Mark Phelps

Assistant Coach @lmulionsmbb | Passion to Coach | Fascinated with Leadership Excellence | Jeremiah 29:11

[Mark Phelps @CoachMarkPhelps]

I will be sharing content from my experiences in the game moving forward on this platform to add value to the coaching community across various levels. I am excited to engage with others already impacting this space and learn from the wealth of knowledge available → looking forward to growing, collaborating, receiving feedback, and helping elevate our collective passion for basketball and coaching the game.

[Mark Phelps @CoachMarkPhelps]

So good!

[Tom Crean @TomCrean]

The keys to winning that don’t show up in a stat sheet, highlight clips or in the articles;
1. Bench Energy ( Coaches and Players)
2. Passes that lead to good shots that were just missed.
3. Forgiveness when a teammate makes a turnover , mistake or missed pass opportunity.

[Mark Phelps @CoachMarkPhelps]

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GOLD!!

[Tom Crean @TomCrean]

Teams;
1. Do you RUN over to pick up a teammate on the ground or do you WALK over ?
2. Do you have an URGENT excitement when a teammate makes a play or do you just slap his hand because you are supposed to ?
3. Do you get up off the Bench to greet a teammate or just sit there?

[Mark Phelps @CoachMarkPhelps]

@bitcoinarchive yesterday's interview

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@bitcoinarchive wow , fantastic!

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@bitcoinarchive Niceeeew

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@Ashcryptoreal Thanks Michael

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@saylor @ladoger Yesterday's interview. That's crazy

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@bitcoinarchive Yaya

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@Ashcryptoreal @AimonicaBrands Thanks Michael!

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@Ashcryptoreal yesterday interview! sound on!

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@Ashcryptoreal @clsruiz @Jetman64 @missm1njhunter @SonOfMightyGod wow fantastic!

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First game back!

[NCAA Buzzer Beaters & Game Winners @NCAABuzzerBters]

You ever seen a Hook & Ladder for the Win?! In Basketball?!? Loyola Marymount dials up the trick play and Will Johnston (@williamjr14) lays it in AT THE BUZZER to give the Lions the 76-75 win over Prairie View A&M

[Mark Phelps @CoachMarkPhelps]

I am Grateful and Ecstatic!

Serving the great people of @lmulionsMBB will be my absolute pleasure!

Reuniting with @LMUCoachJohnson makes this opportunity extremely special!

Our family couldn’t be more proud and excited to join the Lion Family!

[Stan Johnson @LMUCoachJohnson]

Today is one of the best days of my career. Hiring @CoachMarkPhelps brings me great joy. When I was at the lowest point of my career, he not only gave me a chance, he changed the trajectory of my life. Heck of a coach and person. Let’s go @lmulionsMBB Excited for our players. Proud of the staff we’ve put together.

[Mark Phelps @CoachMarkPhelps]

Hope alone is never a strategy. But as coaches, we must inject hope at critical adverse moments through a clear, proven vision that inspires belief and action.

[Mark Phelps @CoachMarkPhelps]

COACHES/LEADERS — Hope is not a plan. It’s never a winning strategy.

But in tough times, a clear plan of attack inspires the hope your team needs to believe and act.

Team in a rut? Show them the path forward. Give them hope — individually and collectively — by showing them you have a proven plan to remedy the challenge!

[Mark Phelps @CoachMarkPhelps]

Struggling to Make Shots?

Get intelligently designed extra reps in:

•Low-Impact Shooting
•Layup-Making
•Free Throws
•Competitive Shooting Games (individual, small group, team)
•Form Shooting

Even on low-impact days, or days you’re tempted to take off completely, consider creating a fun, high-energy gym environment to help players build confidence and improve shooting.

[Mark Phelps @CoachMarkPhelps]

One of the most important metrics in Hoops:

How much do you CARE?

CARE can ONLY be demonstrated!

[Mark Phelps @CoachMarkPhelps]

PLAYERS —

Your “Care Factor” is being observed by your current coaches and by the decision-makers at your next basketball destination. It’s evaluated as much as any other metric!

Do you truly care about the game, your teammates, your coaches, competing, being your best, winning, and your legacy?

Remember — Care isn’t spoken; it is only ever demonstrated.

[Mark Phelps @CoachMarkPhelps]

Great Wisdom!

COACHES ➡️➡️ Focus on the Process, not the results. A results-oriented mindset makes it tough to ever be happy.

Emphasize relentless effort, toughness, resilience, and competitiveness. (I'll add team "Connectivity").

You play to that standard, and the rest takes care of itself!

Don't get tired of hearing yourself delivering the same message over and over again! Players need to hear it to be reminded of what really matters.

[The Winning Difference @thewinningdiff1]

“We talk about being relentless competitors, playing with toughness, effort. Never watching the scoreboard. You play to that standard, the rest takes care of itself. When you worry about results like so many people in our society do, it makes it tough to ever be happy,” Kirby Smart

[Mark Phelps @CoachMarkPhelps]

COACHES — As much as we’d love to have our team be player-led, circumstances sometimes require the coach to provide almost all the leadership!

If that’s the case in a particular season, embrace it and do what’s necessary!

[Mark Phelps @CoachMarkPhelps]

PLAYERS — Is your team player-led or coach-led?

A player-led team is ideal. When players hold each other accountable to “Best Practices” across the program, success follows.

If your team is coach-led, it’s likely because your coach sees it as necessary for your team to reach its potential. As players mature (maybe not this season), the team can transition to being player-led.

In the meantime, trust your coach. They’re not being excessive — they understand what it takes to unlock your best.

Don’t resist it. Embrace it. Learn from it. Then, model it.

[Mark Phelps @CoachMarkPhelps]

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Great post!

[Anthony Pugh @Anthony_Pugh2]

Workouts are a blessing

Practices are a blessing

Lifting weights is a blessing

Conditioning is a blessing

Games are a blessing

Open gyms are a blessing

Team dinners are a blessing

Stop looking at these things as “have to’s” and start looking at them as “get to’s”