UniversityofAlabamaCoachingClinic September2930,2011

AnthonyGrant:HeadCoachUniversityofAlabama 5VsofSuccess 1. Values:Youdetermineyourvaluesbeforeyoudetermineyourvision. 2. Vision:Setbytheleader.Inspire,Influence,Impactthelivesofyourplayers. Icanhelpyouachievebymakingyoudothingsyoudontwanttodo. 3. Virtues:Wehavetoknowstrengthsofteamandcoachingstaff.Playerswanttoknow areyoucompetent,sincere,trustworthy,reliable. 4. Whatvehiclesdoweemploy?Wheredoyouwanttogo?Howdoyoudevelopthe peopleinyourorganization?Howdoyouaddpeopletoyourorganization? 5. WhatareourVices?Whatarewegoingtohavetoovercome. Asaleadermyjobistoserve.StaffandPlayers. Youhavetosacrificeitsnotaboutus.Itsaboutthegreatergood. Youcantbeafraidtofail. Youonlyknowwhatyoureallybelieveinwhenyoulose.VanGundy Whatdoyouwanttoberememberedfor? Talentisneverenough. Ifyouhavetalent,butyournotwillingtodothingsthatdontrequiretalentyoucant besuccessful.AnthonyGrant Expectations:ThinkandActlikeaChampion.Beontime.Beaccountable.Handle adversity. BuyInsfromyourplayers:1.Coachestheymustbelieveinyou2.Styleofplaybelieve inyoursystem3.CauseChangetheCultureandthewaytheythink.

Radiochanneltodaysplayersaretunedinto:WIIFM:WhatsInItForMe TodaysplayerliveintheIgeneration:ITunes,Ipad,IPhones. Championshipsarebuilddailynotinoneday. Wecharteffectedpassesandshots.Whenpressingplayershavetogivemaximum effortortheywillstandout CoachPujol:AssistantCoachUniversityofAlabama TransitionDefense Understandyouropponents:Whatdotheyliketoget.Easybaskets,open3s OffensiveReboundingincreases10%intransition.Mustblockout. Transitiondefensebeginsassoonaswetakeashot. Howmanypeopledoyousendtotheglass? Loadtotheball.Createawalltodiscouragepenetration.Lastbigwillloadtohelpon ballhandler. Sprintbackwithvision.Gettohelp. Fillfrominsidetoout.ComparedHouseandYard.Chaseguysoffthefence(3).Dont lettheminthehouse(paint).Keepthemintheyard(contested2. Matchupswontbeatyouopenshotswill. Mustbeabletocommunicate.Itengagesadisengageddefender. Bigskeeppostplayersawayfromwheretheywanttogo.ArmbarattheFTLine DanHipsher:AssistantCoachUniversityofAlabama SpecialSituations Ifyourdrawingyourlosing.Playersbetterknowtheplaysandyouarejustrefreshing them. Thingstothinkabout:TimeandScore,PossessionArrow,Whotofoul.Howtofoul. TimeoutsLeft,FoulstillBonus,SubatTableonFT(allowsyoutosetupPressureFull court)

 KevinEastman:AssistantCoachBostonCeltics DNAofachampionshipTeam 6Ss:ForasuccessfulCoach1.Survival2.Shithitsthefan3.Thingsbegintoslowdown 4.Success5.Significance6.Sharing. Successdoesntstopwhenyougetthere.MichaelJordan Nooneherehasarrived.Bestcoachesaresponges. Donebeaknowitall.Bealearnitall. Successliesinthesimplicity.Confusionliesinsophistication. Hesitantathleteisanonathlete. Studyallsuccessfulsportorganizations. ChampionsD.N.A. 1. Culturedefinessuccess/failures 2. Standardswhowewanttobe 3. SuccessChecksmotivationalreminders/mindset 4. Core ChampionshipsareWEdrivennotMEdriven. Ifyouwanttogofastgoalone,Ifyouwanttogofargotogether. Teamworkdividestheeffort.Teamworkaddstotheefficientcy.Teamwork substractstheselfishness. Allofyouhavetogiveyourselftotheteam. Whenthebestplaythebestexecutionmakesthedifference. Standards:

1. ExecutionLeadtheleagueindoinglittlethings.Passersmustbeontimeandon target.Whythrowa$11passtoa$11millionshooter. 2. ResolveKeepcomingback.WhatdoDocRivers,BillBelichick,andTerry Franconahaveincommon?Wereallfiredfromtheir1stjob.Nowtheyareall worldchampionshipcoaches. 3. NoExcusesAdmitMistake.Correctit.NeverHappensAgain. HavePAINTconsequencesKeepoffenseoutofthelane. PostPlay:Fistfighttogetopenfootfighttoscore. KobeBryantonworkingout:IdontworkoutIBLACKOUTPowerful KevinGarnetts#1goal:TobethebestHEDGEdefenderintheNBA CoachK:Ineverwanttostopgrowing. StudySuccess:Seekwisdomfromthosewhocamebeforeyou. Leaders:Putyourarmaroundthemandtakethemwithyou.Garnettmayhave choicewordsforateammatebutheisalwayspullingthatteammaterightwith him. Messageisonlyamessageifitisreceived. Successleavesfootprints. WhenRayAllenisinashootingslumpthefirstthinghelooksbackattocorrectis hisshotselectionandfeet. Teamsofentitlementneverwintitles. EmbracetheCs:Culture,Change.Ifwefightyouloseyourfuture. Makeadailypracticeplanforeverday!!Mapoutyourlifejustlikeapractice plan. Tobethebestyoumustbeatthebestattheirbest. Yourpaycheckisyourresponsibilitynotyouremployers. Thereare2kindsofassistantcoaches:A.NoProblemB.ShitMan

ErikSpoelstrawasnamedNoProblembyPatRileybecausehedidwhateverhe wasaskedtodo.Theothertypeofcoachwhenaskedtodosomethinghisfirst wordisShit. Bigeyes.Bigears.SmallMouth Haveanswersbeforetheyaskqueations. MichaelJordanwasonceaskedifitwashardtoavg32points.Hesaidhedidnt lookatitthatwayhisgoalwasthescore8pointsaquarter. Workingonyourshot:shoot1perfectformshot500xaday Investinyourselfnotbyyourself. Commitmenthasnoexpirationdate.Give100%everyday. Workonthedaysyoudontfeellikeit Thereisapricetopayfortheseatyouwanttositin. Playerswithtalentandplayersaretalented.ThedifferenceistheED PlayforWEnotME SigninthePatriotsLockerRoom:Doyourjob.Completely. WewantplayerswhohavecharacterbutNOTcharacters. Playerswhohaveaninnerdrive Kidsenthusiasm.Adultsmaturity. Leadershipisplural.Everyoneleads. TruthLiveit,TakeIt.TellIt. TrustTime,Consistency,Proof Leadershavetoadjustallthetime. ShititAintworking:4mostimportantwordsincoaching OpenDoorpolicyalsoaOpenEar,OpenMindandOpenHeart Whatyousayyouknowtheywillevaluate.Whatyousaytheywillhear.What youdotheysee

Itsnothowmuchyouknowitswhatyoubring.Playerneedtoseeyourheart, seeyousweat.Yourwillingnesstolearnandgrow.Yourwillingnesstolisten. KevinEastman 50BulletPointsforanyOffensiveSystem DonMeyerEvaluateyourprogram.Bringwhatisuptothelevelitshouldbe.Its notwhoweplayorwhereweplayitshowweplay. NeversayNOtoabasketballopportunity. Listallthepeoplewhocanhelpyou. Someonehastoknowwhoyouare,whatyoudo,howwellyoudoit. StimulatingYourOffensiveThinking 1. Besttimetofeedpostisaftertheballisreversed.Movement=mistakes 2. Fistfighttogetopenfootfighttoscore. 3. Finishspacing.Sprinttospacing. 4. Begotoguybutdontbetheforceitguy.DefineRolesandLateGameRoles 5. Allpassesontimeandontarget 6. ScorersYouhaveresponsibilitytomakegooddecisionswithball. 7. MotionWhenindoubtspreadout.Sprintoutsidethe3rengagetogetback inoffense. 8. BallReversal=DefensiveBreakdowns 9. Thefloorshrinksatthenextlevel 10. Inboundersgivethemreads.Never2guysopenatsametime. 11. 2mostforgottenadvantages.Hitthe1stopenman.Reversetheball. 12. Duringskeletonoffensehavetohearshoessqueek 13. Makesurebestplayerskeepballaslongastheyneedtonothowlongyou wantto 14. Giveuppositionforpossessionratherthanreachandhope

15. Ownthemidline 16. EmotionalInvolvementvsEvaluationInvolvement 17. Screenerarrivewithouryourdefender.Sprinttopick/roll 18. FeelMine,ReadHis,SeeTheirs,Whenusingscreens 19. Doyouhaveamustscreensituation 20. ShootingTurnovers 21. Shooting%godownorshotselectiongonedown 22. Closeryourunoffensetorimthemorephysicalitwillbe 23. Theplaymaybeyourstheshotmaynotbe 24. Goodoffensivereboundersliveontheweaksideoftherim.Getmiddlerim andweaksidereboundposition.Atleastgethiptohip 25. Logicstatesthemoreyougoafterthemoreyouget 26. Vs.switchingwewanttocutwithspeed 27. Whateveristhemindofthepasserneedstobemindofreceiever 28. Takeawayhelp 29. Moveballagainstbaddefensiveteams 30. Whatisyouradjustmentphilosophydefensively. 31. Giveroleplayersgoalseachhalf 32. Whoeverhasballtheirgame.1passawayreadyforball 33. Postcuttingwhenballenteredintopostplayercuts 34. Mustownyourspace.Getopen.Takeawaydenyarm 35. Whenshotblockergoestogetshotthepersonhewasguardingattackrim 36. ScreeningRules:Dontscreenair.Cantscreenteammate 37. Onemorepass.Maketheextrapass

38. Dontdoyourthing1sttimeyoucatchit ITS=IMPOSSIBLEToSucceed Whenyoustarttocomplainitshardtowinthegame. Whatsonyourlockerroomwallsspeakstoyourteam Dontfearfailing.Feartheconsequencesofnottrying. Analzyeyourregretswhileyourlivingchangeit.