DAY 3: 5 Day Coaching Challenge

Welcome to Day 3 of your 5 Day Coaching Challenge with Coach Calls Timeout. Today, you’re getting a motivational quote from Pete Carril, a great at-home core workout, two practice drills and downloads to obtain player feedback and build their trust.

Here are your resources for the day…

RESOURCE #1:

Motivational Quote

RESOURCE #2:

At-Home Core Workout (No Equipment Needed)

Keep your core strong and ready to jump off that bench and cheer on your team. Have some fun with it! REST TIME RESOURCE: Two plays against a 1-3-1 zone defense.

Let’s workout together, leave a comment on the video and let me know what you thought.

RESOURCE #3:

Gaining Player Feedback

Getting honest player feedback is an important part of the improvement process for coaches. I’ve created three questionnaires for your players that will gain their feedback at multiple points throughout the season. It’s also a great way to build trust by giving a voice to your players.

The surveys are designed for the beginning of the season, mid-season and the end of the season.

I would recommend your players fill out the surveys anonymously to ensure you get the most honest feedback possible.

The purpose of each survey is to get a sense of:

1. Your players’ expectations at the beginning of the season.
2. How your players are enjoying the season and if you’re on track with their earlier expectations.
3. How your players enjoyed the season and what could make for better experiences in the future.

It also gives them a chance to pretend to be the coach and offer tips on improving your process.

There is a natural response to disagree with the negative feedback or discount the feedback given by players who indicate they aren’t as serious about basketball as you would want. I would caution against holding on to that response.

Unless you are coaching an elite AAU team or a College team, it’s likely that over half your players play basketball for social reasons or because of pressure from others. They don’t play for love the game and they certainly don’t aspire to play at the next level – and that’s okay. In order for those players to give 100% every day they need basketball to be fun and to feel that their coaches understand them as a person. These surveys will help you achieve that understanding.

I’ve given you the Word document so you can easily add messaging from the coaches at the end of the questionnaire.

Download the questionnaires:

Beginning of Season
Mid-Season
End of Season

RESOURCE #4:

Finishing Drill – 1 on 1 Chaser

This basketball drill is great to teach players how to finish lay-ups while being pressured from behind.

Keys to success: The defensive player cannot move until the ball taps them on the back – no cheating. The offensive player must focus on finishing a lay-up or making a very quick move to avoid the defender.

Elapsed Time: Run the drill for a desired amount of time or until a player reaches a desired amount of points.

RESOURCE #5:

Reading Defense Drill – 2 on 2 Chaser

This basketball drill is great to teach players how to react to a defense and where to find open space and scoring opportunities while attacking that defense.

Keys to success: The ‘Driver’ continues to the basket until a defender stops them. Once their path has been stopped by the help defender a quick pass is required for the corner shot. Do not let the Driver wait too long to make the pass or penetrate too deep or they risk an offensive foul or the defense can recover.

Elapsed Time: After each player has had equal time at each spot (you determine how many reps they get) then tally up the score and determine a winning team.

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