Celebrate Your Victories!
It's easy to be too busy to take the time to celebrate our victories and accomplishments. Putting off the celebration is less fun - it's also counter-productive.
THE or YOUR — Which BIG WORD will be your legacy?
The Big Word Offense is for basketball coaches -- and everyone else -- who wants to be the best they can become. Choose your words carefully, for they become your legacy.
Snap Your Fingers! 6 Ways to Make Friends With Time
Time management is often a burden for pressured basketball coaches (and the rest of us too!) Sure, time is fleeting, but we all have the same amount. Time *can* be a friend.
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Coaches Daily Dozen Turnovers
Just in time for the basketball season: yes, players make turnovers, but so do coaches. I was guilty of all of these during my career. How about you?
Standing at the Half Court Line
The basketball season is on. Practice has begun. Find out how to get yourself and all your players off the half court and sprinting full court after your goals.
Coach Burson Answers Your Top Basketball Coaching Questions (Part 4: The Power of Coaching)
You have the power of coaching in your hands. With this and with strong beliefs in your players and yourself and what you're doing, you have the chance to win against any team this basketball season, even the ones that are bigger and stronger. Develop that belief by following my 4 points, including purposeful preparation and smart discipline.
Coach Burson Answers Your Top Basketball Coaching Questions (Part 3: Keep Motivation Alive)
How do I keep my basketball team motivated and working hard through the season?” tweeted one of my followers. Motivating your players successfully over time is one of the keys to success in basketball coaching. I'll help you do this.
Coach Burson Answers Your Top Basketball Coaching Questions (Part 2: Player Attitudes)
When I asked my Twitter followers what their top coaching concern was for this season, they brought me real issues – the kind that X's and O's just can't solve. Like this one: “Negative player attitudes in my new program are bringing down my whole team. What can I do?”
Coach Burson Answers Your Top Basketball Coaching Questions (Part 1: Plays vs. Players)
Recently I asked my basketball coach Twitter followers, "Tweet me your top coaching concern for this season & I'll answer in my next article."Coaches responded with great questions! So I decided to devote one whole blog post in answering each question. Here are the 4 questions that I'll be answering over the next week:
