Nuts and Bolts
By Shane Dreiling
- 3 WAYS TO WIN
- Free throws – making more than your opponents take.
- Offensive rebounding – getting more easy shots – daily emphasis.
- Touches – emphasizing getting a hand on the ball defensively. 50 or more equal win!
- 2 PEOPLE WHO CANNOT HAVE BAD PRACTICES
- Best player
- Head coach
- If your best player lacks character – your team will always fall short of the vision.
- You have to know how to coach the hardest player to reach on the team – they don’t see the big picture yet. Communication is the key!
- Everyone can always give more – effort, communication, enthusiasm.
- Practices should be highly competitive – teach them how to compete in the game!
- Challenge daily your best player – the others follow.
- Your players should have a fire-in-the-belly enthusiasm for your program – they won’t take for granted the little things that make your program special.
- What is your team identity? How will you win the game?
- Defensive pressure – we preach “touches”.
- Transition
- Know why you coach and be able to communicate it.
- Your team will be known for something at the end of the year – what will it be?
- The coaching staff has to always be on the same page when you’re with your team…show the face your team needs to see.