These are some zone attack principles from former Auburn Coach Sonny Smith. You can attack a zone by moving the ball or moving people. We use a combination of ball movement and people movement. 1. Have a Gap Rule. That means getting between a baseline and wing defender. We use a saddle dribble to gap [...]
While I am going through my file of notes, here are some notes I have from a clinic on mental training given by Dr. James Jarvis. 1. The mind does not know the difference between a real and an imagined event, that is why visualization and self talk are so powerful. 2. The ideal performance state [...]
These leadership concepts are from Richard Marcinko’s book, Rogue Warrior. He was the founder of Seal Team 6. These concepts were developed for the military, but have lessons that can be applied to coaching basketball as well. 1. I will lead from the front. 2. Everyone must prove himself and earn what he gets. 3. [...]
A close coaching friend has been named head coach at a high school that has not had a winning season in eight years. The school does have a winning tradition prior to that and does have some talent returning. He asked me to say a few words at the end of their summer workouts. I [...]
As you probably know, John Maxwell is one of my personal favorites in the field of developing and improving yourself as a leader. Here are some of my notes from reading his books and his newsletters over the years. His concepts were written in a general format that applies to any area and I have [...]
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