Quickness is the result of being ready & knowing whats gonna happen next.
C = Concentration. Defenders have to be solely focused on the task at hand.
K = Keep in the defensive stance. Having knees bent in a stance an entire defensive possession.
ATTACK (Offensively)
ATTACK ATTACK ATTACK!!!
Rack It!!!
Get a layup or a foul!!!
Mastering the combination of In & Out and Crossover moves will bring you to the next level.
WHO CAN CREATE THEIR OWN SHOT?
When you can get to the basket and create your own shot to score, you are now a threat to the defense to score any given possession. The other team has to pay attention to you. Now when this happens you start opening up the floor for your teammates. There is NOTHING BETTER than getting your teammate an open shot.
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