Whether this is a first-time job or you’ve been “in the game” for a long while, these situations always provide new challenges, bumps in the road and nearly guaranteed stress. How you choose to manage that stress is up to you; after all, you control your program, your decisions, and your environment.
A Letter to Coaches from an Athlete
(In the last 365 days athletes using Just Play have spent more than 604,000 minutes preparing. That’s 420 days preparing that you wouldn’t have had without using technology to help you coach.) Dear Coach, Growing up as an athlete, you’re told countless times to become comfortable with being uncomfortable. You’re told that if you aren’t
Just Play & Maryland WBB Partner on Virtual Clinic
Want to learn transition offense from the #2 best scoring women’s offense in the country? How about access to get basketball insight from back to back to back B1G Women’s Champions?! Just Play has partnered with Brenda Frese and Maryland Women’s Basketball to bring you Maryland’s 2017 Coaches Clinic on any device! Take home all
Workflow Automation in the Budget Conscious World
After huge success this year, Just Play is now offering a streamlined workflow solution for D2 / D3 / NAIA teams. Imagine this: It’s the middle of the season, you’re tired, stressed and you find yourself frustrated because: You are operating in two, three or maybe even four different software systems to prepare for your
Rise to the Challenge
His road may have been unconventional, but Bucknell women’s head coach Aaron Roussell was determined to have some fun, prepare better than anyone else and build the relationships that matter on and off the court. Tell us a little bit about how you started out. Growing up, basketball was on my mind. I played in
Invest in the Process
In April of 2016, Dartmouth men’s basketball hired Head Coach David McLaughlin. Immediately, he was tasked with revamping the men’s program. Not an easy feat to take on, but Coach McLaughlin has never believed anything comes easily without putting in the work. Tell us a little bit about your basketball history. I started out as
Interested in Winning More Games? Read This.
“When a great team loses through complacency, it will constantly search for new and more intricate explanations to explain away defeat.” – Pat Riley Player development and teaching is changing extremely rapidly, and everyone can agree that players are different today than they were 5-10 years ago. Players are so ingrained in technology, it has
Leathernecks On A Run
WIU coach attributes success to player chemistry and Just Play software Despite just hitting .500 last season, the women’s basketball squad at Western Illinois University (26-6) just finished on top of the Summit League standings this year, capping the season with a thrilling overtime win in the conference tournament against IUPUI last Tuesday. As the
Player Productivity: Your Team’s Productivity May Surprise You
It’s hard to believe we are now less than 30 days away from the post-season. A couple of our recent conversations with coaches have highlighted the importance of one of our innovative statistical tools designed to provide a visual representation of player productivity. If you’re interested in seeing the productivity of your team or your
Technology is changing the way athletes learn
I remember my first fall football camp at Kansas, walking into the locker room after our first session of position meetings and everyone was carrying their giant 3-ring binder that contained a couple hundred pages of plays, notes and terminology for that season’s scheme. My locker was with all of the quarterbacks, and I specifically