by Goetgeluck | Feb 3, 2021 | Athletic Development, Mindset
Yesterday I was reminded of a meeting I had with legendary basketball coach Greg Popovich with my colleagues at EA. We had a lunch with coach during the break of Basketball Without Borders Camp in Serbia in 2018. Of course as long-time admirers we all had questions...
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 Goetgeluck | Dec 15, 2020 | Communication, Culture, Mindset, Sports Parents
Being a Conscious Sports Parent in Practice The gold investment in becoming a supportive sports parent seems to boil down to becoming more conscious of your own behavior: in and the around the sport and learning how to regulate your thoughts, emotions and...
by Goetgeluck | Dec 9, 2020 | Communication, Culture, Mindset, Public, Sports Parents
Why do kids play sports? Along the years of growing Elite Athletes we have met many professional players in whom we noticed an unfortunate trait. The majority of them have stopped being players: they do not experience basketball as play anymore – it became a...
by Goetgeluck | Nov 30, 2020 | Academy Coaches, Academy Players, Communication, Culture, Mindset, Player Development
Every season we create a personal workbook for our Academy players that aims to cover some of the grey-zone areas of playing the game. It’s a little book of about 40 pages that supports their self-knowledge, offers ideas for sculpting long-term positive habits...
by Joerik | Oct 21, 2020 | Academy Coaches, Mindset, Player Development
I believe as a coach you should find your trademark: what is your specialty? Where do you want to your team to be known for? It should be 3 things that are super important to you and that are based on your philosophy and play-style.
Those 3 things should return in...
