Tuesday, February 20, 2018

How To Make Players PLAY HARD - By Coach Malecki

1. Practice and games, should be fun! With fun comes excitement.
2. Make everything competition, grades, weight room, free throws.
3. Reward max effort with max praise!
4. Kids need to learn how to play basketball. Show them fundamentals, skill build, and have them do it over until they get it right. You must crawl before walking, walk before running, etc.
5. You must not be afraid to cut your BEST PLAYER!
6. Some players need an Atta boy, some need a challenge, some need extra TLC. As coaches becoming a “reader” of your players attitudes is super important.
7. Ask players to become stewards of effort. The locker room and team is the best when your best players are your hardest workers.
8. Ask Parents to trust you with playing decisions. Give them examples of player/teams work ethic and how these are life skills that reach far beyond the hardwood. Played 10 players one year and it really helped us reach our potential.
9. I treat every player the same, yet everyone is different. Discipline is instilled over time. You might be the first person to demand them to be on time, work super hard, don’t make excuses.
10. When they know you Love them, they trust you, now you can inch up the intensity and truly coach them to your personality.

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