Bill Snyder: A coach for the ages. MANHATTAN — When Bill Snyder ended his three-year retirement and returned to the sideline as Kansas State’s football coach, a logical inquiry revolved around how he, at the age of 69, could relate to players as young as 17 and 18 years old. “If you care, I can relate to you,” Snyder said at his introductory news conference on Nov. 24, 2008. “If you work hard, I can relate to you. If you want to do right and be a good person, I can relate to you.” As Snyder’s 75th birthday approaches Oct. 7, nothing has changed. He’s still at the top of his game, coaching young men about football and life based on his “16 Goals for Success.”
“It’s easy to relate to him,” said Elijah Lee, an 18-year-old freshman linebacker for the Wildcats. “He has the ‘16 Goals’ so he helps us prepare to be men.” Snyder developed the “16 Goals” as a life lesson, but they cross over to football. Weber played at K-State before Snyder arrived in 1988, but he heard the message firsthand. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Bill Snyder: A coach for the ages.
San Antonio’s Revenge: Scenes From a Championship Run for the Ages « The Spurs’ fifth championship symbolizes everything we’ve been bringing up all year: the triumph of the NBA’s beautiful game; the crowning achievement for three stars who took less money to stay together; a cathartic response from perhaps the most crushing defeat in NBA history; and the end point of the franchise’s evolution from pound-the-post bully ball to a fast-paced, triple-happy style of play that put them ahead of almost every other team in adapting to the NBA’s newer rules. All well and good.
But this was also a straight-up ass-whipping. Don’t forget that. These Spurs don’t quite belong in the “best team ever” conversation with the half-dozen most dominant single-season squads, but in winning 62 games amid one of the toughest conferences of all time and rampaging through the playoffs, they emphatically placed themselves in the next tier of all-time great teams. The Spurs outscored their playoff opponents by nearly 12 points per 100 possessions, according to NBA.com’s scale.
5 Ideas to Develop Relentless Competitors. Jeff Janssen, Janssen Sports Leadership Center Tired of dealing with too many wimpy, soft, and entitled athletes who don't know what it means to compete? UConn men's basketball coach Jim Calhoun once lamented after a frustrating loss, "I was embarrassed by the way we played, by the way we didn't compete. We did not compete the way we need to compete. Given the schedule we're playing, you need to compete every single night.
" Have you too lost games and championships because your athletes didn't compete with the intensity and intelligence you needed them to? Coaches are becoming increasingly frustrated and disheartened by the lack of competitiveness shown by too many of today's athletes. As Indiana men's basketball coach Tom Crean says, "In our entitlement culture today, young athletes grow up assuming they deserve things without having to work or compete for them. 1. 2.
Are you positively pushing your players to test their limits? 3. 4. 5. Coach The Team, Not The Individual. One thing that I've come to believe more and more as a head coach is the effectiveness of coaching the entire team as opposed to coaching the individual. The most effective communication I have with my team is when I'm talking about what "we" need to do and not addressing one individual about what he needs to do.
It seems like a subtle difference, but I find that it's important in two ways - one is getting the message across in a direct and immediate way, and the other is in the long-term mental health of your team. Over the season they will respond better when they aren't worried about being singled out or embarrased. I've realized that during games I almost always speak about what we need to do, whereas in practice I may teach the individual a little bit more. In the games there is no time for a reaction, or time to slow down and think about what is being said. Granted there are times when you probably want to go after an individual to make a specific point. Gregg Popovich of San Antonio Spurs says players must play coach on court.
The Canadian College Basketball Dynasty You’ve Never Heard Of « It might not surprise you to learn that the best college basketball team in Canada plays its home games before crowds of about 500 people, in a gym almost as nice as the one at your nearest suburban high school, on a campus filled with students who don’t much care how or when their team plays. Nor might you be surprised to learn they warm up to Drake, that their concession stand is a Tim Hortons, or that their sports information director is a part-time hockey coach who readily admits, “I really don’t know much about basketball.”
But here’s what might come as a surprise: The Carleton University Ravens are good. Not just “good for a Canadian school,” but really, legitimately good. They have a point guard who would start for most any team in America and a big man who drop-steps more beautifully than most players dunk. They scored 95 in an exhibition win over Wisconsin, 10 more points than any team has scored on the Badgers all year. It starts innocently enough: “What do you do?” Suffocating Them.
Finding leadership from your team is a challenge we all face as coaches. You want them to take ownership, and the voice or voices they are hearing when you are not around are perhaps more important than your own. They spend a lot more time with each other without you than they do with you on the practice floor, so the voice in those situations is very important.
Developing leadership in your team can be very difficult, especially if it doesn't come naturally to your guys. Leadership is an ability more than anything else, and while you can help develop it you can't turn people into effective leaders. It is more talent than skill, and if they don't have it in them to lead you are fighting an uphill battle trying to get it out of them. When we've had teams that lack natural leadership I've always felt that it had to come from the coaches. There is a delicate balance when it comes to providing leadership, however. You can do this by asking them questions instead of giving them demands. LeBron James on the NBA's most highly evolved offense. This won’t surprise you: The Miami Heat have one of the best offenses in the NBA. But as entertaining as it is to watch the two-time defending NBA champions execute, it’s been equally fascinating to watch them evolve.
The Heat’s approach to scoring has changed drastically over the past few years. Just ask LeBron James. “No one cares who shoots,” James told me. “We went from a team that played a lot of isolation basketball to [being] first or second in the league in assists. Scoring in the NBA is by no means easy. In November, I visited Miami to talk about the team’s offense with James. “Our offense has grown over the years,” James said. James discussed the key elements of the team’s offense in a folding chair at the edge of the Heat locker room on a quiet off day after a breezy home win against Milwaukee; it was the team’s first victory on what would become a nine-game win streak.
Chris Bosh: The Disrupter “It becomes a matchup problem,” James said. Dwyane Wade: The Cutter. Pirates manager Clint Hurdle inspiring others daily. Kliff Kingsbury Hockumentary. Underneath Kliff Kingsbury’s chain mail of Under Armour, Oakleys, three-day stubble, and laconic, “have a Corona Extra on me” tenor, beats the heart of … well, hell, the heart of an artist.
The new Texas Tech football coach is the subject of Jonathan Hock’s latest Grantland Channel film, and it should come as no surprise that the opening images are of Kingsbury drawing little marks and squiggles across a clear board. Yes, the former Red Raiders quarterback and Texas A&M offensive coordinator is teaching a system, but there’s more to it than that: He’s teaching his players not to think. This is ultimately a portrait of a different, more creative, more intuitive way to play football. Employing unorthodox practice techniques and a blinding pace, Kingsbury, who at 33 is the youngest head coach in the BCS, is trying to get his team to play on a very pure and instinctual level. “We do not have a playbook,” says Kingsbury in the film. Sports Guy Unplugged. (from 1996) When I plugged "The Assist" by Neil Swidey (an excellent book about Charlestown High's basketball team) on ESPN.com last month, I mentioned following South Boston High's team for the entire 1995-96 season for a 15,000-word piece that never ended up getting published anywhere.
At the time, it was an enormous disappointment for me, although in retrospect, my writing probably wasn't good enough. (I didn't totally know what I was doing yet, although my heart was in the right place.) A few readers e-mailed me wondering if I could post that piece, so I decided to dust it off, tighten the piece one last time and post it here in its entirety. I'll have an update about what happened to the main characters from the piece in a later post. A CHAMPION REPEATSSpending the '96 season with South Boston's High's basketball team by Bill Simmons Six floors high in a South End apartment building, Monty Mack gulps Kool-Aid at his kitchen table and contemplates the basketball season ahead. Dynamic Leadership Academy - Building A Championship Culture. Developing Trust. Trust is a huge word in our program. I'm always telling our guys "If we can't trust you we can't have you around.
" I'm trying to eliminate the idea that it is my program and they are supposed to just listen to me. I want them to own the program, to feel like it is our program and they have just as much stake in it as anyone else. Before you can develop trust you have to define it. We keep it simple for our guys. Can we count on you? Trust can take a while to develop, but it manifests itself in a number of ways. Trust is really important, but it takes time and patience and isn't always easy to develop.
Hold yourself accountable. Encourage and demand honest feedback. Let them make decisions. Promote trust with the little things. There are plenty of little things you can do to promote trust. Be consistent. This also goes for discipline off the floor. Play a lot of guys. Let them play through mistakes. Make sure they can trust you. Gregg Popovich talks about the Spurs and pounding the rock. The pounding the rock mantra has been around San Antonio Spurs culture for several years now and gained some national pub along the way. The folks at Pounding the Rock even named their blog after the famous Jacob Riis quote. It’s one of those unique things about this franchise that makes supporting the Spurs fun.
It makes them a thinking fan’s basketball team in a way. “When nothing seems to help, I go look at a stonecutter hammering away at his rock, perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. I mentioned this in my pregame notes for a late season game against the Kings, but J.R. Coaching U LIVE – Kevin Eastman and Brendan Suhr | Video. Menu Streaming Video The Coaching U LIVE DVD’s you love are now available to STREAM on ANY device, laptop, iPhone, iPad, Android, & more! Click Here for More Info on How to Watch Online! Coaching U LIVE 2013 Brendan Suhr – Ethics & Integrity of Coaching Click Below For More Info & to PurchaseCoaching U LIVE 2013 Brendan Suhr – Ethics & Integrity of Coaching Coaching U LIVE 2013 Ganon Baker – Bringing High Intensity & High Engagement to Your Skill Development Program Click Below For More Info & to PurchaseCoaching U LIVE 2013 Ganon Baker – Bringing High Intensity & High Engagement to Your Skill Development Program Coaching U LIVE 2013 Stan Van Gundy – Best Set Plays for Each Position Click Below For More Info & to PurchaseCoaching U LIVE 2013 Stan Van Gundy – Best Set Plays for Each Position Coaching U LIVE 2013 John Calipari – All Things Basketball in Today’s Changing Game Click Below For More Info & to PurchaseCoaching U LIVE 2013 John Calipari – All Things Basketball in Today’s Changing Game.
Behind the scenes with the South Dakota State Jackrabbits, from Selection Sunday to their season-ending loss to Michigan. We knew how this story would end. It wouldn’t be like last year, when I followed South Dakota State during the run through its conference tournament. That ended with net-cutting and bro-hugging and an emotional coach choking back tears of joy. “It was,” SDSU guard Brayden Carlson said, “like a fairy tale.” This year, the plan was to pick up where I left off in 2012. I would embed with the Jackrabbits for the NCAA tournament. Sunday, March 17 Selection show party — 4:28 p.m. “I’m calling it. That’s Marcus Heemstra, the Jacks’ backup center, sitting at a high-top table as he waits for Greg Gumbel to announce his team’s draw. The players have studied the various bracket projections. Soon the room goes silent except for the sound of Gumbel’s voice.
Moments later, Michigan State is announced as the third seed, and a chorus of gasps echoes through the room. When Gumbel reaches the South bracket, he announces that the 4-seed is Michigan. They’ll play Michigan. “We can beat Michigan.” Stronger Team Blog | What Great Coaches Do. Your comfort zone is your enemy. Your comfort zone makes you soft. If you want to maximize your ability, on and off the court, you must learn how to be comfortable being uncomfortable.Your comfort zone makes you complacent. You have to consistently (and intentionally) step out of your comfort zone and challenge yourself. You must embrace obstacles and challenges. The player who can push themselves further in moments of discomfort now is the one who will win next season. You need to train so hard that the game becomes easy!
Temporary discomfort leads to permanent improvement. When you are strength training, do you stop as soon as there is a slight burn… or do you push through and do a few more reps? When you are running sprints, do you stop as soon as you are a little winded… or do you suck it up and run a few more? When you are working on your ball handling, do you work on your weak hand even though you make more mistakes? “Champions do not become champions on the court. The No-Stats All-Star. The 9 Most Important Questions for Every Basketball Coach. Ignore Them at your Peril. Just for subscribing to our free newsletter you’ll get these 3 eBooks for free… 72 Basketball Drills & Coaching Tips – 136 page eBook. 21 Basketball Tips & Tricks for Players – 20 page eBook. 32 Winning Basketball Plays – 96 page eBook. Plus you’ll get ALL updates to this website delivered to your inbox for free. Over 100,000 other coaches, players, & parents have already subscribed.
We will never send you spam or share your email address, guaranteed! Close By the time you finish reading these questions, you'll realize that coaching is much simpler than you thought and you'll start to unlock the secrets to successful coaching. Take a moment to answer the questions below. I promise you will become a better coach! It really is this simple... Tactical Questions 1 - How can you get more shots than your opponents? 2 - How can you improve your team's shooting percentage? Intangibles 5 - How can you teach more life lessons to your players and set a better example? That's all you can do. The Teacher-Coach « Youth Basketball Coaching Association. Reilly: Billy Donovan's lessons. Great Coaching: A Classroom Lesson « Youth Basketball Coaching Association. Read this, you'll be happy you did.
2 Coaching Mistakes You May Be Making | iHoops. Lawrence Academy manager Joey Mullaney dunks to start the game (VIDEO) Shaka Smart, Brad Stevens, Butler, and VCU.