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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…
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….
Now that practice is upon us, a timely topic to cover is how often and why we stop practice to teach. Certainly those are two loaded questions because practice gives us the many teaching opportunities that we need to prepare our teams. In a number of previous articles here on Hoop Coach, we asked coaches…
I just finished watching the Detroit Pistons practice and if you’re a regular reader of Hoop Coach articles, a while ago I wrote a piece, “What’s Your Take on the NBA?” wherein I strongly urged coaches at all levels to get past their NBA prejudices (if they exist) and take advantage of all the learning…
Great coaches have the desire to be the best. They want, not only to coach, but to be impactful. They want to send a message to their players and community that there is something special about their program. The questions become; How do coaches create this environment? Is it charisma? Is it talented players? How…
The title of today’s article was very much intended to have some shock value and on the surface it might seem to be coming from a cynical angle. Meanness really isn’t what I want to convey here. Rather, I’d simply like to point out the counter-productive behavior, which I’ve been observing for over 40 years…