In February I was lucky enough to be part of a touring group to the Australian Institute of Sport and had the opportunity to watch and talk to many great Australian coaches.
Marty Clarke, who has recently taken up the Head Coaching position of the Adelaide 36ers, was very gracious with his time and gave the [...]
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1. Surround yourself with people who can’t live without it.
“I don’t hire anybody not brighter than I am. If they’re not smarter than me, I don’t need them.”
“Be aware of “yes” men. Generally, they are losers. Surround yourself with winners. Never forget - people win.”
2. Recognize winners. They come in all forms.
“First there are those [...]
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When selecting a team (lets say 10 players) often the first 7-8 players are fairly obvious. I cant think of a year where I have only been able to identify 5 definite selections.
What will cause you headaches (in selection and possibly in the future) is the final 1-2 players to fill out the squad.
Factors that [...]
Tags: Attitude, Basketball, Basketball Australia, Basketball Coaching, BBall, Brian Goorjian, Coaching, Glue, Mika Vukona, NBL, South Dragons, Teammate, Teamwork
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