A Coach's Diary

The following article is from the first video of a 3 part series presented by Tim Elmore where he tackles the missing piece to career readiness among our  Generation iY population.   Generation iY is the second half of the millenials, and are those born after 1990. In this first video, he talks about the state of students today and why they are unready. You can see the video in its entirety here . Students have shown that they can master the classroom, but still aren't prepared for the work-room. They often come out of school with a high IQ but a low EQ, and they are often not prepraed for the level of responsibility or the workload. Artificial Maturity A big reason for students lack of success after school is due to what Tim calls 'artificial maturity.'  The students grow up, make it successfully through school, and think that they are prepared for the work-world when they really aren't. Students are savy enough to make it through school, but aren...

via For The Win Loving the Spurs has become a cyclical thing for NBA fans. You love them for a while, but then you forget about them, because they don’t have a huge marketable star and they play in San Antonio and they’ve never really gone after media coverage. Then the playoffs come around again and you remember everything you loved about them. The Spurs are awesome. This video, which is basically the YouTube equivalent of a giant ice cream sundae for NBA fans, shows highlights from the past few seasons of the Spurs. You get ball movement, you get extra passes, you get interior passes, you get cuts to the hoop, you get more passing. You get so much passing! The music is epic and the voiceovers, from Magic Johnson and Gregg Popovich among others, is perfect. The moment where Tony Parker gets instructions from Pop, then runs over to the bench as the team huddles around him, gave me goosebumps.

via For The Win Colin Stanton has edited NBA videos before — his six-minute tribute to the San Antonio Spurs  is a must-watch for fans of the NBA. Stanton’s newest video follows a similar formula. It has stirring classical music and edited footage of basketball stars playing the game beautifully. This time his focus on the 1986 Boston Celtics, one of the greatest NBA teams ever assembled. Larry Bird was in his prime, as were Robert Parrish and Kevin McHale, and the Celtics that year also added Bill Walton, one of the better passing big men who have ever played the game. The highlights are magical, and you get a glimpse of just how good a passing team those Celtics were. The Larry Bird segment especially. Good lord.

The following post comes from Bob Starkey at hoopthoughts.blogspot.com .   He is an assistant coach at Texas A&M University. Aggie Defense Part 1 Over the next few weeks, we will take a look at some the thoughts, principles, and guidelines for our defense.  We'll start with some basic concepts (our why ) that guide what and how we do what we do: WE WANT TO TAKE AWAY THE PAINT AT ALL TIMES When the ball gets to the paint it creates easy shot opportunities in the paint When the ball gets to the paint it creates easy perimeter shots When the ball gets to the paint it creates help and recover situations When the ball gets to the paint it creates closeout situations When the ball gets to the paint it creates fouling situations ...taking away the paint starts with transition defense ... stance, head, eyes and footwork are critically important … team defense — having the ability to help early — is a necessity WE WANT A HAND ON THE BALL...