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Finding the balance between the amount of time we allocate to individual player development versus the time we allocate to actually getting our teams ready to play is no simple task. As usual, there is a spectrum and at one end you have the coach who just works on team and game preparation and pretty…
Every single player at every level has at least one go-to move. It might not be good and it might not even be legal but it’s going to be used over and over by that player. Witness the beginner doing the only thing he can do- head down, dribbling with strong hand-maybe even picking up…
I watched John Beilein’s Michigan team practice the other day and besides all the really good basketball and coaching that I witnessed, my over-riding takeaway from that practice, as well as all Michigan viewings, is the uniqueness of the Beilein system. It’s been well documented over the years that Coach Beilein never has been an…
My two grandsons play youth baseball so I watch a fair number of games at the 7 and 10 year- old levels. Watching those games, I’m constantly reminded of the undeniable importance of balance in any athletic endeavor. Invariably, the players who have an innate sense of balance and/or who have been schooled in that…
We’re all pretty much aware that every sport changes and evolves as rules are changed, technologies are developed, athletes get bigger, stronger and faster and coaches innovate. Our sport of basketball has evolved in many ways over the years with perhaps the most significant event being the advent of the three-point line, creating a style…
I attended Division I Oakland University’s practice the other day and Coach Greg Kampe had to stop practice and remind a defensive player to keep his hand off the ball handler. This reminded me of how easy it is for players to actually practice bad habits, including all the various ways players can practice fouling….