Many years ago, when I played sports, I learned numerous valuable lessons that stuck with me. For whatever reason sports resonated with me. Looking back, I was passionate about sports. I believe that passion is primarily why sports served as a medium for me to learn so many lessons. It was important to me. I […]
When Players Need You Most – Good Reminder During the Season
A few weeks ago I missed an opportunity to be there for one of my players. She was upset about fouling out early and having a tough game. Maybe there was more going on — I don’t know. But she was legitimately upset. It was more than just a quick tear and all was fine. I […]
How We Came Up With Our Team Core Values This Season
We tried something different this year. We let the players come up with the core values and character values that we want to emphasis this year. Here’s how we came up with them… First we had a meeting to brainstorm ideas. BTW, this was our 10th grade boys team. Players came up with ideas and […]
High Fives – Improve Team Chemistry, Energy, and Excitement
A very simple way for you to improve your team’s chemistry, team energy, and just have more fun is to encourage more high fives, chest bumps, fist bumps, and so on. I read somewhere that NBA teams whose players had the most physical contact during games early in the season were the most successful down the […]
Yes… I Do Play My Favorites
Photo credit: DSC_1480 via photopin (license) After reading the article I Do Have Favorites, written by an unknown author, I was inspired to write my own version… I’ll bet every coach has been accused of playing their favorites! I have yet to be directly accused of this by a parent. But I’m certain a few […]
Helping Others On and Off the Court – Do You Have Any Ideas?
One of our team’s core values is to “help others”. As a coach, you find lots of opportunities to reinforce this core value in practice and games… You can help your teammates by passing the ball in games, you can hustle to get rebounds in drills so you partner gets more shots, you can rotate […]
Video – The Race to Nowhere in Youth Sports
This is a great video that all coaches and parents of athletes should watch. I have shared the article version of this topic in the past — but the video expands on the article and is a must watch…
The Effects of Positive Coaching
For those interested in brain science as it relates to coaching, here’s an interesting research finding from Case Western: http://blog.case.edu/think/2010/11/15/coaching_with_compassion_can_alight_upa_human_thoughts
The Race to Nowhere in Youth Sports
Here’s a really good article about youth sports. It’s a good read for both parents and coaches. http://changingthegameproject.com/the-race-to-nowhere-in-youth-sports/
Message to Your Players – Being Selfless and Helping Others
What’s more important than teaching life lessons and helping others? I think basketball is a great tool to teach those lessons and set a good example for players. With that in mind, I’m sharing an email I just sent to the players on our sophomore team. I have found this is a great way […]