Coaches Forum!
Welcome to the coaches forum. This is a platform for members only where coaches and trainers can connect and potentially help each other learn and grow in our profession. Any topics related to basketball are supported in this space EXCEPT negativity towards other coaches, trainers, or programs. Coffee & Hoops is about spreading positive vibes to all that are on their own particular journey in this profession and strive to help everyone grow in their path. We are at the forefront of evolving this game we all love.
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BElieve in YOUrself
Anything in this world; sports teams, superstars, businesses, actors, organizations, products, etc. that are now a success once began with many failures. Some failed harder than others. Stories of struggle beyond reason that would make many think to fold and give up....
Professional Development: Clinic Notes 2016
The biggest part of growing as a coach is the process of your own professional development. Whether that be film study, going to clinics, viewing content online, it plays a role in your growth. Knowledge is power, and the more information you can soak up and apply it...
Control What YOU Can Control
There are so many things that we discuss with our players on and off the court that pertains to the game. None of which matters if we as coaches and our players don't approach each opportunity you have together with three quality traits that determine positive or...
C.A.R.E – The Sports Definition
I am sharing my sports definition for the word "care." If you care for something, it is obviously important to you and a priority within your life. Having care in sports is vital for any team, program, or organization to be successful. If you don't have everyone...
Youth Basketball: Establish a Foundation
Players at the youth level. The most crucial time for our players to properly develop. The players are at an age in their life where bad habits can quickly be reversed into good habits. As they get older and continue to repeat those bad habits or techniques, the...
What is KAIZEN?
What is "Kaizen?" Kaizen is a Japanese word for "improvement." For basketball, it is having daily improvement as a person, student, and player. There is more to life than just basketball so as coaches, we must ensure that our players can get the most out of life,...
The Power of Player & Coach Relationship
Players don't care how much you know until they know how much you care. That is a statement that every coach needs to hear before they decide to get into the coaching or training profession. Coaches have been so fixated on the idea that they need the perfect play(s)...
Youth Basketball x The Three-Pointer
Too often you walk into a gym and players are scattered throughout the gym tossing up jump shots beyond their effective range. The sense of being told to start close to the basket and work your way out generally goes through a kids one ear and out the other. It is...
NBA and the Game Day Coffee Routine
This is a great read on how coffee has become widespread throughout the NBA, providing benefits to the players performance, and how it has become the healthy option for the most traveled league in the world. Read here:...
Toughness
The game of basketball rewards TOUGHNESS. Players control their own effort. A players effort is determined by how much it matters to them from within. Does the game matter? Skills don't play a factor. Even having the physical attributes to allow for an...
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