PAUL JAMES DIXON

[Nick Jones @CoachJonesACS]

Teaching Tape - On Ball Physicality - Game WIthin the Game

Spurs/Wolves is arguably the most physical defensive series in the playoffs. The little details and counters the ball handlers are using to combat the on ball defense against drop coverages have been fun to watch.

Ant Edwards - 2 hurt knees, lack of burst. Using his physical frame more to keep defenders on his hip/back

McDaniels - Using his size/length to slither through spaces and get back to his sweet spots around the elbows

Fox - Using change of speeds/hostage to get back inside to his pullups

Castle - Using slight hesitations downhill to look for Wemby or lobs or finish at the rim.

[Nick Jones @CoachJonesACS]

Guard Small Group Work

@JudahKing2027 @rjmoore2027 @ucantguard_j

Downhill Tight Space Finishes
- Btwn/Cross - BH w/Contact
- Btwn/Cross - BH/In & Out w/Contact
- Btwn/Cross - BH/Euro Pickup

@ACSLions_BB 🟣⚪️🟣

[Nick Jones @CoachJonesACS]

2 Man Game - Live Body Reps

Countering On Ball Physicality with Hostage Dribbles

Over/Drop Coverages - BL Snake
- Lob
- Pocket
- Hesi n Go (Big Head Turns)
- In&Out Spin
- Push Out J vs Side Shot Contest

Under to Over/Drop Rescreen - Middle Snake
- Lob
- Pocket
- Hesi n Go (Big Head Turns)
- In&Out Spin
- Push Out J vs Side Shot Contest

@ACSLions_BB 🟣⚪️🟣

[CoachLync | Tools & Playbooks @CoachLync]

Do more than your job description.

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

What athletes hear matters.

Confidence.
Effort.
Team.
Accountability.

Say it often. Say it clearly.

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Culture doesn’t collapse overnight.
It leaks.

Drip by drip. Habit by habit.

Which one shows up the most on teams you’ve seen? 👇

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Overprotected kids become unprepared adults.

Dawn Staley said it.
And every parent needs to hear it.

Here's what parents get wrong about raising resilient kids.

[THREAD]🧵

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Want a tougher team?

Start here:

1. Stop rescuing them
2. Stop repeating yourself
3. Stop negotiating the standard
4. Stop accepting half-effort
5. Stop waiting for buy-in

Toughness isn’t talked about.
It’s built.

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

In 30+ years of coaching and school leadership…

I’ve learned this:

Parent problems don’t start in conversations. They start in the absence of clarity.

Fix that… and everything changes.

Playbook drops this May.

Join the waitlist 👇
https://t.co/MjgqYbOoQO

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

What I wish I knew at 26…
Still learning.

What would you add?

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Coaches who only correct never connect.

“Negative experiences without teaching kill morale.” - Nick Saban

The hard moment isn’t the problem.

Leaving it without a lesson is.

That’s what transformational coaching actually looks like.

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

I think this is a mistake a lot of coaches make.

Less is more, especially after a game.

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Kobe on Leadership:

"Leadership is Lonely. If you are going to be a leader, you are not going to please everybody. You have to hold people accountable. Even if you have that moment of being uncomfortable."

[OLCoachRosen @OLCoachRosen]

Why CULTURE defeats STRATEGY in HS Football

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

The parent who emails after every loss isn’t worried about their kid.

They’re worried about themselves.

I rarely got them.
But I watched them hurt other coaches…

[THREAD] 🧵

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Everyone wants the credit.
Few want the mirror.

“We need to look at ourselves when we have failure and point to other people when we have success.”

- Marcus Freeman

That’s real leadership.👇

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Leadership isn’t always loud.

It’s a difficult conversation.
A hard truth.
A standard that has to be upheld.

“You’re not always going to be the most popular…” - Carla Overbeck

But great leaders don’t lead for approval.

They lead for the team.

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Championship teams don’t get lucky.
They take their vitamins.

Attitude. Belief. Commitment. Discipline. Energy. Focus. Grit. Humility.

Simple. Not easy.

Which one does your team need most right now?

[Coach AJ 🎯 Mental Fitness @coachajkings]

Mark Daigneault shares the coaching philosophy that drives the Oklahoma City Thunder.

"Every player is different. And every player is a person first. I've always relied on the instincts of connecting with the person first "

Then he shared what professional basketball taught him:
"All of these players have a reason to admire them and not just respect them. That's a baseline for any player."

"If a player's made it this far, there's a reason to admire them."

It means caring about the person.

"Expressing that admiration, accepting them for who they are, and then trying to help them be the best they can be. Chase down the vision they have for who they are as a player."

"But also plug that into the larger structure of a team in an environment that elevates everybody."

The best coaches don't just manage players. They see the person behind the jersey and the team.

"It starts with every person. Every person's different - connecting to that and tapping into that."

Great coaches care about the person and their future

The heart of coaching is a relationships business not a sports business
(🎥 OKC Thunder)

[Matt Hackenberg @CoachHackGO]

McKillop’s Flow Offense (Davidson Deep Dive) With Coach Pat Casey https://t.co/BQGwZyOYXf