6 Keys to Increased Winning and Basketball Coaching Success
This fall I have hosted six coaching clinics for coaches eager to begin their season.
Although most coaches want to learn about offenses and defensive systems, my clinic presentations deal with coaching philosophy and though proving topics.
In this article I presents six important issues that dictate the level of success for all basketball coaches.
1.
Your TOP 3 This is a philosophical exercise to help establish your TOP 3 values as a coach.
This is the ANCHOR of your coaching success and consistency.
These three items are the foundation of your program and are your non-negotiables.
Everything your coaching represents comes directly from the emphasis you put on your TOP 3.
The TOP 3 is your road map as a coach and guarantees that your coaching will be focused daily on the items you feel leads most to winning.
2.
A Plan for self-improvement - Addressing weaknesses and increasing knowledge of the game.
Many coaches attend one or more clinics during the year to increase their coaching knowledge and strategy.
Self improvement as a coach does not come from clinics but rather from focused work and research on your weaknesses and new learning.
It comes from being open to the advice, feedback and critique of others.
Elements of this include; coaching round tables, research on areas of weakness and working with a mentor.
3.
Finding and working with a Mentor.
Having a coaching mentor will help improve your coaching more than anything else you can do.
A mentor can help you look at yourself in an entirely different way and help you identify areas to focus on to improve.
Mentors are not a threat to your coaching but an ally that is available to you at any time.
Working with a coach mentor can help expedite your improvement due to learning about the mistakes and victories your mentor has previously experienced.
4.
Organize your System.
Organization of materials, notes, video tapes, statistics and X & O's are a move toward to efficiency.
Your coaching notes, coaching tools, practice plans are useless unless they can be accessed through organization.
The more you simplify and organize they more valuable your system of coaching will become.
5.
Vision Exam - How players and assistant coaches see you and the game A great coaching attribute is looking at the game as your players and assistant coaches do.
Tunnel vision is a common downfall of many coaches.
Not until you begin to see how your limited vision of the game can hurt your coaching, will you see that you can change.
Concepts include "what it takes to get in the game 6.
Tools and resources for enhanced coaching Taking advantage of technology can not only make coaching easier but more effective.
Practice planning, drills, video editing and program planning can all be simplified with available coaching tools and resources.
Feature include: Yearly practice and drill collection and yearly note book.
Although most coaches want to learn about offenses and defensive systems, my clinic presentations deal with coaching philosophy and though proving topics.
In this article I presents six important issues that dictate the level of success for all basketball coaches.
1.
Your TOP 3 This is a philosophical exercise to help establish your TOP 3 values as a coach.
This is the ANCHOR of your coaching success and consistency.
These three items are the foundation of your program and are your non-negotiables.
Everything your coaching represents comes directly from the emphasis you put on your TOP 3.
The TOP 3 is your road map as a coach and guarantees that your coaching will be focused daily on the items you feel leads most to winning.
2.
A Plan for self-improvement - Addressing weaknesses and increasing knowledge of the game.
Many coaches attend one or more clinics during the year to increase their coaching knowledge and strategy.
Self improvement as a coach does not come from clinics but rather from focused work and research on your weaknesses and new learning.
It comes from being open to the advice, feedback and critique of others.
Elements of this include; coaching round tables, research on areas of weakness and working with a mentor.
3.
Finding and working with a Mentor.
Having a coaching mentor will help improve your coaching more than anything else you can do.
A mentor can help you look at yourself in an entirely different way and help you identify areas to focus on to improve.
Mentors are not a threat to your coaching but an ally that is available to you at any time.
Working with a coach mentor can help expedite your improvement due to learning about the mistakes and victories your mentor has previously experienced.
4.
Organize your System.
Organization of materials, notes, video tapes, statistics and X & O's are a move toward to efficiency.
Your coaching notes, coaching tools, practice plans are useless unless they can be accessed through organization.
The more you simplify and organize they more valuable your system of coaching will become.
5.
Vision Exam - How players and assistant coaches see you and the game A great coaching attribute is looking at the game as your players and assistant coaches do.
Tunnel vision is a common downfall of many coaches.
Not until you begin to see how your limited vision of the game can hurt your coaching, will you see that you can change.
Concepts include "what it takes to get in the game 6.
Tools and resources for enhanced coaching Taking advantage of technology can not only make coaching easier but more effective.
Practice planning, drills, video editing and program planning can all be simplified with available coaching tools and resources.
Feature include: Yearly practice and drill collection and yearly note book.
