Why most teams miss out on Draft Night 🎤

James Purchin

and

Dustin Aubert

Jun 22, 2023

This is the day you become a better player or coach.

Today’s Basketball Academy takes 2 minutes and 59 seconds to read.

Here’s what we’re serving up:

🏀 #1 - Favorite wisdom 🧠

🏀 #2 - Favorite action to add 🎥

🏀 #3 - Favorite drill we saw 👀

LET’S DIVE IN ⬇️👇

The Simple Phrase that Increases Effort by 40%: 🧠

The Magical Feedback 🪄

I'm giving you these comments because I have very high expectations and I know that you can reach them.

That's it. Just 19 words. But they're powerful because they are not really feedback. They're a signal that creates something more powerful: a sense of belonging and connection.

Looking closer, the phrase contains several distinct signals:

1) You are part of this group.
2) This group is special; we have higher standards here.
3) I believe you can reach those standards.

Daniel Coyle said lessons for teachers and coaches are pretty simple:

First, connect: like John Wooden said, they can't care how much you know until they know how much you care.
Highlight the group: seek ways (traditions, mantras, fun little rituals) to show what it means to belong in your crew.
Don't soft-pedal high standards. Don't pretend that it's easy - do the opposite.
Emphasize the toughness of the task, and your belief that they have what it takes.

Must Add Action 🎥

Horns Keep Miami 🤘

Start the action with Horns Twist
Touch it back or “Keep it”
The Keep turns into Miami or a DHO & Ballscreen
Confusion can lead to an open roller or open corner jumper

No dribble basketball tag 👀

Here’s a tremendous competitive & fun game to play with your team for “conditioning”

Thank the passer-> from Todd Golden & Florida Gators Hoops for the share.

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BONUS - Two Shooting Drills 🏀

STAR DRILL ⭐️

This is a shooting drill players get scored on in the NBA Combine to help placement for the NBA Draft.

Hubies

Thank the passer-> from the great Mike Neighbors

We love this one called “Hubies” Make 2 in a row = a Hubie.

(We named it after our mascot so for us it was Falcons).

As many Falcons in 2 minutes.

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