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Ultimate Coaches' Clinic: Nell Fortner
by Hoop Thoughts
posted June 4, 2009 at 1:16pm

You have to believe that today is more special than others for Pat Williams as his Orlando Magic begin their quest for their first NBA Championship. In 2008, he wrote tremendous book, "The Ultimate Coaches' Clinic." It is a fascinating book because of the...more

The mental approach to shooting hoops
by Hoop Thoughts
posted June 3, 2009 at 10:56pm

Some years ago, Coach Don Meyer put out 30 page booklet out titled, "Becoming A Great Shooter." It is a simple fundamental book geared towards the player and not the coach. It talks about the mental approach to shooting, the fundamentals of shooting, and ...more

WNBA coaching change: Jen Gillom in and Don Zierden out
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted June 3, 2009 at 7:47pm

Don Zierden saw the writing on the wall in April. I just didn't expect him to be the type of person to raise a white flag in the line of fire. We spoke prior to the WNBA draft of how tough the league was going to be this season, especially in the Western...more

Coaches Corner: Visualization
by Hoop Thoughts
posted June 3, 2009 at 4:08pm

Dr. Jack Llewellyn is a renowned sports psychologist that gained national acclaim for the work he did with John Smoltz of the Atlanta Braves and Paul O'Neill of the New York Yankess. We are big believers in visualization at LSU and are currently look at w...more

Jennifer “Grandmama” Gillom is the new head coach of the Minnesota Lynx
by HoopFeed.com
posted June 3, 2009 at 3:10pm

Basketball legend, Jennifer Gillom, is the new head coach of the Minnesota Lynx. Affectionately known around the league as “Grandmama”, Gillom was one of the first players signed by the league in 1997. Former Lynx coach, Don Zierden, resigned. He ...more

Softball Training: Shoulder injuries in softball
by Softball Performance Blog
posted June 3, 2009 at 12:29pm

I received the following email from one of our subscribers: "Marc, Quick question please: Have you noticed an excess number of shoulder injuries and shoulder surgeries? I was in OKC to watch the WCWS (4th year attending) and talked with another coac...more

Coaches Corner: Raising your level of passing
by Hoop Thoughts
posted June 3, 2009 at 12:27pm

It's hard for me to believe there is a great coaching resource than Hooptactics with Ernie Woods and Bob Kloppenburg. The topics are varied and extremely detailed. A great example is Inbounding the Ball Against Pressure. Some great pointers are given incl...more

Coach Rice's five defensive principles
by Hoop Thoughts
posted June 2, 2009 at 6:52pm

Mike Rice from Robert Morris outlines his five primary defensive principles (courtesy of Greg Brown):1. We dictate to you on defensively. We attack2. Force ball sideline and baseline: our chin on your top shoulder. We don’t drop our feet to open up. We ...more

What if the athletes were boys, not girls?
by One Sport Voice
posted June 2, 2009 at 5:39pm

In a previous blog, I wrote about a male soccer coach in Minnesota who had his U12 elite girls’ team throw a game to the U13 girls’ team in the same club (Minnesota Thunder Academy). A great MN female youth soccer coach I emailed with has a great p...more

Coaches Corner: Six factors that distinguish effective team members
by Hoop Thoughts
posted June 2, 2009 at 10:54am

From the book, "When Teams Work Best," authors Frank LaFasto and Carl Larson talk about 6 factors that they feel distinguish effective team members. As coaches, we should always remember that when talking about teams, we are not just talking about the col...more

Congratulations to Lauren O’Donnell, new head women’s swimming coach at Juniata College!
by ...Because I Played Sports
posted June 2, 2009 at 10:11am

I’m proud to announce that one of our blog contributors, Lauren O’Donnell, has accepted the position of head women’s swimming coach at Juniata College in Huntingdon, PA. Lauren is a former two-time All-American swimmer and six-time NCAA championshi...more

Building a Champion: Practice Preparation
by Hoop Thoughts
posted June 1, 2009 at 12:58pm

From his book “Building A Champion,” the late Bill Walsh talks about the preparation of practice sessions and the advantages.Our first step to developing a plan for the upcoming year would be to hold a series of meetings with our coaching staff, colle...more

Coaching is a people business
by Hoop Thoughts
posted May 31, 2009 at 10:49pm

"Coaching is a people business. If you take care of your people, the wins and losses will fall into place. Treat people well. You've got to figure out how to work with each one of them. They might not like you every day, but they must respect you."-Carol ...more

Coaches Corner: Emotional Bank Accounts - Part II
by Hoop Thoughts
posted May 31, 2009 at 2:30pm

A great way to make deposits in the Emotional Bank Account is by utilizing John Maxwell's 30-Second Rule that he outlines in his outstanding book, "25 Ways to Win With People." In face, this entire book is a great resource in the art of making positive de...more

Three keys to becoming a female hockey rock star
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted May 31, 2009 at 12:41pm

For the last 3 weeks, the members of the new Total Female Hockey Training Team have been working hard to take their game to the next level (that’s NOT them in the picture). There is no doubt in my mind that these girls hockey players have what it takes...more

Coaches Corner: Emotional Bank Accounts - Part 1
by Hoop Thoughts
posted May 30, 2009 at 8:03pm

One of the most valuable lessons I learned from Stephen Covey's "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People," is the Principle of the Emotional Bank Account. Covey teaches that in all relationships there is an emotional bank account that we can either make d...more

Coaches Corner: For the love of the game
by Hoop Thoughts
posted May 30, 2009 at 11:44am

My first year as an assistant coach under Coach Sue Gunter we had only one senior -- Latasha Dorsey. I can't begin to tell you how glad I was that I had the opportunity to coach her and become her friend. She was an outstanding point guard and tremendous ...more

Coaches Corner: Knight on a team's approach to a game
by Hoop Thoughts
posted May 29, 2009 at 5:02pm

From the book "Knight: My Story," with Bob Hammel, Coach Bob Knight talks about the approach a coach should have with his/her team going into games. At LSU, we've always referred to this as "middle of the road" coaching. Keeping our team on an even keel. ...more

Coaches Corner: The three stages of change
by Hoop Thoughts
posted May 29, 2009 at 11:16am

Some more notes on Tiger Woods from the book "Tiger Traits" by Nate Booth.Any time you make a change -- whether it's improving your golf swing, moving your family from one city to another or leading a new initiative in your company -- you will go through ...more

Sky Blue FC relieves Ian Sawyers of duties as head coach & general manager
by Women's Soccer Show
posted May 28, 2009 at 9:40pm

SOMERSET, N.J. (May 28, 2009) - Sky Blue FC of Women’s Professional Soccer announced today that Ian Sawyers has been relieved of his duties as Head Coach and General Manager. This follows the announcement last Saturday of Sawyers’ indefinite suspe...more

First woman to coach men’s professional baseball: Stop switching girls to softball!
by Fair Game News
posted May 28, 2009 at 11:41am

By Laura Pappano Justine Siegal coaches men Justine Siegal is billed by her team, The Brockton Rox, as the first woman to coach men’s professional baseball (they play in the Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball or Can-Am League). Sh...more

Don Meyer's 19th Coaching Academy
by Hoop Thoughts
posted May 28, 2009 at 10:44am

As May prepares to run into June, I am excited about my first trip to the state of South Dakota. I will be attending Coach Don Meyer's annual Coaching Academy. It will be the 19th such academy for Coach Meyer and his staff and it will be my 8th. I have at...more

Coach Sharp to lead Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund
by Hoop Thoughts
posted May 27, 2009 at 11:24pm

Great news from the WBCA! We've landed a great leader to guide the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund.ATLANTA -The Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund®, in partnership with The V Foundation for Cancer Research, announces Marsha Sharp, avid women’s basketball pioneer, as th...more

Ultimate Coaches' Clinic: Jim Foster
by Hoop Thoughts
posted May 27, 2009 at 3:38pm

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

Coaches Corner: The five traits of leadership
by Hoop Thoughts
posted May 26, 2009 at 7:13pm

Below is an article on the five leadership traits from Mark Snead at Leadership 501.Some people sit and pontificate about whether leaders are made or born. The true leader ignores such arguments and instead concentrates on how to become better at leading ...more

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