Hustle Statistics refer to effort based activities in basketball. They can be generated from both offense or defence. Hustle statistics are often referred to as the “one percent” plays that happen within a game. They are the things commonly thought of as being indicative of those teams that play hard,
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The Game Sense approach is a process focusing on the instruction of young players in learning about sport. Game Sense as it reads is about games or group based activities. The predominant method of instructing players in the techniques and tactics about a sport is through the use of multiple player games.
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Coach Riches Posted in Coaching Philosophy, General Basketball Coaching, General Coaching, Planning No Comments ↓ The Halftime Talk is the longest break during a game for a coach. For this reason, it is invaluable as an opportunity to move a team towards the final goal of success during the game. Success will mean different things, to different teams but the one constant should be the halftime talk inspiring a team’s players to go on and give their best,
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Coach Riches Posted in Coaching Philosophy, General Basketball Coaching, General Coaching No Comments ↓ Nothing can sum up all the hard work and effort quite as well as Quotes. Quotes are a great vehicle for transcending all the blood sweat and tears to highlight exactly what a player and team are striving for. As part of Functional Basketball Coaching’s series on Quotes for Coaching,
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Coach Riches Posted in Coaching Philosophy, General Basketball Coaching, General Coaching No Comments ↓ Every coach has been down at halftime and looking for something to say to change the mindset of their players, a quote might be just that switch needed to turn your team’s performance on. In some cases as a coach, you feel frustration, disappointment, but none of those things will help you to inspire and motivate your team to get up and overcome the adversity in front of them.
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