The Narrative about AAU
So the narrative about AAU is very prevalent. The idea is that you have to play “AAU” or travel basketball to get recruited. We’ll look at that as well as the idea that playing in high school is a waste of time. If you don’t care about getting recruited, stop reading. This doesn’t apply to you. […]
It’s Political
“It’s political”. It’s something we hear so often. Could it be true? ABSOLUTELY. Here’s what you can do about it so that it doesn’t matter anymore.
Overusing Ball Screens
The ball screen has become a very popular offensive strategy in the game of basketball. In many situations, coaches are overusing ball screens. Just because it looks good on paper, or just because it looks good on TV, doesn’t mean it will work for your team. Mastered by the duo of John Stockton and Karl Malone, […]
Keeping Things Simple
When basketball teams present you with complicated situations, the best way to respond is by keeping things simple. An opponent played a true matchup zone against us. These defenses can give teams problems to offenses. It can be difficult to play against a match-up zone because players aren’t used to playing against it. Zone offenses […]
Pickup Basketball: The Good, Bad, and Ugly
Pickup basketball is the most popular way that basketball is played. Millions of people around the world play pickup daily. It’s where many find their “love” for the game. Pickup is completely random. There are no coaches. Every court has different rules. The teams are always changing. The only thing that’s consistent about pickup basketball […]
You Can Have My Job
You can have my job. But the truth is you don’t really want it that bad. It sure looks nice. It sure sounds nice. But you want the shortcut. You want me to give it to you. You can have it, but you’re going to have to take it. I’m not just going to give […]
Kids Should Play 3 on 3
Kids should play 3 on 3 basketball simply because there are fewer players on the court. Your next statement might accuse me of being Captain Obvious in the Hotels.com commercial. Of course, there are fewer players, but that doesn’t tell me WHY kids should play 3 on 3 instead of 5 on 5. After all, […]
What is Important to You?
What is important to you? Whether I was recruiting athletes, coaching them, or now training them, this is the one question that so often goes unanswered. It’s so scary for me when this happens. Let’s be clear. While basketball seems to be at the center of everything for us, it really isn’t at all. It’s […]
Evaluate Your “AAU” Program
Parents and Players,Please evaluate your “AAU” program. You are spending considerable money paying for practices, tournaments, uniforms, shoes, book bags, hotel rooms, food, warm-ups, and other frivolous items. You’re spending considerable time running to practices, tournaments, fundraisers and who knows what else. All because everyone has told you that you have to play AAU. Let […]
We Love Winners
We love winners because winners make us better. We’ve said many times, we don’t care who we work with. We don’t care if you’re young or old. We don’t care if you’re good or not. All of that is still true. But the more we learn, and the more people we’re around, there is one […]