The Official Newsletter of Just Hoops by Shoot-A-Way
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The Men on the Bench
Drills of the Month - Sherri Coale
Brad Stevens Commencement Speech
Articles of the Month
Trainer Article of the Month - It's not about me
Play of the Month - Boston Celtics - 5 Smash
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"How good can we expect to be if our best player is not our best teammate?"
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Brad Stevens
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It takes more than five players to make a winning team. The starting five may win a game, but it takes the whole team to win the championship—to go all the way. The team is really like an iceberg. You see the starting five, but underneath it all is that big, wide, strong base—the rest of the team. This is the part of the team that builds the character of a lasting winner. The more dedicated the man on the end of the bench, the harder he works, the more he pushes and strengthens the starting player—the higher he pushes the iceberg out of the water—the bigger it gets—the better the team. If he quits, doesn’t give his all or becomes complacent in his position he erodes that strong base and erodes the character of the team. He contributes to the errors in a tense, one-point game, he is partly to blame for the mental lapse with four minutes to play in that big rivalry, he undermines the total effort necessary for the team to come back from a ten-point deficit in a championship game. And yet this player on the bench must be there—watching, waiting and hoping sometimes agonizingly for that chance to use his special skill to better the team effort—to make the base of that iceberg stronger—to help build the character to the team. Yes, agonizingly because he knows there is a chance he won’t play because he is the smallest man waiting to break open the press or he may be the big man called in an instant to shut down the unusually big center who is hurting the team inside. He may even be the man that is hurt but working twice as hard to be physically fit in time for the playoffs. He may be the man on the bench who demonstrates to the fans that his team really has character from the bench to the basket. But even more important, he may be the whole bench that the player looks to late in the game when he is hurting, out of breath and burning inside for the spirit to push that enthusiasm and that love necessary to make the big play and win the game for the whole team.
When the game is over, when the season ends, and all the fans and sports writers are talking about the top of the iceberg, the stars and heroes, the players will know the real winner is the team, the whole iceberg. Especially the base, the men on the bench who build the character to make the team a lasting winner.
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Sherri Coale -
Shoot-A-Way Drills
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Closeout Shooting Drill
- "Game shots, game spots at game speed."
- 3 players - Defender closes out when the ball leaves the Gun
Shot-Fake Drill
- "3 inch shot fake with long explosive step past the defender."
- The shot fake "has to look like the beginning of your shot."
Shooting on the move (Shake out of the corner)
- Footwork = Off the quick stop or galloping
- Most important part is shooting with rhythm
- "Ball in the air, feet in the air. Allows for a transfer of momentum."
Random Reads
- In a game you don't get to shoot 8 in a row at the same spot. "Shoot, rebound, play defense, run, it may be 4 minutes before you get another shot."
- Have to shoot a different type of shot each time.
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"We are going to teach you some shooting drills, some things that we use to maximize efficiency. We like for our guys to get a lot of shots in a short amount of time. We want them focused on technique. We want them to focus on different kinds of shots."
-Sherri Coale
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Brad Stevens - Commencement Speech
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- Learn the value of learning & growing
- Become a learner vs a box checker
- Don't let your attitude be controlled by your circumstances
- Grit = persevering through the circumstance
- The magic is in the work
- What's important? Practice that deliberately
- There is no bigger asset than people
- Get the right people on the bus & get them in the right seat
- Energy Giver or Drainer
- When you enter the room does the energy level increase, stay the same or decrease?
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3 Steps to Mapping a Successful Off Season
By: Sam Allen - Point Guard College
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- The first step you take, toward any destination you’re aiming to reach, is to plot a course.
- Dream
- It can even be helpful to break your dreams into three time frames: short-term, intermediate, and long-term.
- Direction
- Your direction is your plan and process of how you’ll accomplish your dreams.
- Map out your direction and plan. If you’re planning a shooting workout, don’t be vague and say you’ll get up 200 shots. Be specific in your plan. Get a notebook and write it down.
- Discipline
- Surround yourself with people who hold you accountable.
- There will be days when you don’t feel like it. In these moments, you have to remind yourself that you want to perform when the lights come on.
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How the NBA got its groove back
By:
Kevin Arnovitz & Kevin Pelton
- The Suns averaged 98.6 possessions per game that season, most in the league en route to 62 wins in D'Antoni's first full season as coach.
- Phoenix's 98.6 pace was more than a possession per game faster than that of any other NBA team. In 2017-18, the average team had 99.6 possessions per 48 minutes, and the Suns' 2004-05 pace would have ranked 19th in the league.
- "The game was getting very physical and bordering on truly ugly at times because of the amount of contact and banging," said Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle.
- "There was a lot of isolation basketball, and there was a lot of standing around. It was a mess. Hand-checking was a big issue, and there were muggings in the paint."
- "The [defensive three-seconds rule] was a major step toward the game that we have today. Ball movement and creating offensive scrambles for open shots was becoming more of the norm than posting up a great player, having him back in, drawing a double-team."
- In the '90s, the post-up had been a central feature of many NBA offenses.
- "One of the reasons the post-up is terribly ineffective these days is because you can double-team the post before the ball even gets in there," says Warriors coach Steve Kerr.
- As post-ups have declined, the game has sped up.
- While it's impossible to correlate happiness directly to a style of play, one reason organizations have adopted a fast style in recent seasons is the belief that happy players create successful teams.
- Through much of the '90s, a basketball possession was commandeered by a coach on the sideline who shouted the set to the point guard, who transmitted that play call to the other four players on the floor.
- But today's fast-paced NBA teams have tossed away most of the playbook in favor of a series of basic principles and patterns that empower the guys on the floor to make decisions based on feel.
- "It was a relentless willingness to run when it was there, and if not, don't walk the ball up the court," says Nash. "Push, push it, throw it ahead, get the defense on their heels, run into dribble drags, drags, dribble handoff, whatever it may be. But get the defense moving and make plays when they're not completely set."
- While faster offenses again score more efficiently, the reverse is true on defense. That makes sense, given that better defenses will likely force opponents deeper into the shot clock, slowing their pace.
- "Success begets success," Riley says. "And teams have always tried to mirror the teams that win championships."
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TRAINER ARTICLE OF THE MONTH
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Coach Shane Adams -"It's not about me"
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Coach Shane Adams discusses his insights & thoughts on servant leadership, building relationships and defining your values & standards. Coach Adams instilled ABCD (Attitude, Belief, Commitment & Discipline) to develop & grow his culture. Everyone has the ability to produce other leaders & multiply their influences.
Coach Adams brings over 15 years of coaching experience at the high school and collegiate level. He is a State Champion in Colorado, achieving league Coach of the Year honors. Coach Shane was the co-owner and Coach of ABC Basketball in Colorado training over 500 committed 7th-12th grade athletes through the ABC basketball skill development program. As a Shoot-A-Way Basketball Clinician and National Sales Rep has presented Basketball Shooting demonstrations at over 50 Nike Basketball Coaches’ Clinics, 14 NCAA Final Four NABC Coaches’ Clinics (2003-2018), and State Coaches’ Clinics in Colorado, Indiana, Maryland, Ohio, Texas, and Wisconsin.
“What’s in the Well Comes up in the Bucket.”
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JUNE 2018 VOL. 8
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