🏀 Key strategies for finding Joy 🦃
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SPECIAL GUEST 🚨
Coach Ron Adams from the Golden State Warriors
Ron Adams is currently an assistant coach for the Golden State Warriors. This year marks his 55th year of coaching. Ron's focus is DEFENSE. In addition, he does player development and shooting instruction. He also has coached NAIA basketball, NCAA Div. 1 basketball, European Professional basketball, and now the NBA for the past 32 years.
Here’s what we’re serving up:
🏀 #1 - Best kept secret 🗣️
🏀 #2 - Favorite Action 🎥
🏀 #3 - Defensive Thoughts 💭
LET’S DIVE IN ⬇️
Focus more on the F word… “FUN” 🗣️
Our good friend Mike Wozniak says this to his players all the time. Listen to Coach Adams as he speaks on how the Warriors embody this daily:
We put effort into laughing with each other
Find friendly competitions outside of basketball for team bonding - wiffle ball, pickle ball, bowling, etc
Have players present to the team and talk about their lives, family, and upbringing. Chris Paul has a great example!
At the core, we’re people working for a common goal
"If you get the people in a good space and good energy and a good vibe, then the performance is going to be there."
When he was a member of the Warriors coaching staff, Jama Mahlalela embodied the franchise's core principle of joy.
In coaching as in life “most purpose is more burden than glory” but the best teachers of the game find joy in the mundane tasks.
Must Add Action 🎥
Bilbao
This is one of the best Actions the Dubs run, here are a couple variations.
Defensive Tactics & Schemes 💭
As a defensive guru. Here are some lifelong secrets Coach Adams has used throughout his career.
Coach Adams' name for proper defensive position when guarding the ball is 'Stick Stance.'
Coach Adams is an incredible teacher of the game- he’s innovative, confident and his lessons stick with people who are lucky enough to learn from him. As author Adam Grant says “the highest form self-confidence is believing in your ability to learn.” Coach Adams is not only a special teacher of the game, but also a lifelong learner.
You’ll find a great segment of him teaching ‘Stick Stance’ to the team in Game of Zones ⬇️👇
Listen to the whole pod here ⬇️👇
“You can be struggling but you can be making strides”
Stay tuned for next week for our special guest Alex Bazzell🚨
