Ashley Cookson

Father 👨‍👩‍👦 Basketball Nomad 🇬🇧🇦🇺🇨🇦🇸🇪🇬🇧
Coaching Enthusiast 🏀🧠 Head of Basketball Performance @essexrebelsbasketball @uniessex

[Alan Keane @CoachKeane14]

Coaches worth a watch (2min)

Great story on perception

Andre agassi talking on how he beat Boris Becker.. excellent.. https://t.co/14a1Wx1e3p

[Ashley Cookson @coachcookson]

👀 🔑

[Cody Royle @codyroyle]

SCANNING

…just as crucial for coaches as it is for players:

👀 Observing the field to identify spaces

🧩 Searching for patterns to exploit

🔮 Anticipating future opportunities

♟ Making decisions to change the game rhythm

⏰ When you look for cues is also important

[Ashley Cookson @coachcookson]

@CECoaching_ Showing vulnerability to your athletes. ‘I didn’t see that’. ‘I made a mistake’. ‘I’m struggling to decide, what do you think?’

[Alex Sarama @AlexJSarama]

“We are practitioners trying our best to interpret the research, but what happens in reality when we coach, is a lot of nuance and instinct. Sometimes our bias or ingrained habits can take over and hamper our ability to coach effectively and observe.” - @coachcookson

[Ashley Cookson @coachcookson]

Thanks for having me on 🙏

[Coach Menelik Fernandes🇨🇦 @Terror_bball]

Had a great time on Run it Back with Ashley Cookson (@coachcookson ) check it out!

YouTube
https://t.co/f8KdjQ9O1d

Podcast link
https://t.co/IY3gOSWl9N

Spotify link
https://t.co/GNrjagfNtB

[Alex Sarama @AlexJSarama]

➡️Thanks to @VanjaCernivec for reintroducing me last weekend to some Fighting Monkey concepts! I like the concept behind FM (founders have a dance/ martial arts/ gymnastic background). I’ve added my own ideas to more closely align it with what we do from 🏀 standpoint.

[Ashley Cookson @coachcookson]

‘I never really practiced the step back’ 🤯. Great moment from @OldManAndThree @jj_redick. Interesting to hear @luka7doncic talking about self discovery of the step back. Is this a good example of skills emerging from the constraints of the game? 🧠 https://t.co/MsNakjpcN2

[Alan Keane @CoachKeane14]

The motivational climate created by coaches!
"A Case Study of Excellence in Elite Sport" - Ken Hodge, Graham Henry, & Wayne Smith. Worth a read.

🧵How is a motivational climate created and modified over time?

[The Talent Equation ⚽️🏀🏈⚾️🎾🏐🏉🏑🏏🏌️‍♂️⛷️ @stu_arm]

Even when doing low intensity pre competition ‘rehearsal’ practice the worlds best know that throwing in some variability is valuable to get them dialled in!

[Ashley Cookson @coachcookson]

Then then offense shoots a 3 from the corner. Make both the rim finish and the corner 3 to receive 1pt. First player to 7.

Let me now how you incorporate transitions into your player development workouts in the comments below. More content coming soon!

[Ashley Cookson @coachcookson]

In order to make our player development workouts transfer to our game performance we must create situations that have similarities to the ones that our players face in the game (representative).

[Ashley Cookson @coachcookson]

In this activity we are simulating picking up the ball handler in the full court, creating the steal and immediately finishing at the rim.

We also include the extra player as a guided defended to create a decision for the offense (finish around, over or counter).

[Simon Sinek @simonsinek]

Communication is not about saying what we think. Communication is about ensuring others hear what we mean.

[Ashley Cookson @coachcookson]

Appreciative of every possession! #gameday #sbldam #ontheroad https://t.co/L8YNXsmcM4

[Ashley Cookson @coachcookson]

🙏 appreciate the assists

[Alex Sarama @AlexJSarama]

.@coachcookson doing a great job at @WBBasket in Sweden. Building a modern style of play across the whole youth sector backed by evidence-informed coaching practices.

[Ashley Cookson @coachcookson]

https://t.co/zl26jzgcxB Enjoyed delivering to our coaches at @WBBasket. We are building something special here.

[WB Basketball @WBBasket]

Here we go!!

Official tournament is back!!

New name Same format!

Please come down and show your support!!

Free access to first home action of the season!

#GoSparks

[Ashley Cookson @coachcookson]

Great work from a great coach, basketball mind and a even better human!

[Matthew Pitkin @pitkinroll]

Been sitting on this for a while.. but finally happy to announce the launch of @blueprintbbuk across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough from September onwards. Too many people to thank for one tweet but excited for this project to evolve. Lots of updates to come! 💙🏀 #buildthegame

[Ashley Cookson @coachcookson]

Thanks for setting me up for success 🙏

[Loughborough Basketball @lborobasketball]

Congratulations and good luck to former Coach and alumnus @CoachCookson heading to @WBBasket to join @KrumeshPatel next season!

#WhereHistoryBegins