One of the challenges we face as coaches is organizing our pre-season practices so that we donât skip or gloss over any facet of the game. This dilemma is even more pronounced at the HS level where one might have 3 weeks or less to cover everything. Itâs not surprising then that with all the…
First of all, the title of todayâs article is misleading; there really arenât correct paths to a college or NBA coach job because there are literally hundreds of path permutations. Â However, in general, there are three very common ones: Student Manager –> College Video Coordinator –>Director of Operations –> NBA Video Coordinator –> Assistant at…
I was catching up on my Sports Illustrated reading this past weekend and ran into a coaching nugget by Lee Jenkins in the June 15 article, âThe Ringmasterâ, a feature on Warriorsâ coach, Steve Kerr. It read, âThis season has confirmed what Kerr learned from Popovich (Gregg) and Jackson (Phil), that coaching is 90% creating…
Earlier this summer in our article on Player Efficiency Rating (PER), we mentioned that it was pretty much accepted that arriving at an accurate defensive PER was problematic because of the nature of Blocks. Then, in our article on Empty Stats, we discussed another stat of dubious nature- the Steal. Basically, we just noted that…
Youâve heard numerous times in broadcasts of college or pro sports a variation of the following statement made during a recent MLB televised game between the SF Giants and St. Louis Cardinals, âThe Cardinals are 65-0 this year when leading after 8 innings.â Most often when I hear these declarations, I roll my eyes at…
In a past article, we discussed in-game adjustments. This post will focus post-game adjustments facing a quick turnaround. If one has an extended period of time-like a holiday break of some kind, almost anything can be changed or drastically altered. But, today weâre going to operate on the premise that the next game is imminent,…
