The Law of Reciprocity is summed up by, “if you do something nice for me, I’ll do something nice for you.” There has to be great reciprocity in all the relationships you have in your team, family, co-workers, significant other or program’s. What ever you receive from the people and teammates you are involved with, give …
Teach your players what they need to win in life Kevin Sutton, Assistant Basketball Coach at the University of Rhode Island calls it a “living trophy.” Win the day, win the year, win the decades! GAMES IN LIFE Players will have many more games in life than they ever play in basketball. Teach them, expose …
Body & Mind Work Coaches you might not have time to incorporate all of this into your program, but it is IMPORTANT. Players: you have to find a way to get this into your toolbox. Besides family & academics, what else do you have to do? You HAVE the time, you just have to make …
What is the definition of a high level, elite level person and basketball players? Can you spot it? I hear the term ELITE and NEXT LEVEL everyday. People say it in conversations or I read about it, especially in the basketball world. Sure, it’s fun, it’s exciting. High level engages us without a lot of …
This month while I was in China, I had the opportunity to spend some time with great basketball minds over dinner. We talked all things basketball, successful players and winning programs. Enjoy. Mark Amaral – Mark spent many years as the Assistant coach at Pepperdine University, currently an Assistant Coach for Xinjiang Flying Tigers, a …
Coach Calipari I was fortunate enough to have Coach John Calipari recruit me when he was the coach at UMASS in 1990. We ended up seeing each other twice a year, from 1991-1993, when UMASS would kick our Duquesne BUTTS. Following that, he would take a couple of minutes to drop some wisdom to me …
It’s Share & Tell, not Show & Tell I have always been a “show me, leader,” but now I like to call it “share me, leader!” I’ll share with you what I can do. I not only SHARE with you, but I also SHOW YOU and it’s at a very high level. I will then …
Teaching Basketball Worldwide In the Basketball Skills Training industry, I don’t think there are many, or any at all, that has such a universal teaching style that connects to so many cultures, age groups and playing levels! “Your teaching style is universal, it connects with everyone.” Steve Lavin (former NCAA Coach & Fox Sports analysts) …
Elicit a Buy-In Here are eight (8) techniques to get good players, weak players, ALL players to trust you and buy into you as a coach. I explain the eight techniques in further detail in the VLOG below. Lean in and listen! 1) Speak the truth. You better know what you’re talking about. Coach what …
My name is Basi Prokofyev, I am 29-years old, born in a small town in Russia. I always wanted to be a professional basketball player, even though the odds were against me. Growing up, I was 5’11 and started playing basketball at (12). At the age of twelve (12), I already had it in my …