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Words of Wisdom

Billy Donovan:

Teams that are hardest to press are the ones that just play by breaking the press and scoring off of the press without having to take the ball out to half court and set something up

At the end of the game I’m putting my 5 best scorers in the game

To play depth – you must have guys who can play offense

I do not want players who do not have a keen desire to win and do not play hard and aggressively to accomplish that objective

If you can score you have a much better chance to win

If you let guys play tired and coast it will cost you in the long run [unless you have no depth]

Stunting is an important untrained defensive skill – drill it daily

In the 1st half we want the opponent to not reach the bonus

Giving up control to have freedom is one of the most difficult things to do as a coach

Never can get away with fouls on the road like at home

3FG% is a very important defensive statistic

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Drill of the Week

Waters Shooting

This drill is from Dandenong Rangers WNBL Head Coach Dale Waters who ran a coaching clinic in Frankston earlier this year.

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Play of the Week

Pacer

This play was used by Homer Drew’s Valpo team to advance past the first round in the 1998 NCAA tournament. I thought of this play today as Ryan Broekhoff, a player I had the pleasure to coach, has just signed his letter of intent to play there next year. So thanks for the inspiration “Rowdy” :)

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Shooting Clinic

Heath Millar

These notes are from the recent coaches clinic I conducted for our Frankston Blues Junior Coaches on how to teach shooting to our Junior Blues.

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Leadership Lessons

A Leadership Primer from General (Ret.) Colin Powell - Part 1

This weeks Leadership Lesson is Part 1 of a two part Leadership Primer from General (Ret.) Colin Powell.

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Words of Wisdom

Bruce Weber:

Be HARD on your Best Player! Dee Brown could not make his time on their distance running until the day before real practice started. (They were ready to start practice without him.)

Be flexible as a coach. You have to change some every year.

Change daily practice or they will get stale at the end of the season.

Have a winner and a loser in every drill. This teaches the kids to love winning and hate losing.

We never put their starting lineup together in practice until the day before the game. We have equal teams in practice.

Hubie Brown:

What style of play do you preach? Power, finesse, passing game, 3-point, fast breaking, etc..

If you can't press, can you come back with 4 minutes left?

Can you create opportunities with your style?

Can you score quickly using sets that emphasize your best players and good shots?

When players first see you at practice, you set the tempo for the day! Are you ready? Is the preparation thorough? Are you positive?

Give your players a chance to win... show a bit of ego and a lot of confidence - Style is presence! Command respect!

 

 
  

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