I have had this in my files for a while. It came from Western Michigan Being a basketball player does not imply merely wearing the uniform and just being a member of a squad. There are many more important phases to think about if you want to be a winner not only in basketball but [...]
Contributed by Coach Ken Sartini I always had 2-3 “Thoughts for the Day” for every practice. I would read one before practice started and one somewhere in the middle if I thought they needed a short break and a good message. But, I always saved ONE for the end of practice, I always picked one [...]
I once heard Thad Matta say at a clinic that the number one goal he sets for his coaching staff is to: “establish a life-long relationship with every player that cannot be broken.” I changed it a little for our program to include managers and changed the word “player” to “participant” so that the managers [...]
I first saw Ed Schilling play when I competed against him in a high school varsity basketball game. Even though he did not score much, he controlled the game as the point guard for the Lebanon (Indiana) Tigers. He got all of his teammates the ball where they were most effective with it, hit the [...]
PLAYERS AND OFFICIALS I have always attempted to find a way to get a local official or two to come in and work a Saturday pre-season scrimmage during one of our practices. It really doesn’t have to be a Saturday practice, I just found that it was easier for many officials to come in on [...]
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