Lamar head coach Pat Knight recently had some choice words for his team after a loss. While you may not be coaching at a level where you want to publicly call out your players, Coach Knight does offer up some great points you can use to help teach your kids what it takes to win. The chances are pretty good that you have had or will have a team that is full of bad attitudes, makes bad choices on and off the court, and lacks leadership. Coach Knight, in this press conference, shares a lot of … [Read more...]
Courage in a Comeback
Down 10 with 2:10 to go in the game. On the road. Against your biggest rival. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyVKM08KgIU Keep going until the final buzzer sounds. Ignore the critics. Believe in your team. Believe in yourself. Do you have the courage to come back? Do you have the courage to take that shot? "We fought the whole time. We stayed in there and some good things happened for us." ~Coach K … [Read more...]
New 3pt Academy Mobile App
3pt Academy just released a new app for Android and iPhone users ... and we here at HoopsU.com are quite thrilled to partner with them! The 3pt Academy app is completely free and completely loaded with basketball content for players and coaches. This app truly gives you basketball on-the-go! With the 3pt Academy app, you can browse content from some of the best basketball websites and bloggers out there. Check out the latest news and information, find new drills and tips to improve your … [Read more...]
Wisdom for the BusyCoach
The man who insists upon seeing with perfect clearness before he decides, never decides. —Henri-Frederic Amiel You face hundreds of decisions daily, BusyCoach. Venti or grande? Recruit A or recruit B? Practice more or rest? Though you may long for clarity before you pull the trigger, oftentimes you only have enough light on your path to see a step or two. For the hesitant, this results in “ready-aim-aim-aim-aim” outcome. It’s likely that you’ll never get all the information you want … [Read more...]
How Winning Is Done
A little motivation today from Rocky Balboa... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6s75D6WIDug You, me or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life, but it ain't about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward, how much you can take and keep moving forward, that's how winning is done! Now if you know what you're worth, go out and get what you're worth, but you gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you wanna be because … [Read more...]
Don’t Sink the Ship
You’ve heard about the Titanic, the ship that “not even God could sink.” Maybe God couldn’t sink it, but an iceberg sure did. The ship’s operator had received multiple warnings to “look out for icebergs,” and after the 6th warning he even shot back, “Shut up! I’m busy!” Perhaps he thought they didn’t look big enough to damage his huge ship, yet he forgot one important fact: 90% of an iceberg lies below the surface. What a powerful metaphor for leadership. Dr. Tim Elmore, author of Habitudes, … [Read more...]
CENTAUR SEASONS: Some Allentown College and UCLA Connections — really; well, OK, sort of — and the Exclusive Interview with Coach John Wooden
With the "HISTORY OF THE EVENTS OF THE ALLENTOWN COLLEGE'S 1972-1973 B-BALL SEASON, AS CHRONICLED BY, AND WITH THE PERSONAL MEMOIRS AND OCCASSIONAL PHILOSOPHIZING OF THE AUTHOR, ONE STEPHEN J. McKEE" still on Christmas break (next game January 18) this seems an opportune moment to look back on where CENTAUR SEASONS has been, and where it might be going, with a couple of MidSeason Reports. MidSeason Report No. 1. This second MidSeason Report takes a long look at the college basketball era … [Read more...]
You Blew It. Now What?
A momentary lapse of concentration cost Holland’s speed skating king, Sven Kramer, a gold medal in the 10,000m at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. But it wasn’t his concentration that failed him. His coach, Gerard Kemkers—momentarily distracted while recording split times—looked up and incorrectly instructed Kramer to cross into the inside lane. Kramer instinctively followed the directions and though he finished first by four seconds, the blunder disqualified him, costing him not only the gold … [Read more...]
Choosing Joy
In separate conversations with four different coaches recently, a common theme surfaced—they wanted to show more joy and enthusiasm during the season. Even when they experience these emotions, they struggle to express them outwardly to others—especially to their teams. While competitiveness and intensity are the hallmarks of great coaches, those strengths turn into liabilities when taken to an extreme. These four coaches strongly desired to live more joyfully—even, and most importantly, … [Read more...]
Black Friday Specials!
Visit Hoops U. on Black Friday (11/25/2011) for special 1-day only offers! Enjoy investing in yourself and immersing in the game from the comfort of your own home (or from your crazy uncle's house)! Join us on November 25, 2011 and you can receive the following special offers: 2 FREE months of Hoops U. Insider! The first 100 people to join Hoops U. Insider on Black Friday will get complete and free access for 2 free months. Whether you join the monthly plan or yearly plan, you will … [Read more...]