#4 and #5 set down screens for #2 and #3.
After screening, #4 and #5 flash to the high post.
#1 can enter the ball to either wing
#1 passes the ball and receives a back screen from #5 in this case.
#5 then sets a ball screen for #2
#3 and #4 set a double staggered screen for #1
The following is from Coach Jerry Wainwright, an assistant coach at Marquette University:
The Ten Commitments of Our Team
1. I will be on time.
2. I will be in class and sit in the first row.
3. I will count my blessings.
4. I will study.
5. I will get rest.
6. I will eat right.
7. I will avoid using any substance that may harm my body.
8. I will dress appropriately.
9. I will take pride in our facilities.
10. I will compete.
The following is from Coach Larry Dean Jackson and http://www.coach-jackson.com:
The Foundation of Leadership
by Brian Tracy
The most important quality of leadership, the one quality for which you want to be known, is extraordinary performance, with the goal of achieving extraordinary results. These results then serve as an inspiration to others to perform at equally exceptional levels. People ascribe leadership to those men and women who they feel can most enable them to achieve important goals or objectives.
WHY PEOPLE RESPECT YOU
We develop great perceptions of those men and women we can count on to help us achieve what is important to us. Men and women who make great sales, or who establish admirable sales records, develop influence in the minds and hearts of their coworkers and superiors. They are spoken about in the most positive way.
THE HALO EFFECT
Men and women who are responsible for companies or departments that achieve high levels of profitability also develop charisma. They develop what is called the “halo effect.” They are perceived by others to be extraordinary men and women who are capable of great things. Their shortcomings are often overlooked, while their strong points are overemphasized. They become charismatic.
THE SOURCE OF CHARISMA
Charisma actually comes from working on yourself. It comes from liking and accepting yourself unconditionally as you do and say the specific things that develop within you a powerful, charismatic personality.
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The dreams we dream can be fulfilled,
If when we dream, we also build,
And we can build the dreams we choose,
Depending on the tools we use.
If we would build to greater heights,
We have to raise our hopes and sights,
When hopes and sights are only small,
We cannot build lofty, high, and tall!
Thoughts must be big for big success,
Why be content with something less?
Sights must be high if we’d build high,
But fate has wings, so why not fly?
To see these hopes and dreams come true,
Think big…. think high,
Think good… think new.
We can see all our dreams fulfilled,
By how we think and how we build!
Source: Unknown
Martell Webster has always had the physical tools to be a good NBA player. However, up until this year, his career has been filled with ups and downs combined with a bit of underachievement. By taking a different approach and playing with an improved mindset, Webster is starting to turn heads and play up to his potential.
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When New England Patriots running back Danny Woodhead went down with a thumb injury on the first drive of the game, many people figured the Patriots would have to lean on their wide receivers to get them through the AFC Divisional Championship with a victory. However, Woodhead’s back-up was more than up to the challenge. Shane Vereen seized his opportunity and answered the bell with a resounding 3 touchdowns and 124 all-purpose yards. Like any of his other teammates, Vereen stepped up when his name was called and carried out his role all in the name of winning.
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A lot of turmoil has surrounded the Los Angeles Lakers’ season this year. With the blockbuster additions combined with the underachieving record, the Lakers haven’t exactly made it difficult to create distractions. Yet, while there is debate over what trade should be made or which coach should be fired, the players in the Lakers locker room are coming together and taking on an interesting approach. With the playoffs still within reach, Kobe Bryant and Co., are finding a way to hit the reset button.
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The following is from Coach Larry Dean Jackson and http://www.coach-jackson.com:
Achieve Big Results Using Simple Systems
By Josh Hinds
When I’m speaking to groups and organizations I’ll often joke with the audience by telling them I’m the person they bring out when they need something taught in such a simple way that absolutely everyone gets it. Perhaps it is my southern accent (I’m from Alabama) which often gets the audience chuckling a bit.
I’m only half joking though of course.
I love simple. Simple works. When things are explained in a simple enough manner things translate into results.
It’s in that fashion that I’m going to share what I believe is both simple in nature, but provided you will put it to work in your daily life quite powerful.
Drum roll please…
I’m talking about developing the habit of creating simple controls to help ensure you accomplish way more in your day to day life. Make no mistake, the smaller, seemingly mundane day to day tasks all go into determining whether or not you will see through to achievement your larger goals and desired outcomes.
Consider that to accomplish anything worthwhile you will very likely be required to work your way through a given number of smaller things, or as I call them, support tasks. These are those things that while they may be far from glamorous, they are never the less required in order to move you closer to your more coveted goal. For example, to become a great writer, one has to first begin to write. In many cases, they don’t start out writing well, often it’s the act of doing, which in time leads to improvement. The getting started and putting pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard keys) which would be akin to the support tasks I mentioned above.
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Box set
#1 dribbles to the left
#2 pops out ball side
#1 reverses direction and receives a ball screen from #5
#5 rolls to the basket
#2 receives a double pin screen from #3 and #4
Dominating the Boards
Article Written by Kyle Ohman
BasketballHQ.com
Being able to rebound does so many good things for your team. First of all it finishes out the play on defense but getting a board allows your team to get out and run. Also rebounding on the offensive end allows for second chance points and breaks the defenses back because they have to stay on defense. So how can you teach your team how to dominate the boards? It is not a complicated process but you have to be willing to put in the time and be patient with the results. Here are three tips that will help your team learn to dominate the boards.
Learn How to Rebound
Coaches don’t really spend very much time teaching their players different rebounding techniques. If your players don’t know the right way to rebound, then there is no way that they will be good at it. Teach them to make contact first with their forearm and then drive with the hips. They need to learn about positioning and releasing off of the box out to get the ball. Don’t assume that they know what to do just because you as the coach does. Break it all down and spend quality time teaching the skill. This might eat into some practice time but it will be worth it down the road.
Emphasis the Importance of Rebounding
Once you have taught your team how to rebound, it is key that you to teach them how important rebounding is. Explain the value that rebounding brings to the team and then reward the players that are battling on the boards (more minutes, verbal praise, etc.) If they understand how important it is to rebound they will be more likely to care themselves and give you more energy and effort on the boards. Just think about how this applies your personal life. Are you more likely to put time and energy into something that you feel to be important compared to something that you feel is unimportant? The answer is obviously yes and it is the same way with your players and rebounding the basketball.
Practice Competing
Practice rebounding with drills that teach your players to compete on the boards. Most of what goes into be a good rebounder is desire. Yeah you have to first learn how to do it but there are a lot of players that know how, but aren’t willing to do it. Your players need to learn how to compete and a great way to do this is rebounding competition drills. A good drill that I really like for learning how to compete on the glass is a drill called 2 on 2 Live Finish (see below for drill description). Learning to compete is a huge part in becoming a good rebounding team. Build a culture of toughness and teach your players to take pride in trying to get every rebound.
2 on 2 Live Finish
For this drill you are going to break up the team into two sides. One side is on the baseline and the other is at the top of the key. Two players from the baseline are going to step up onto the block and two players from the top of the key are going to step up to the elbow. When the coach shoots the basketball up on the rim the players on the block must box out the other two players. The twist though is this, every board is an offensive rebound and you play till one of the teams scores the basketball or a coach calls an obvious foul (try to let the little ones go). Once all the players have gone through switch which team is on the baseline and which is at the top of the key. You can do the drill for a set amount of time or points.
#2 and #3 cross and cut to the opposite short corners
#5 sets a back screen for #1
#5 flies down the court after the screen is set
#4 inbounds the ball
Getting the Most Out of Your Team
Article Written by Kyle Ohman
BasketballHQ.com
It is your job as a coach to get the absolute best out of your players on an individual level and team level. I think that a lot of times though coaches get caught up spending so much time on the strategy of the offense or defense that they forget how important it is, and then don’t do a good enough job at it. Whether it is spending time working on skill development or simply learning how to motivate your players it is key to learn how to get the most out of your team. Here are a few tips on maximizing your teams potential.
Explain the Importance of why you are doing something. Most of the time players aren’t going to do something because they don’t see it as important. If you explain for example how important it is to close out with high hands or communicate on defense they will be more conscious to do it. Every coach knows that you have to be able to execute on offense and defense to have a chance to be a really good team, but do your players really know that and believe it? Simply saying, “Defense wins championships” is not enough. Explain why you are doing what you are doing. This will help the players to be more invested and give them more purpose to hold each other accountable.
Once you have taught and explained the right way to do things you need to be consistent and hold your players accountable. Unfortunately it is human nature to try and get away with as much as you can. This means that if you allow your players to close out without high hands or don’t set good screens on offense they are going to do it. Even if you have an extremely mature team you are still going to see some drop off if you aren’t emphasizing the details on a daily basis. It is important that you hold each player to the same standards. Whether it is the leading scorer or the kids that never gets in the game hold both of them to the same standard of excellence.
Not every player is motivated the same way. It is important to get to know your players on an individual basis and learn what motivates them best. You want each of your players performing at their maximum potential. It will be impossible for you to make every player happy because there are only a certain number of shots and minutes per game. There will be players that work really hard but still don’t play because there are better players in front of them. This is one of the drawbacks of being a head coach. Still get to know each player and do your best to keep them engaged because you never know when you might need them to step up and play some big minutes.
Doing things the right way takes time. It is a process that can sometimes take a long time and can also be very frustrating at times. However if you are able to stick with it the rewards are a chance to do something really special with your team. Also to put it simply, it is the right way to do things. You owe it to your players and to your team as a whole to try and get the most out of them. Even if it is not easy it is still the right thing to do. With each year it will continue to get easier because you will bring kids back that will already know what is expected and they will help the new players coming in. This is called building a winning culture and it is completely worth all the hard work and time.
