Making Adjustments (Episode 15)
Making Adjustments Coaches are judged fairly or not by their ability to make adjustments during games. Sometimes we think we shouldn’t adjust. Is it because our team can’t make the adjustment? Is it because the other team will take advantage of the adjustment? Is it because player who would be would benefit most from the […]
High School Perspective ft. Marcus Dilligard (Episode 14)
High School Perspective High school coaches are the most important coaches in the game. They have the opportunity to work with players on a regular basis at an age where players can be molded. This development is certainly physical, but it’s also mental. High school coaches who can help players understand what it means to […]
Mission, Vision, Purpose (Episode 13)
Hoops College Mission Vision & Purpose Mission Using basketball, we educate to develop and expose greatness. Hoops College believes that there is greatness in everyone. However, many people hold themselves back. In addition, there are tons of rumors and bad information that are almost accepted as truth because they have been going around for so […]
Communicate With Your Team During Games (Episode 12)
Communicate With Your Team During Games Coaches often use timeouts as opportunities to communicate with their teams, but there are many other opportunities and ways to communicate without calling a timeout. There are at least 50 dead balls in every game. Are you taking full advantage of these dead ball opportunities to communicate with your […]
Why Should You Call Timeout? (Episode 11)
Why Should You Call A Timeout? Every timeout is precious. We have a limited number of timeouts so we must choose to use them wisely. Every coach has their own philosophy about why you call a timeout, but we want to challenge you to think about why you call them. Do you call them for […]
Gaining Buy-In ft. Gayle Coats Fulks (Episode 9)
Gaining Buy-In Coach Gayle Coats Fulks of Davidson College talks about gaining buy-in from her new team at a program that had not seen a lot of recent success. Is it important to you that your team “buys-in”? Is it important to your players that they “buy-in”? What does buy-in look like to you or […]
Changing My Least Favorite Part of Practice (Episode 6)
Changing My Least Favorite Part of Practice Here are 8 reasons why you might dread a certain part of practice. In this episode we discuss some strategies to help you address these situations. Your players probably enjoy your favorite part of practice. Your energy is definitely contagious to them. Maybe you have to fake your […]
My Favorite Part of Practice ft. Rhet Wierzba (Episode 5)
My Favorite Part of Practice Practice is our classroom. If we don’t get excited when we get to teach this game, then we probably should find a new profession. Of course, we can still get excited on game day, but we need to value the process. We need to enjoy our limited opportunities to help […]
Ask and Answer Questions
Ask and Answer Questions Hoops College likes to ask and answer questions. We want to figure out what works, what doesn’t work, and how we can do it better. We will provide a holistic approach to teaching and learning to play the game of basketball individually and collectively. It is not enough to just have […]
Framework for Basketball Players and Coaches
Framework for Basketball Players and Coaches The Framework’s Framework We are providing a framework for growth and improvement. We believe that a strong foundation in fundamentals will lead to success. The more we coach players, watch players be coached, and observe the game in general, the more we learn. The Read & React offense provided […]