Recently I was fortunate to spend time with almost 20 NBA players for a week at the NBPA Top 100 Camp. One term that was used by one of them when defending a shooter in the corner with a potential wing-baseline drive was, "Body here,...
This week's Tribe Spotlight features Chris DeMarque from Express Basketball. I have been with the same team for a couple of years now, when I started coaching this team we were bigger and stronger than most of the teams we played as 5th graders. The last few...
The following article is written my Tony Dungy and is shared my AllProDad.com. Insist upon yourself. Be original.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson I never once heard Chuck Noll say that his value as a person was lessened because we were losing games. When he retired from football, he...
The following article is provided to us by JonGordon.com. Smiling is important. Eye contact matters. Patience is essential. Being warm and friendly is a must. And providing a positive emotional experience for your customers is a priority. But these are not the greatest of customer service strategies....
The following article was shared to us by Mitch Cole from Texas A&M Men's Basketball. The Codes of Conduct come from Joe Ehrmann's book, Inside Out Coaching. In case you missed it, check out Coaches' Code of Conduct. Below are the Codes or Expectations for Parents and...
Jon Gordon shares 10 Lessons for a Stronger Relationship. 1. Choose Wisely - One of the most important decisions you will ever make is the person you marry. Choose wisely. 2. You Know You Are With The Right Person When They Give You Strength - Looking back on my...
This week's Tribe Spotlight features Drew Burris. Drew is the boy's basketball coach at La Monte R-IV Junior High School in Missouri. I teach/coach in a school with a little over 120 students in the Jr High/High School. I've been coaching Jr. High basketball for 3 years...
The following article was shared to us by Mitch Cole from Texas A&M Men's Basketball and are excerpts from Joe Ehrmann's book, Inside Out Coaching. In contrast to coaches who are merely “transactional” (those who use the players merely to achieve the coach’s goals), Ehrmann hopes...
Circle Trap The Circle Trap drill is one of the best drills to not only teach your offensive players how to handle traps under pressure, but it also teaches your defense how to trap without fouling. Offensively teach your players to be strong with the ball and...
I realize the landscape of youth and high school basketball has changed drastically over the past 20 years and that players don’t really have a true ‘off-season’ anymore. While my prescriptions for each have been severely modified over the last decade, I still choose to...