THREE PHASE BASKETBALL

We dont like to say that we are an offensive team or a defensive team. Our goal is to win the conference championship. This means we will have to be great at all three phases of the game; offense defense and special teams.

OFFENSE

Everything that we do on offense has to beat STOPS. Less is more. Make sure that each of our actions can beat the STOPS. Otherwise dont run them. 

DEFENSE

We have to be able to defend drive and kick, play through the post, catch and shoot and pick and rolls. Its all built off of that. If we can stop those four things, we will be good. 

SPECIAL TEAMS 

We use the term "special teams" to define all transitions, rebounding, all set plays, all in-bounds plays and all strategies concerning time and scores. We need to gain possessions, execute set plays and understand time + score situations.  

 

SELLING OUR SOUL

We can win with love and positivity. Just like Luke Skywalker, we dont have to tilt over to the darkside. 

Darkside coaches are a negative archetype in our profession. Bob Knight, Frank Martin. The screamers and yellers. These guys are losers. 

Maybe they can win a game, or maybe even have a good season. But the will NOT Win Forevor. They cant. They damage the people around them to achieve short term goals. 

I understand the temptation. As coaches we are adults, and the players are kids. It is possible to bully them into have short term success. A coach can get positive results through bullying. But it comes at a cost. And that cost is resentment. To much resentment and permanent damage can be caused. And that damage will prevent you from WINNING FOREVOR. 

So go ahead, bully your players to win some games or even to have some good seasons. I, however, choose to coach with love, with respect and with positivity. I choose to Win Forevor. 

THE CIRCLE

We stand in a circle for every open up and put up. The circle represents our circle of trust. Everyone in the circle is moving the team towards one vision, one goal. They all value the same thing. 

We squeeze hands and pass energy to the right, into a circle. (Or maybe do the Terrance thing.) This symbolizes our motto. When we give to each other, it all comes back around to us. As long as everyone in the circle is connected. When one person breaks the chain, it breaks the trust of the group. Give to the team, and trust that it will come back to you. 

When the energy has passed around the circle, we know that it is safe for us to open up. We are free to express what we are going to give to the team. How we are going to make ourselves better, so that the team can get better. 

At the end of the week, we complete the circle with our put ups. We give each other the validation at the end of the week. Just like we put the energy out to the team with our squeeze, now it comes back to you with the put up. 

Monday is basically prepwork for the circle. We have our staff meetings, we have our captains meetings, we have our team meeting. We set our intentions with our meditations. Than we enter the circle and commit...

... and at the end of the week, we find closure. 

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Wouldn't it be crazy if the players could vote somebody out of the circle?

BUILDUPS

 DRIVE & KICK BUILDUP 

1. Footwork 
2. Finishing
3. Footwork to Finishing 
4. Guided Actions 
5. Omaha 

POST PLAY BUILDUP 

1. Footwork 
2. Finishing
3. Footwork to Finishing 
4. Guided Actions 
5. Omaha 

BALLSCREEN BUILDUP 

1. Footwork 
2. Finishing
3. Footwork to Finishing 
4. Guided Actions 
5. Omaha 

CATCH & SHOOT BUILDUP 

1. Footwork 
2. Finishing
3. Footwork to Finishing 
4. Guided Actions 
5. Omaha 

The K.O.C

 All coaching is, is being the KING of conflict - Bill Parcells 

There are two extremes for handling conflict. There is the screaming, yelling in your face extreme and there is the face to face in your office way of handling conflict. 

I want to be in the middle. I want to be direct, but not in a yelling kind of way. Handle conflict as immediately as possible.