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Quite literally the most pressure-packed scenario possible in basketball.
This is what all the work is for — your systems are either going to show up or get shown up.
✅ Does your leadership hold up
✅ Does your trust in others hold up
✅ Does your culture hold up
Quite literally the most pressure-packed scenario possible in basketball.
This is what all the work is for — your systems are either going to show up or get shown up.
✅ Does your leadership hold up
✅ Does your trust in others hold up
✅ Does your culture hold up
The Mundanity of Excellence (1989) by Daniel Chambliss:
"At the higher levels of competitive swimming, something like an inversion of attitude takes place. The very features of the sport which the "C" swimmer finds unpleasant, the top level swimmer enjoys.
What others see as…
I have a long-held theory that the type of person who says this is the first to jump on stage and tell everyone about how “people-first” they are.
Lo and behold, from this bloke’s opening presser:
“Culture is everything. Culture is everything! Together, coaches and staff, we…
I have a long-held theory that the type of person who says this is the first to jump on stage and tell everyone about how “people-first” they are.
Lo and behold, from this bloke’s opening presser:
“Culture is everything. Culture is everything! Together, coaches and staff, we…
Most people don’t know it, but this is the everyday operating environment for a lot of head coaches.
And it’s not just from gamblers.
Threats to your family, threats from within your own organization, threats when you’re lining up to get a latte.
“It carries a weight…”
Most people don’t know it, but this is the everyday operating environment for a lot of head coaches.
And it’s not just from gamblers.
Threats to your family, threats from within your own organization, threats when you’re lining up to get a latte.
“It carries a weight…”
I'm off to coach now. Big game tonight!
Thank you for trusting me enough to ask some questions.
Complain all you like about social media, but how great is it that we get to connect with people all over the world and talk about our passions?
I'm off to coach now. Big game tonight!
Thank you for trusting me enough to ask some questions.
Complain all you like about social media, but how great is it that we get to connect with people all over the world and talk about our passions?
Well, in pro sports results are important. Pretending they’re not is a mistake.
But I believe we can influence much more than we think, even within competition.
So most of my coaching goes into helping refine those systems and techniques that do help teams execute.
Well, in pro sports results are important. Pretending they’re not is a mistake.
But I believe we can influence much more than we think, even within competition.
So most of my coaching goes into helping refine those systems and techniques that do help teams execute.
I know there are all sorts of systemic pressures in the US, but it’s hard for me to get behind the idea that a 10 year old is running out of time.
Kids should play sport for fun, friendships, and health.
PS: Jerry Rice didn’t play football until he was 15.
I know there are all sorts of systemic pressures in the US, but it’s hard for me to get behind the idea that a 10 year old is running out of time.
Kids should play sport for fun, friendships, and health.
PS: Jerry Rice didn’t play football until he was 15.
In my experience, there are two elements to this:
1) Understand competitiveness from your players’ lens. What do they enjoy about competing, what do they fear, individually, collectively, etc.
2) Practice it. ‘Representative design’ isn’t just skills and isolated situations.
In my experience, there are two elements to this:
1) Understand competitiveness from your players’ lens. What do they enjoy about competing, what do they fear, individually, collectively, etc.
2) Practice it. ‘Representative design’ isn’t just skills and isolated situations.
Free for the next couple of hours if you want to ask me some questions about coaching, performance, or life.
Whatever you think I can help with.
Ask away...
I need your help.
I’m looking for two dozen more coach autobiographies for a new project I’m working on (all will be revealed soon).
Any level. Any sport. No biographies. The older the better.
Let me know your recommendations!
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