🏀 How Culture is Built & Maintained

“Culture is designed….. It is expressed in habits.. & language is the most important habit.” 👇

James Purchin

and

Dustin Aubert

Aug 22, 2024

We create Confidence.

We create Clarity.

We instill Capabilities in coaches & players.

ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨

Starting in September, we will be transitioning to a paid subscription-based model to view the full experience of The Basketball Academy.

The cost will be $5.97 a month.

To ensure we continue delivering top-notch resources for coaches, players, and everyone involved, we're making this shift as accessible and worthwhile as possible.

Here’s what we’re serving up:

🏀 #1 - Favorite thing we heard 🎧

🏀 #2 - Must Add Action 🎥

🏀 #3 - You vs Yesterday 🔑

LET’S DIVE IN ⬇️

Simplifying what to say 🎧

“When you make a mistake, I will stand by you; therefore play fearlessly & embrace accountability.”

CEF: Critique Effort First Pete Carroll

“Be Disciplined with your language.”

🏅🏅The Teacher does not “generate” learning; their role is to provide optimal circumstances for it to unfold & encourage students to engage in Actions that lead to achievement.
Therefore, teaching is a facilitation of learning.

From Doug Lemov

• Use challenges -> “Now see if you can do it in 1 dribble.” “Now attack this p&r coverage w/o stopping.”
• Talk aspirations-> “A player of your quality can throw that hook pass w one hand.” “A player of your level can guard while communicating the whole possession.”

AN EXAMPLE OF GREAT COMMUNICATION:

• “Memory is the residue of thought.” Take notes during drills & teach from there. 🔎

• That which gets measured gets improved 📊 Make data driven decisions part of teaching.

• When creating a drill, always have the end in mind: Here’s what excellence looks like in this drill. You should be able to do these 3 things better.

As a coach, “He who chases 5 rabbits catches none of them.” 🧠

CULTURE HABIT: Huddle & Comm 👇🦘🦘

A player-led team is greater than a coach-led team.

Watch Matthew Dellavedova lead here!

Gets his team into a huddle immediately.

“The best revenge is to not be like your enemy.”

Marcus Aurelius | Meditations

Must Add Action 🎥

Lithuania Horns Rip Cut. 🤘 ✂️ ⬅️

Horns Rip Pin.

Here are a couple of options to add to your playbook

Jazz: Coach Hardy Utilizes Zipper & Ghost for Markkanen.

Zipper Ghost Pin

Zipper 77

Dribble Ghost Burn

Zipper 77 Exit

Will Hardy utilizing European Actions to create 2 on the ball.

Compete vs Yourself 🔑

You vs Yesterday

Progression of the men's pole vault world record over the past 20 years 📈

6.25m - Mondo Duplantis - 8/5/2024

6.24m - Mondo Duplantis - 4/20/2024

6.23m - Mondo Duplantis - 9/17/2023

6.22m - Mondo Duplantis - 2/25/2023

6.21m - Mondo Duplantis - 7/24/2022

6.20m - Mondo Duplantis - 3/20/2022

6.19m - Mondo Duplantis - 3/7/2022

6.18m - Mondo Duplantis - 2/15/2020

6.17m - Mondo Duplantis - 2/8/2020

6.16m - Renaud Lavillenie - 2/15/2014

6.14m - Sergey Bubka - 7/31/1994

Mondo Duplantis's incredible journey in pole vaulting is a testament to the power of competing against yourself. Each time he breaks his own world record (8 times), he's not just surpassing a number—he's challenging his past self, pushing the boundaries of what's possible.

From 6.17m in 2020 to 6.25m in 2024, Mondo’s progression isn't just about beating others; it’s about relentless self-improvement. He embodies the idea that the only competition that truly matters is the one with yourself.

So, what’s your record? What standard can you set for yourself today to beat yesterday’s version of you?

Every small step forward is progress, and like Mondo, you can keep raising the bar. Compete against yourself, and keep moving forward.

BONUS 🚨 Shooting Drill

Green Light 🚦

🏀 5 minutes

🏀 1 shooter

🏀 2 balls with a rebounder & passer

🏀 Must make 2 shots IN A ROW at each of the 7 spots around 3-pt arc

✅ Count # of SPOTS completed

On Avg:

25+ = 🟢 (green light)

18-24 = 🟡 (some light)

<17 = 🔴 (can’t shoot 3s)

From University of Oregon 🦆 coach Kelly Graves

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