We Don't Concede Anything | Pete Newell
The following article is one of the legendary coach Pete Newell. It is an old Sports Illustrated article that covers so much information about teaching the game and the life (and stresses) of being a coach. You can read the article in its entirety here . Below I have posted some of the key points that I took away. A GAME OF MISTAKES "Basketball," says Newell, explaining the reason for his malaise, "is a game of mistakes, and the team making the fewer mistakes generally wins." Despite his worry, or perhaps because of it, California rarely makes more mistakes than an opponent. In fact, California on the average makes only six ball-control errors a game compared with an opponent's 15, and since Newell figures control of the ball is worth about 1.5 points, that gives Cal a 14-point head start before the teams even take to the court. ON CONDITIONING At all three schools, Newell has used the same approach. Basically, he has a "for want of a nail the ...