Restin' · Braille - Topic · Flex (feat. A.I. The Anomaly)
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Playbook: https://www.instagram.com/farhadbasketball/

Chalk full of link to articles within this write-up, click to read: 
Included are: 

• 6 THINGS ALL MULTI/SIMULTANEOUS SPORT ATHLETES NEED TO BE DOING
• THE HIDDEN THINGS COACHES LOOK FOR WHEN RECRUITING AN ATHLETE
  
• WHY COACHES HATE OVER INVOLVED PARENTS
  

The simple lesson from each of the links on the page below is a great foundation.
https://truesport.org/teach-learn/parents/​

1. ENSURE HIGH STANDARDS AND A STRONG WORK ETHIC
Without effective team leaders, mediocrity is the goal of the team. The team motto becomes
"Do just enough to get by", and "That's good enough." No one steps up and sets the tone for the rest of the team to follow. Further, when some players inevitably slack off and cut corners, no one is willing to constructively confront
them on it and let them know that their laziness is unacceptable and detrimental to the team.
Great team leaders set and maintain the standards for everyone else to follow. They consistently give it their all and demand that their teammates do the same. This is especially important when you have newcomers joining the team on a regular basis. The rookies often look to their veteran teammates to determine the standards of the team.
If the leaders are slacking off and cutting corners, it is very easy for the rookies to do the same.
"The second I let down, particularly if I'm perceived as the leader of my team, I give others an opening to let down as well. Why not? If the person out front takes a day off or doesn't play hard, why should anyone else?" Michael Jordan

2. KEEP YOUR TEAM FROM CRUMBLING UNDER PRESSURE AND ADVERSITY
Without a team leader, teams often crumble under pressure and adversity. Players quickly get frustrated with opponents, officials, teammates, and themselves and lose their composure. They get distracted by their past mistakes and worry about making future errors. Further, when teams fall apart they tend to blame each other which distracts, divides, and destroys your team. Without a team leader, your players isolate themselves from the team instead of pulling together and staying tough. This lack of leadership and mental toughness during adversity often forces you to burn precious time-outs and make unwanted substitutions during the game. Worse, your team ends up beating itself because, they self-destruct rather than staying, tough and forcing your opponents to beat you. You can likely trace many of your losses back to the lack of ineffective team leaders stepping up and refocusing the team during critical stretches. Effective team leaders help their teammates weather the inevitable storms of adversity that occur during games and throughout the season. When adversity strikes and the other team goes on an 8-0 run, great leaders maintain their own composure which keeps their teammates under control. They then can refocus the team back on the task at hand. Good team leaders are a calming force, who are able to help their teammates adjust and refocus.
"Young players are leaders only when they are playing well... that's not leadership.  Anyone can lead the league in high fives when things are going well. But, during adversity, is when you need leaders in your group..."
Rick Pitino, University of Louisville basketball coach.

3. BUILD BETTERTEAM CHEMISTRY

Effective team leaders promote a positive sense of team chemistry. They welcome and take care of the new members of your team so the younger players feel accepted and have someone to turn to should something go wrong. Effective team leaders prevent cliques from developing as they look to break down barriers, unify their teammates, and rally them around a common goal. "If you want to build an atmosphere in which everybody pulls together to win, then you, as a leader have to recognize that it all starts with you. It starts with your attitude, your commitment, your caring, your passion for excellence, your dedication to winning. It starts with the example you set."
Pat Williams, Senior V.President Orlando Magic

4. HELP YOU TAKE THE PULSE OF TEAM

If you don't have a good leader you can trust, you might miss some important things happening with your players and team. You might not know why a certain player all of a sudden isn't playing well or why another might not be communicating with you any more. Further, it might seem like you have lost your players' enthusiasm but you aren't sure why. Effective team leaders help keep you connected to your team. They keep you informed about how players might be doing, who is struggling, and if there is any dissension brewing amongst the team. Not only do great team leaders keep you up to date on the pulse of the team, they can also provide you with input on changes you might be contemplating or ones you have already instituted.

5. MINIMIZE AND MANAGE CONFLICT

Additionally, good team leaders will help you manage the inevitable conflict that occurs on every team between players, coaches, parents, and others. They can help their teammates better understand why they are getting limited playing time, thus preventing them from running to their parents and having them call you to complain about it. They
can often handle and even solve a lot of problems before you even have to get involved. This frees up your time to focus on what you do best - coaching. Good leaders then make your job easier as a coach by preventing, minimizing,
and handling a significant portion of the typical problems that beset teams, so you don't have to.
"During the championship years, the most important leaders were Bill Cartwright and Michael Jordan. I relied on them to solve minor problems and give me an accurate reading of what was going on with the team."
Phil Jackson, former Chicago Bulls coach.

6. ARE YOUR BEST INSURANCE AGAINST STUPIDITY
Finally, good leaders are your best insurance policy against your athletes making stupid decisions in the community that could tarnish you and your program. Good leaders will help you control and curb the common off the court temptations and problems that often end up as the talk of the town or embarrassing headlines in the local and even national media. Minimizing these problems alone will provide you with many more restful evenings. This positive policing role is especially important because as a coach you can only be with your athletes so many hours of the day. Obviously you get to spend time with them at practice, but the rest of the day they have a variety of choices which you cannot constantly watch and monitor, nor should you want or have to. However, great team leaders tend to be around their teammates more and can be a positive influence on them. This is especially true on weekend evenings when players are often tempted to do things that could potentially have negative effects on themselves and the team, not to mention your program's reputation. Great team leaders look out for their teammates and are willing to constructively
confront them when necessary. "The entire aim of our policies at Tennessee is to get our players to discipline each other... We have evolved a system in which I don't have to do a whole lot of punishing, penalizing, or pushing them. Our upperclassmen become the disciplinarians of our team instead of me."
Pat Summitt, women's basketball coach, University of Tennessee.

As you can see with the above six ways, your captain's leadership will contribute much more to your team's success than their physical skills ever will. However, if you want your captains to be extensions of you out on the floor,
you must invest the time to extend yourself to them. Share your philosophy with them, let them know what you expect, and communicate with them often.

Some basic concepts within SPAT - spacing, positioning, angles, and timing -
that are important to be good at and get better. ​https://www.hoopscamp.net/defense.html
At the end of the page there is a 35 minute video from Michael Jordan on defense and offensive SPAT concepts.

What does it mean to have an attitude?
An attitude of gratitude is a good starting point.
Keeping things positive is essential. 
It is easier said than done to control one's reaction to any given situation.  
+++Body language and verbal communication.
Reading each other, both players to players and coaches to players, is built upon trust.
Establishing from the onset that working "together" will entail ups and downs for the team. 
Attitude can be contagious. 
Determine how to communicate "Play the next Play" mentality. 

Attitude towards adversity will dictate how a team responds.
Communication will dictate how a team responds. 
Effort and execution as a result will dictate how a team responds. 

     ----- To be an "ace" number one top player and team; 

There are some really good follows to include on your Instagram feed:
Check out ​www.instagram.com/ati_training_development/

Having the discipline ~training~ to work out on your own during the off-season takes a dedicated mindset. It has to be more than just getting shots up. There is a ton of stuff out there to help guide you.
One such resource is at BreakThroughBasketball.com - here is a link within to study and choose some starting points.
www.breakthroughbasketball.com/drills/basketball-drills-players.html -- 
Getting a partner or multiple people is beneficial providing that improvement is the goal and not just scrimmaging. The focus must be in getting better through situational game like conditions. 

Footwork and form is a key area to focus on when working out by yourself.  Throw ~spin~ the ball out to then gather ~catch~ the ball. Be balanced on the jump stop and pivot. Front, reverse, jab steps short, medium, and long - rip through low and put the ball out in front and dribble attack to the basket. 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDScIl0O1Ps
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-- https://www.youtube.com/c/ShotMechanics   -- @ShotMechanics is a good follow at IG,FB, and YouTube

​BUT if you neglect your ROLE Players then they in larger numbers will cause problems just the same.  

 So how do you balance getting your Best & Role Players to BOTH BUY IN?

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Coach Wheeler