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It's not about winning or losing
by Hoop Thoughts
posted June 19, 2009 at 7:37pm
In our basketball camps at LSU, we try to de-emphasize winning and losing and concentrate on the process...much along the same lines we do with our team. Many are always somewhat shocked when we tell them that we don't talk to our team about winning and l...more
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Yes, women can coach men
by After Atalanta
posted June 19, 2009 at 3:25pm
Two stories about women coaching boys or men recently.One at Hillsborough High in Florida where Stephanie Crawford was recently appointed head coach of the boys' basketball team. Crawford was the girls' team coach at a nearby school but had always wanted...more
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Coach's Corner: Differentiation
by Hoop Thoughts
posted June 18, 2009 at 4:17pm
I have learned many things during my tenure as an LSU coach but one that has stuck with me I learned from both Dale Brown and then Sue Gunter. You treat members of your team fairly — differently — but fairly. That is a difficult concept for young coac...more
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Twitter for great hoops info
by Hoop Thoughts
posted June 17, 2009 at 7:17pm
Tweeter for Hoops! It's true. I have only been twittering for a couple of months but it has been great for me in getting motivation and information to our players. More importantly it has helped me as a coach by the information given to me by others.I've ...more
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Basketball thoughts from Billie Moore
by Hoop Thoughts
posted June 17, 2009 at 1:24pm
There are very few teachers of the game that I respect more than Billie Moore. Working for Sue Gunter created so many opportunities for me and one was meeting and becomes friends with Coach Moore. Back in 1980, Coach Moore wrote, “Basketball: Theory in ...more
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Coach's Corner: Four keys to listening
by Hoop Thoughts
posted June 16, 2009 at 10:22pm
Listening is one of the great skills that we can acquire in life and certainly in the sports world -- either as a coach or a person. I use the word "acquire" because many of us, myself included, need to work on this skill so that we can be understand what...more
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Ultimate Coaches' Clinic: Pat Williams
by Hoop Thoughts
posted June 16, 2009 at 12:56pm
In 2008, Pat Williams, the GM of the Orlando Magic and a tremendous motivational speaker put out a book, "The Ultimate Coaches' Clinic." It is a fascinating book because of the style Pat utilized. He surveyed over 1000 coaches and administrators for insig...more
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A Passion to Lead: Thoughts from Jim Calhoun
by Hoop Thoughts
posted June 13, 2009 at 2:30pm
"A Passion To Lead" by Connecticut's Jim Calhoun is a book that I picked up this past year during the season with the thought that I'd read it over a couple of weeks while we were playing and traveling but I started reading it on a bus trip and stayed up ...more
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Coaches Corner: The generosity of leadership
by Hoop Thoughts
posted June 12, 2009 at 3:28pm
From the "Maxwell Daily Reader" today, a passage about GENEROSITY and how it applies to the top of the ladder. Here is what John Maxwell had to say about the topic:Nothing speaks to others more loudly or serves them better than generosity from a leader. T...more
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Softball hitting statistics - What matters
by Softball Performance Blog
posted June 12, 2009 at 2:42pm
A couple of days ago, I sent an email where I discuss the fact that you shouldn't focus on your batting average but on your on-base percentage.
In my opinion, this is a much better indication of your overall performance at the plate. Reaching a base on...more
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Some lists from Coach Meyer
by Hoop Thoughts
posted June 11, 2009 at 1:34pm
The following came from Don Meyer during his three sessions at the LSU Lady Tiger 2004 Coaching Clinic.4 THINGS YOU NEED TO BE GOOD OFFENSIVELY#1 Inside Game (can get this through the following means: fast break, posting,flashing, driving the basketball, ...more
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Coaches Corner: Who packed your parachute?
by Hoop Thoughts
posted June 10, 2009 at 3:48pm
Each year we do an exercise with our team. It is called "Who Packed Your Parachute." Read the passout to follow and then I'll explain our exercise. As a leader, do you honor and appreciate the power of WE? Do you stop to thank and recognize the members of...more
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Coaches Corner: The Achievement Factors
by Hoop Thoughts
posted June 9, 2009 at 2:24pm
One thing about working for Dale Brown, which I had the privilege of doing for a decade was the things I learned off the court that made be better on the court (as well as in other areas). I have never met anyone that read more than Coach Brown. He would ...more
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WPS: Hayes suffers bout of temporary insanity
by Women's Sports Blog
posted June 9, 2009 at 11:51am
How else to explain benching the sparkplug of your offense after she has just set up a goal? Rapinoe didn't seem tired or injured, and was the one player who didn't deserve to be punished for what Hayes considered a disappointing first half. After see...more
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3 females prevail in male sport domain
by One Sport Voice
posted June 8, 2009 at 7:37pm
I have a trifecta of GOOD and exciting news pertaining to girls and women in sports.
1. Justine Siegal became the first female coach in pro baseball
2. Hannah Berner has won nearly every high school tennis match she has played…all against boys.
3....more
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Coach Dale Brown; FQ is more important than IQ
by Hoop Thoughts
posted June 8, 2009 at 5:38pm
It was my deep privilege to work for Dale Brown at LSU for a decade. To this day he is a dear friend and one of my primary mentors. He has spent a lifetime motivating people of all walks of life. He recently wrote a book titled, "A Collection of Thoughts ...more
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Coaches Corner: Evalulating your program
by Hoop Thoughts
posted June 8, 2009 at 12:37pm
The following comes from Morgan Wootten's book, "Coaching Basketball Successfully." It is the perfect title for a coach that did just that for an extended period of time. This is an outstanding book that should be in every coach's library. I think the ann...more
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Coaches Corner: Creating Confidence
by Hoop Thoughts
posted June 6, 2009 at 2:05pm
Here are a few excerpts on creating confidence within your team or your ogranization from Mark Shead at www.Leadership501.com. There is no doubt that creating confidence in an individual or in a team is an art and something that takes time. In fact, it sh...more
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Coaches Corner: Creating passion and commitment
by Hoop Thoughts
posted June 5, 2009 at 12:15pm
The following is from "Stewardship: Choosing Service Over Self-Interest," by Peter Block.Stewardship asks us to be deeply accountable for the outcomes of an institution, without acting to define purpose for others, control others, or take care of others. ...more
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Lessons learned from a lifetime of coaching
by Hoop Thoughts
posted June 4, 2009 at 6:07pm
From Coach Wilbur Braithwaite:1. Questionable, unsportsmanlike tactics employed to influence the odds of winning are never worth the price paid in loss of self-respect.2. Degrading remarks or actions aimed at spurring players on to greater effort may brin...more
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