Let’s honor the 2019 WNBA season and its first-class talent by rolling that same energy into your 2019-2020 hoops season. This year, ladies across the league showed us that representation matters. Through unmatched leadership and outstanding gameplay on the court, to using their voice and individuality to raise awareness around the game’s most sensitive topics…
Employee X’s & O’s – Daniel Oakes
The secret is out: we have a thing for X’s and O’s. X’s and O’s are the foundation of our preparation both on the court, and here in our Chicago-based HQ. In your case, your X’s and O’s may be your team – in ours, it’s our employees. In both cases, we arrange our X’s…
Defeating Choice-Supportive Bias
Coaches: Is Choice-Supportive Bias plaguing your ability to make good decision and move on from bad ones? Read more on Cognitive Biases and how they relate to coaching: Action Bias Pitfalls The Impact of Optimism Bias Avoiding Outcome Bias The Perils of Confirmation Bias Survivorship Bias in Coaching As coaches, we have all made decisions that we have…
Five Possessions: Tyler Herro Back Action
#FivePossessions – Five curated possessions featuring Tyler Herro of the Miami Heat demonstrating “Back Action” from his days as a Kentucky Wildcat As the NBA season draws near, Miami Heat rookie guard Tyler Herro is making waves in preseason action. His scoring ability at all three levels is pulling him closer to a starting role with…
Five Possessions: Villanova Fundamental Skills
#FivePossessions – Five curated possessions from the Villanova Wildcats where they demonstrate their exquisite brand of fundamental soundness. Powered by immaculate spacing, sweet shooting, a lethal drive-and-kick game and exquisite fundamentals, the Villanova Wildcats have captured two recent NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championships. A slightly different cast of characters won each of those two titles,…
Strive To Be A Positive Part Of Your Players’ Memories
How will your athletes look back at playing for you? Being intentional about building positive, impactful relationships is key. *I originally wrote this post over on my site – www.greatresourcesforcoaches.com – this past spring (2019) at the end of my son’s high school basketball career. I thought it would be appropriate message for basketball coaches to consider ahead…
Five Possessions: Washington Mystics SLOBs
#FivePossessions – Five curated possessions from the Washington Mystics’ sideline out of bounds package featuring Elena Della Donne. Washington Mystics forward Elena Della Donne just became the WNBA’s first ever 50/40/90 player. This elite club is comprised of players who shot at or above 50% total from the field, 40% from three and 90% from the…
Five Possessions: North Carolina State 45 Degree Cuts
#FivePossessions – Five curated possessions from the North Carolina State Wolfpack where they demonstrate 45º Cuts in their Spread Ball Screen offense. (Note: Second installment of a new series entitled #FivePossessions, where we take a look at five possessions featuring a team or player and dive into a particular topic.) The North Carolina State Wolfpack are one of…
FastScout Web: The Future Of Scouting Is Here
Now available for NCAA DII and DIII levels, FastScout Web has all new features to prepare your team for victory. The future of scouting is here, and it’s called FastScout Web. After a successful introduction to our NBA and DI clients for the 2018-19 season, the product is now ready for DII and DIII coaches for the ’19-20 season. New…
Five Possessions: Oregon Ducks Zone Concepts
#FivePossessions – Five curated possessions from the Oregon Ducks where they demonstrate valuable Zone Offense concepts. (Note: In this new series entitled #FivePossessions, we’ll take a look at five possessions featuring a team or player and dive into a particular topic. First up, Zone Offense from Oregon Ducks Women’s Basketball.) The Oregon Ducks have one…