BBall Philosophy

Draft one I guess.

The game isn't about winning and losing, it's about learning teamwork and responsibility, it's about hard work and pushing yourself to do better and to be constantly improving. The key is to constantly improve. To get better every year, every game, every week, every practice. Something should constantly be improving.

As far as the girl's team goes, we will hit fundamentals hard. We will shoot 100 percent on lay-ups and will hit at least 80 percent on free throws. We will focus on rebounding. Our goal will be 75 percent of all rebounds every game. We will focus on performing the fundamentals. We will run a 2-3 defense, with an emphases on making teams take long shots and us getting the rebound.

Offensively we will run the pick and roll and the give and go. We will be patient and stick with trying to take lay-ups. Our goal will be to get at least 20 offensive rebounds a game, with put-pack lay-ups.

Our first several weeks will be about lay-ups, form shooting, and boxing out. With an emphases on getting in shape, and learning the basic defense. Offense will be simple and we should be ready and able to run fast break.

Before practice starts, it will be required that they make at least one hundred free throws while a coach, or another player watches. We will give awards weekly for players that put up double digit numbers, and will do "sticker" posters as I've seen them do at Hi-Plains. This will build pride in accomplishing the little things, and show a reason to improve and get better. We will have weekly challenges where people can challenge for starting positions. They will vote on Captains instead of it being just the seniors.

Until team reaches competitive levels we will forgo watching film and will not discuss win loss records, but will discuss personal accomplishments, improvments and successes during games. End of the year will be awards for MVP (based on stats), Most Improved (chosen by coaches), and Team Player (voted by players).

As far as coaching it will not be Head and Assistant, but instead will be Co-Coaches. Where they will have as much say as I do and should come up with practice ideas on there own. We will discuss the game on the bus ride after every game, we will discuss every practice after every practice, and the communication should be open and free.