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The Exuberant Animal: Fun, Functional & Fundamental

On March 25, 2012
This might be outside the box for many of you, but there’s so much to discover once we get outside of our own sandbox to play. I stumbled upon The Exuberant Animal by chance. And since, have loved experimenting with their ideas and its application to player development. A lot of this may appear very [...]
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Here’s How Tell A Star From A Super Star Basketball Player

On March 18, 2012
Draymond Green
Most people struggle to understand the difference between an athlete that is a star and one that is a super star basketball player. In a recent NCAA March Madness pre-game telecast, the panel was breaking down the impact that Michigan State’s Draymond Green has had on the men’s basketball program. MSU head coach, Tom Izzo, [...]
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Jim Rohn: On Defining Your Team Culture And Identity

On March 16, 2012
PHOTO CREDIT: forums.steves-digicams.com by "lovelylon27"
Each of us must be committed to maintaining the reputation of all of us. And all of us must be committed to maintaining the reputation of each of us. —Jim Rohn … This was such a profoundly simple statement that I felt it deserved it’s own blog post. Imagine if this was the mantra that [...]
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Basketball Skills Training & Regeneration Videos

On March 9, 2012
I stumbled across these Nike Pro Basketball Skills Training Camp videos and, although this kind of stuff is typically very gimmicky and superficial, these are worth checking out as there are a few nuggets in them (if you can move beyond being star struck). For full disclosures sake, Keith D’Amelio (Nike Sports Performance & Athletic [...]
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I Can’t Accept Not Trying

On March 7, 2012
Michael Jordan
“Back in the day” before email (…okay, I officially feel old writing that, but it’s realistic…), my college basketball coach photocopied the chapter below and gave it to me and my teammates. It resonated true for me then as an athlete, as still does for me now.  It’s worth printing off and passing along to [...]
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When 24 Hours In A Day Is Not Enough

On March 1, 2012
Mayonnaise Jar
When things in your life seem almost to much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar… and the beer. A Professor stood before his philosophy class with some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise [...]
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Be Precise: Praise vs. Acknowledgement

On February 29, 2012
Trent Johnson
Allow me to preface this post by saying that I’m not (yet) masterful at applying this concept. Far from it. I am, though, stretching myself into new possibilities as a teacher-coach. And, great coaching matters. That’s what theLLaBB is all about: experimenting with excellence. So, I know, my last post was on praise too. That [...]
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Positive Praise: Short-Term Results At The Expense Of Long-Term Success

On February 27, 2012
Coaches are accustomed to recieving praise, but how effective are they at dishing it out?
Carol Dweck in her book Mindset: The New Psychology of Success speaks to what she calls a “fixed mind-set” versus a “growth mind-set”. Her work has been instrumental in outlining the transformational power that comes from changing how we – as coaches and athletes – think about failure. Watch this short video that shows the [...]
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Team Commitment: Are You Just On The Team Or Into The Team?

On February 24, 2012
PHOTO CREDIT: imagesbysylvia.com.au
At the end of each season, most of us are going to have to CHOOSE to be bitter or get better. And, at some point in our basketball careers, most coaches – and dedicated players for that matter – will struggle with team commitment. It’s natural. Are you struggling with feelings of lack of commitment [...]
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Thank The Passer: Defining Your Team’s Culture

On February 5, 2012
PHOTO CREDIT: Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images
As a fan of the game and even more so as a coach, I believe there are very few acceptable responses after a made basket. Further, to a special player, there’s really only one winning habit after a score: an immediate and automated reaction focused on the next best action. Coach Don Meyer called this [...]
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