by MikedeKraker | May 17, 2021 | Academy Coaches, Player Development
Transactional versus Transformational coaching The perfect game in the Major League Baseball (MLB) is a victory by a pitcher (or a combination of pitchers) with no batters reaching first base. This to me signifies the perfect game in coaching. The team is locked in...
by MikedeKraker | Jan 5, 2021 | Academy Coaches, Offense
How to make athletes develop a way of thinking without you, as a coach, telling them what to do? Athletes know much more than you think. Important to talk about the “WHY” did he/she do that opposed to what’s good or wrong. Find the PDF of the...
by MikedeKraker | Dec 17, 2020 | Academy Coaches, Mindset, Player Development
We, as coaches, know what a screen is It’s a way to delay someone from going somewhere A screen is a block preventing the direct route to a task We are taking screens for granted As a coach we try our best to prepare our team to defend the PNR action Yet you’re at the...
by MikedeKraker | Oct 26, 2020 | Academy Coaches, Academy Players, Offense, Player Development
The post below is an longer verbal clarification to the recent video I made on Corona Proof practice with my Elite Academy guys. Self-Toss + Find the window 1 Starts in the...
by MikedeKraker | Sep 21, 2020 | Academy Coaches, Offense, Player Development
The Screen the Drop option is a useful tool against teams that play a (deep) drop and a great opportunity to get easy looks at the rim or create shots from the outside. Before training the Screen the Drop we have to be able to know multiple skills. The following...
