Episode Details

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Are You Punishing the Exact Mistakes That Would Make Your Team Better?Tryout week, the quick hook, and what happens to a player who learns that trying something is dangerous.

Show Notes

A quick hook feels like standards. This episode argues it is often just fear, and that the lesson a player actually takes from it is that trying something is dangerous. With tryouts here, it is worth asking what your sideline reaction is teaching.

What we cover:

• Sorting mistakes of aggression from mistakes of selfishness, and why only one earns a seat
• Telling players out loud what you want them to risk this week
• The mistake budget, and using practice as a lab instead of a courtroom
• Why your face coaches louder than your voice
• Separating sloppy from brave, and why the player you will not trust in November is the one you need in February

This week's challenge: run one practice where you never stop play for a mistake of aggression. Let it go, then write down what you saw.

Resources: Practice plans, drills, courses, on court clinics, and the coaching community at https://teachhoops.com/

Recorded at the Fifth Quarter Studios in Madison, Wisconsin.

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