It's not easy to give a definition of great team chemistry. Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart in 1964 was studying how to define what pornography is. He was struggling. His law clerk, Alan Novak, … [Read more...]
Team Chemistry
HOW IMPORTANT IS TEAM CHEMISTRY? Once you establish a winning culture do you always have it … or can you lose it? Do Hall of fame coaches ever struggle to keep their players on the same page? Rick … [Read more...]
X’s & O’s
When I started coaching I was all about the X's and the O's. Strategies. Offenses (the Wheel, the Flex, the Stack, UCLA High Post, Power, the Princeton). I studied them all. Defenses (various … [Read more...]
Pre-Game Speech
The United States entered WWI in 1917. Because many wanted the U.S. to stay out of the war, we were unprepared for the expenses of the conflict. In an attempt to raise money for the war effort, U.S. … [Read more...]
Coaching Principles from a Sunday School Meeting
Last Saturday we had a Sunday School meeting. We talked about a lot of principles that could apply to coaching as well. Here are a few: Leadership is a huge responsibility. Coaches have a lot … [Read more...]
We Lost. Now What?
We Trained. We got in great shape. We got our lift on. We bonded with team-building activities. We made two hundred shots a day. We were coachable. We played with passion. We played … [Read more...]
10 Things I Relearned in the Last 3 Weeks
1. BE SPECIFIC IN YOUR COMMUNICATION The Point Guard College materials are so strong because they clearly illustrate the how and why of basketball fundamentals. Sometimes we … [Read more...]