Comments on: Why It is Good to be a Salesman When Coaching Basketball http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/why-its-good-to-be-a-salesman-when-coaching-basketball/ Basketball Coaching Tips, Training Tips, and Strategy Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:22:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: SportNut http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/why-its-good-to-be-a-salesman-when-coaching-basketball/comment-page-1/#comment-526 SportNut Thu, 12 Feb 2009 03:31:20 +0000 http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/why-it%e2%80%99s-good-to-be-a-salesman-when-coaching-basketball/#comment-526 Great post. Sell them early and often. Sell them consistently. Thanks for emphasizing the point. Brian http://basketball.youth-athlete.org Great post. Sell them early and often. Sell them consistently. Thanks for emphasizing the point.

Brian
http://basketball.youth-athlete.org

]]> By: ariel rabe http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/why-its-good-to-be-a-salesman-when-coaching-basketball/comment-page-1/#comment-519 ariel rabe Tue, 03 Feb 2009 04:51:19 +0000 http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/why-it%e2%80%99s-good-to-be-a-salesman-when-coaching-basketball/#comment-519 Great defenders and effective rebounders can really frustate or discourage penetration plays and perimeter shots. Thanks a lot for the example. Great defenders and effective rebounders can really frustate or discourage penetration plays and perimeter shots. Thanks a lot for the example.

]]> By: Steve Chaplin http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/why-its-good-to-be-a-salesman-when-coaching-basketball/comment-page-1/#comment-507 Steve Chaplin Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:07:31 +0000 http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/why-it%e2%80%99s-good-to-be-a-salesman-when-coaching-basketball/#comment-507 Great article. My team this season (Freshman Boys) has lost way too many close games where we actually didn't fare too badly on offensive rebounds and turnovers. Our problem has been foul shooting (percentage and not getting to the line often enough) and defending the three. In a pre-practice session we pointed out the number of field goals per team not differentiating between twos and threes and that in games we have lost we have consistantly scored more field goals. We then mentioned that our opponents had more three pointers. Most of the team, quite naturally, thought that the solution was for us to shoot more threes. My assistant and I didn't say anything but at practice we ran a three point shooting drill and tracked percentages with and with out a defensive hand. The next day we practiced defending the 3 from our zone and man to man and it was the most intense drill of the season, without us saying anything! Unfortunately we lost the next game when the other team took a three pointer from the corner while falling out of bounds! Great article. My team this season (Freshman Boys) has lost way too many close games where we actually didn’t fare too badly on offensive rebounds and turnovers. Our problem has been foul shooting (percentage and not getting to the line often enough) and defending the three. In a pre-practice session we pointed out the number of field goals per team not differentiating between twos and threes and that in games we have lost we have consistantly scored more field goals. We then mentioned that our opponents had more three pointers. Most of the team, quite naturally, thought that the solution was for us to shoot more threes. My assistant and I didn’t say anything but at practice we ran a three point shooting drill and tracked percentages with and with out a defensive hand. The next day we practiced defending the 3 from our zone and man to man and it was the most intense drill of the season, without us saying anything! Unfortunately we lost the next game when the other team took a three pointer from the corner while falling out of bounds!

]]> By: Phil Gantt http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/why-its-good-to-be-a-salesman-when-coaching-basketball/comment-page-1/#comment-503 Phil Gantt Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:27:09 +0000 http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/why-it%e2%80%99s-good-to-be-a-salesman-when-coaching-basketball/#comment-503 Greetings! I am in my 39th season of coaching (from 6th grade up to varsity assistant; currently in my 3rd as 8th grade boys coach) and I too have always been a proponent of offensive rebounding & minimizing turnovers. I've had varying degrees of success at "selling" my philosophy (depending upon the amount of basketball savy the group brings to the table). I found this to be a very interesting article and will use it soon on my guys. I'm always 'harping' on them to be 'salesmen' in setting up moves, getting open etc. Thanks and have a great day! Greetings!
I am in my 39th season of coaching (from 6th grade up to varsity assistant; currently in my 3rd as 8th grade boys coach) and I too have always been a proponent of offensive rebounding & minimizing turnovers. I’ve had varying degrees of success at “selling” my philosophy (depending upon the amount of basketball savy the group brings to the table).
I found this to be a very interesting article and will use it soon on my guys.
I’m always ‘harping’ on them to be ’salesmen’ in setting up moves, getting open etc.
Thanks and have a great day!

]]> By: Tommy Costello http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/why-its-good-to-be-a-salesman-when-coaching-basketball/comment-page-1/#comment-501 Tommy Costello Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:20:52 +0000 http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/why-it%e2%80%99s-good-to-be-a-salesman-when-coaching-basketball/#comment-501 This is a very good example and is an almost identicle replica of a game my team had last week. We couldn't buy a bucket in the 2nd & 3rd quarters and my team were getting very down about it. I told them to keep taking the open shots, keep working hard on the boards and keep our passing sharp to cut down on turnovers. We out rebounded the opposition by 2 to 1 and had numerous offences with 3 or 4 shots. We won by 26 points in the end and my team came off the court smiling.. This is a very good example and is an almost identicle replica of a game my team had last week. We couldn’t buy a bucket in the 2nd & 3rd quarters and my team were getting very down about it. I told them to keep taking the open shots, keep working hard on the boards and keep our passing sharp to cut down on turnovers. We out rebounded the opposition by 2 to 1 and had numerous offences with 3 or 4 shots. We won by 26 points in the end and my team came off the court smiling..

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