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....
At a state fair, there was an event where horses were being hitched to wagons to see which horse could pull the most weight. Two horses tied for first by pulling 9,000 pounds each – by themselves! Everyone wondered what these two horses could pull if...
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...
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...
The following article was shared to us by Coach Randy Brown. Randy does a tremendous job sharing various elements of the game in his email newsletter. As we are in the "off-season" improvement time, consider incorporating 3 on 3 as the anchor to your approach. Here are some...
This week's Tribe Spotlight features Steve Manne, the CYM Basketball Coordinator and Head Coach at St Catherine Parish (grades 9 through 12). From its inception the program has prioritized leadership development and community building both on and off the court. Manne’s teams have run the Read...
Today I am going to discuss what I think is one of the most effective technique to defend sideline pick & rolls. A sideline (or side) pick & roll is anything set from around the free-throw line extended area or below. If you refer back...