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Monthly Recaps “Every man, at the bottom of his heart, wants to do right. But only he can do right who knows right; only he knows right who thinks right; only he thinks right who believes right.” - Tiorio “Be honorable yourself if you wish to associate with honorable people.” - Welsh Proverb “Be as you wish to seem.” - Socrates, Greek Philosopher “Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.” - Albert Einstein Full-Court Lay-up Conditioning Drill! Have the team divided into two groups, one group under each basket. The first two people in each group have a basketball. One of the players with the ball (from each end) starts at half court. So when we start the drill we have four people going at once all doing right handed lay-ups. As a player finishes their lay-up the next person in line takes the ball out of the net and speed dribbles to the other end to shoot a lay-up. We always time this drill for two minutes, with a means the team goal should be 80 makes. We also keep track of the misses. We penalize them for these. Usually if they have any misses, they will NOT make the 80 goal. Then we do it again going to the left side. This is a great conditioning drill which also focuses on speed and concentration. For any questions regarding this drill please contact: Aaron Christian at achristian@clark.edu Conditioning Drill! Place a single file line of players at both ends of the court to the right of the backboard facing half court. Put two coaches at half-court each one facing one of the lines. First player in line throws the ball to the coach facing them. The Coach will then roll, toss, or bounce the ball towards the opposite basket. As soon as the player releases the pass to the coach, they immediately sprint to catch the ball at the other end and lay it up. If they cannot reach the ball for a lay-up, they must try to at least touch the ball before it goes out-of-bounds. Failure to touch the ball before it goes out of bounds awards extra running. Diving and floor burns are common place with this drill. Leadership Tip! In their book “Credibility,” James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner present results from a decade long survey which consisted of in-depth interviews, focus groups, written case studies, and expertise of more than 1500 managers nationwide. One conclusion that came about from their results was that “the majority of us looks for and admires leaders who are honest, forward-looking, inspiring, and competent. “ “Credibility” is one of the many books listed on the Win the Tip! Member Book List, located at www.winthetip.org Comeback Shots! To test and improve a player’s ability to hit comeback shots (making the next shot after a miss) try this simple drill. Have Player A shoot and rotate elbow to elbow. Start at zero and start on a make. Every shot they miss is a negative two (-2). Every make counts as one (1). Player A wins when they get to ten (10) or loses when they get to negative ten (-10). This drill will test mental toughness and the ability to move on to the next play. Two, three or four straight misses is devastating in this drill and can be devastating to your team in a game. For variations, move spots from wing to elbow or go behind the arc. Adjust difficulty for level and age. Member Services! Are you interested in developing your own personal team web site or establishing a camp web site to assist you with your summer camps? Consider Carter Lee Design (www.carterleedesign.com) to provide you with an affordable opportunity. For an online brochure please visit http://winthetip.org/resources/cld.html Leadership Tip! In his booklet titled “Motivational Strategies for Coaches” Win the Tip! Member Bruce Brown, describes attributes that develop a coaching style that produces motivated athletes and teams. Brown writes “Coaches who successfully motivate have learned how to: 1) Take a negative and turn it into a positive, 2) Keep a positive string going, 3) Reach all kinds of athletic personalities, 4) Avoid the pitfalls of defeatism, and 5) Use their personality and the natural influence of this profession to effectively and consistently activate players and assistant coaches.” This booklet is one of three new booklets by Bruce Brown. Also look for “Teach Attitude First, Developing an “Attitude of Gratitude” in Your Athletes and “Captains, 7 Ways to Lead your Team.” To obtain a copy of a booklet or for more information and materials written by Bruce Brown, please visit www.proactivecoaching.info Short Shot Focus! During his presentation at the 2004 Win the Tip! KC Coaches Summit, member Ron Slaymaker demonstrated a drill to teach focus. Have players start with a three-foot shot and make 10 shots. You can increase difficulty as you go from 5, 7, 10, 12, 15, 18 feet from the hoop or by increasing the number of makes or makes in a row. “This is a simple concept and drill, but college-level players struggle with a 3 ft. shot, remember the master skill is focus,” stated Coach Slay. When shooting your shots concentrate on the five f’s: 1) Focus, 2) Feel, 3) Form, 4) Follow-through, and 5) Finish.
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