NIke’s EYBL 2012 is in full swing. Watching them play reminds me that communicating is essential in basketball and requires much more than just talking. Introduce LEO to your team.
If You Keep Looking, You Keep Finding
Hats off to Pat Summit, the Lady Vols great coach; a model for us all in her coaching and her humanity. I wish her well. I’ve been musing on ways to get to greatness in our own lives and coaching. Also read about Nerlens Noel, my 2012 Nike circuit, and the latest Besop-The Freshman Turning Point.
‘Tis the Season to be Jolly
The Kentucky Wildcats won because the team was more than just great players. I offer my observations on the team’s great qualities and Calipari’s masterful coaching.
Snap Your Fingers – A Year Passes
I’m celebrating the one-year anniversary of my blog. In honor of this event, you can instantly download a free double bonus e-book and audio, The Truth About Turnovers, when you subscribe to my blog. Stay in touch, because Solution-Based Basketball will be launching some interesting coaching features this year.
The WALLL
School administrators and basketball coaches hit many walls. I offer 10 thought-provoking ideas and WALLL Solutions for all tough situations. You can make a difference.
What Can Losing Do For You?
You can learn, become stronger and more resilient. To do this, you must ask tough questions, analyze, and dig deep. How do you act when you lose? Do you react or respond?
The Daily Dozen
If you want to be great, you must do the work. The drills and the repetitions. As Aristotle wrote so many years ago, “We become what we repeatedly do.” What do you repeatedly do?
Beyond
Today is February 1st. Find a word for the year. It sets your intentions and keeps your focused. I’ve written about my word for 2012 and about the exciting new website that the legendary Coach George Raveling just launched.
Could Einstein have been a coach? In theory, maybe!
I developed Solution-Based Basketball as a way to learn the game. The theory seems simple enough – get as much knowledge and information as you can, study the game very deeply, know the players inside out, prepare for practices and the games – and do so in a way that is simple and clear to [...]
Compensation
What does the word “compensation” have to do with basketball? No, it’s not about money. And why do I keep writing about Ralph Waldo Emerson? Read my latest blog post for the answers and some tips about securing happiness in your life.
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