“Winning is not a sometime thing; it’s an all the time thing. You don’t do things right once in a while; you do them right all of the time. Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.” —Vince Lombardi Vince Lombardi might not have coached hoops, but his thoughts on developing winning habits still ring
National Association for Coaching Equity and Development (NAFCED) Coaches Clinic
The National Association for Coaching Equity and Development (NAFCED), would like to invite you to join us for our 3rd annual on court Coaches Clinic at the Historical Morehouse College. When: Saturday, August 18th at 9am Where: Morehouse College 830 Westview Drive SW Atlanta, GA Cost to Attend: Original Price: $100 Special Offer for the
How to Solve the Recruiting Puzzle With Live Analytics
This past summer, while recruiting a D1 transfer student, Coach Jeff Curtis had an ace up his sleeve. Curtis cut his teeth as an assistant coach under the player’s dad before taking the reins of the Northwood women’s basketball team, which helps explain how he was able to get an audience with such a coveted
The Coach’s Insight, featuring Chico State Assistant Coach Mark Darnall
Coach Mark Darnall, Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at Chico State, discusses the evolution of of utilizing the ball screen and the intricacies involved in using it effectively (including details on the handlers, space guys, and bigs). View past Episodes of The Coach’s Insight: Episode 1: HoopDirt.com’s DirtKing Adam Nelson Episode 2: Cal State Fullerton Associate Head Coach
Mary Kline Classic Sports & Business Symposium – August 2nd – Philadelphia, PA
The Mary Kline Classic will be presenting the inaugural Sports and Business Symposium in partnership with the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center and Thomas Jefferson University. The symposium will bring together some of the most successful executives in sports to share their story, how they’ve built their empire, their struggles along the way, and what goes
Dr. Dish Skill Builder: Improving Team Communication in the Off-season
Encourage Player-Player Communication Schools all across the country have different rules and regulations limiting the contact of head/assistant coaches to their players during the off-season, but this does not limit the interactions players can have with each other. Building a successful team in every sport requires players to communicate on and off the floor. The
Dr. Dish Skill Builder: 5 Star Double Move Shooting Workout
Coach Mason and Dr. Dish Basketball are back at it again with yet another great Skill Builder workout to utilize this off-season! In this Skill Builder workout, Coach Mason demonstrates a double move shooting progression within a 5-Star pattern. He combines the shooting drills with free throws in between to simulate game fatigue. Check out
Powerful Preparation – Beyond the Playbook
Summer in college athletics means two things, returners are getting excited about next year and newcomers are getting their eyes opened to a new level of play and preparation. We thought it would be good to put together a few things that coaches are doing to extend their knowledge to their players and bring their
How UPIKE Coach Kelly Wells Used Analytics at the NAIA Championships
“Analytics help confirm or deny what we’re seeing,” says University of Pikeville men’s basketball coach Kelly Wells. Though he considers himself to be a “big instinct guy,” Wells relies heavily on analytics, which his staff generates by manually statting practices and games — a time-consuming process that Wells describes as “miserable.” But the days of
The KTS Coaches Social – July 15, 2018 – Greensboro, NC
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How TCU Basketball Uses Real- Time Analytics to Gain A Competitive Edge
Like a fast-growing number of college basketball coaches, Texas Christian University’s Jamie Dixon uses analytics to inform his every strategic decision, from designing plays to setting lineups to choosing which drills to focus on in practice. “Coach is a huge analytics guy,” says TCU Director of Basketball Operations Thomas Montigel, “and he wants that information