2nd Grade Phenom Aubrey “ Sauce “ Thomas signs Historic Multi Year NIL deal with 727 Marketing Firm as the Youngest NIL athlete in the Country and will be one of the first Brand Ambassador for Walking 20 Ball Apparel and Phenom Ph-uel H3O Sports Drink
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How should a coach determine who plays and who doesn’t? Who starts and who comes off the bench? Who are the feature players and who are the role players?
Coaches shouldn’t make these decisions. The players should.
It’s all about practice and measurables for us. Here are our seven staples of practice:
1. Every practice is filmed
2. Every practice has a heavy dose of live drills
3. Stats and data points are recorded for all live drills
4. Daily stats are sent to our players after practice
5. Cumulative stats are also sent to our players after each practice which encompasses their entire practice body of work
6. Practice film is clipped up and sent to our players each night so they can access them from their phone and computer to watch, learn, and grow.
7. Immediately prior to our next practice, we watch the previous practices’ clips as a team to go through the points of emphasis and to recognize what is good and what needs improvement.
Pictured is an individual stat/data sheet from a recent practice (names are blacked out). Stats that we record every day include:
*Wins/Losses/Winning %: Every live drill is competitive and score is kept. We chart who wins and who loses. We order the stat sheet by winning percentage.
*Field goals and 3PT made and attempted: Every shot that is attempted is recorded. Being a good shooter is not an opinion, it’s a mathematical equation based on makes and misses. If you want the green light in games then you must earn it in practice.
*Effective field goal percentage (abbreviated eFG%) is a statistic that adjusts field goal percentage to account for the fact that three-point field goals count for three points while field goals only count for two points. The formula is (FG + 0.5 * 3P) / FGA.
Free throw makes, attempts, and percentage: A few years ago we started lining up and shooting all free throws in practice on shooting fouls. This not only allows the free throw shooter to get a game rep feel but it also allows us to work on free throw box outs and rebounding.
Points: Scoring is important. We track it. Scoring without a good eFG% is futile. Game volume is earned by proving you can score the ball in practice while being efficient.
Offensive rebounding, defensive rebounding, total rebounds, and missed rebounds: Pat Riley said, “No rebounds, no rings.” We see who rebounds and who doesn’t every day in practice. This year we also started tracking “missed rebounds.” Nearly every offensive rebound means that someone, if not multiple people on defense, missed a rebound; we want to emphasize who is missing rebounds so we track it.
Assists and turnovers: The pass that leads to the shot is important. The ratio in which playmakers create scores for their teammates vs. give the ball to the other team is vital.
Steals and blocks: We value those who can force turnovers and protect the rim so we chart it.
Paint touch: This is the number of times a player drives the ball into the paint. Slashing/driving guards make their money breaking down the defense.
Paint allowed: This is the number of times a defender allows the ball to be driven into the paint. It’s tough to put anyone on the court in a game if they can’t keep the ball in front of them.
Eye-ball: The number of times someone makes a shot over you (this indicates closeout spacing).
Forced miss: The number of times someone attempts a shot over you and misses.
Defensive lapse: If you get face-cut, give up middle (for us), gamble a passing lane and miss, etc., you get a D-lapse.
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We feel practice is the most important thing when it comes to the on-court growth of our team and the individuals within it. We follow our seven staples of practice which helps our program continue to prioritize the most important thing.
Recap of my 40th bday week. Thankful to everyone who made this my best birthday celebration EVER! Special thanks to my brother and childhood friend @b_visions_ for comin all the way to both Atlanta & Punta Cana to document this for me!
Full video on IG
https://t.co/zFd7tAxpMV
Two years ago HOF running back Edgerrin James called my phone and demanded that I come evaluate his son. Today Jizzle James is the best guard in the city of Orlando. He’s a 6’1 PG with unreal speed, strength, and awareness. He’s the best midrange shooter I’ve seen at his position
My son tore BOTH his knees & never went down. Walked w/o crutches on his own power right after each. Then one of his best friends got murdered a week later. Never complained or made excuses. Fought back 2 years later to play college basketball. Toughness could NEVER be questioned
Ok I’m tired of y’all asking me what was my reaction…YES I shedded some tears 😂🤣.
So proud of my son. Big time game winner @MeechieJohnson0 .1 and great win BUCKEYES!! On to the next, back at it Wednesday
⭕️-H-I-⭕️