Staying Ready as a Player
The following article comes from current LA Clippers VP of Basketball Operations Kevin Eastman. If you aren’t already signed up for his newsletter you need to do that as soon as you can. At every level there comes a time in a game or a stretch of games when a player who hasn’t played much […]
Positionless Basketball
“Positionless” basketball is one of the main reasons I created the Read & React. As far back as 1983-85. I experienced the need for a positionless offense. On one team, my point guard was my leading rebounder. The next year, my best post player, outside shooter, and the best player to bring the ball up […]
Do You Really Love the Game?
Do you really love the game of basketball? Or do you love the idea of being a basketball player? That is a very powerful distinction. There is a big difference between truly loving the game and loving what the game can do for you (fame, money, etc.). If you truly love the game you WANT to […]
11 Tips for Basketball Tryouts
The following article comes to you via the Hardwood Hustle 110% section. With basketball teams all over the country holding tryouts, we recently recorded an episode to help coaches & players both better maximize this time of the season and either make the team or conduct professional tryouts. You can listen to the episode here. […]
Glue Guy
Glue is an adhesive, and according to Webster’s Dictionary, the physics definition of adhesive is “a force that exists in the area of contact between unlike bodies and that acts to unite them.” That’s a tad too scientific for me. Let’s just say that glue holds stuff together! Who is the glue on your team? […]
Motivating Your Players to New Levels
I recently watched a lecture by Ed Tseng at a coaching clinic from last year. If you have never heard of him, he is a motivational psychologist (or Mental Trainer) that specializes in athletics. I recommend checking out his website, EdTseng.com , he posts some great tools all the time! Below are a few highlights from his […]
Healthy Guide to Game Day Snacks
Super Bowl Sunday is the second biggest day of the year for food consumption in the US (Thanksgiving is #1). The average football fan eats about 1200 calories during the game – that’s almost a full day’s worth of calories in snacks! Healthy snacking does NOT have to be boring! To keep your energy levels […]
Handling Referees – Part 2
NOTE: This is the second post of a 2-part series about high school basketball referees (READ PART 1 HERE). Scott Long, a veteran high school basketball referee from Nebraska, wrote it. Scott is one of the best in the business and I really appreciate his contribution and perspective. I highly recommend you follow him on […]
6 Things You Need to Know to be Great in Business
Mark Cuban shared this article on his weblog and we thought it was so powerful and applicable to basketball, we wanted to share it with you. Running a successful basketball program is just like running a business; the product you are selling below is your program and your customers are your players and fans. There […]
Handling Referees – Part 1
Given I am the only strength & conditioning coach in the history of high school basketball to get a technical foul during a game, it is safe to say I put referees in line with IRS auditors on my scale of favorite people. Heck, I won’t even shop at Foot Locker because their salespeople wear […]
