Dan Watts

Head of Sport (Basketball) at Nottingham Trent University

[Ball is Psych @BallisPsych]

Don’t waste the gift. #BeyondWinning

[Ball is Psych @BallisPsych]

Accountability isn't criticism; it's belief. #DailyWisdom

[Sam Neter 💸🏀 @SamNeter]

Yesterday, I visited 50 outdoor basketball courts in Lambeth, AMA.

[RingerNBA @ringernba]

Sheesh Franz

[Chris Steed @csteed]

Half time adjustments should always be simple and actionable. Buzz words/phrases are energy vampires.

'Not enough intensity'
'We are playing soft'
'They just want it more'

🛑

- do we need to adjust the pace?
- are we rotating on time?
- are we guarding the ball screen effectively?
- are second chance/extra possessions favourable?
- can we improve shot quality?
- is there an individual matchup beating us?

One of the biggest mistakes we can make is giving players too much information.

Affirm 2 or 3 things they are doing well, focus on 2 or 3 points to adjust, and leave them with the CONFIDENCE and ENERGY to play well.

[Achilles Tendons @Seth0Neill]

Great supraregions tournament at the national basketball arena.

Super proud of my "little" 14 yr old out there. Well done to London on a super close charge game thanks to @Coach_Watts1111 and @bballengland

[The Winning Difference @thewinningdiff1]

“You have to get to a mode where you are solely worried about doing your job and being responsible for that with your teammates. Anything else you lose focus on what actually matters.”

Great teammates never underestimate their ability to positively impact those around them.

[Hoop Herald @TheHoopHerald]

Amazing quote here and extremely true

“Your best players have to set a tone of intolerance for anything that gets in the way of winning.”

(Via @PGCbasketball 🎥)

[Daniel Abrahams @DanAbrahams77]

If you’re a grassroots coach, I urge you to strive to develop a Mastery Climate in your coaching practice.

In (very) simple terms, this means keeping things self-referenced while emphasising personal development.

Self-referenced: players can be ego-oriented (comparing themselves to others around outcome & performance), or mastery-oriented (quite simply, focused on themselves and their game). The science is quite conclusive here: some ego orientation can be useful of course, but players are usually best served being mastery-oriented.

You can help your players be more ‘mastery’ than ‘ego’ through your communication.

How?

- don’t ignore ‘winning’ but do turn down the volume of its importance, perhaps making it clear that it can’t be controlled
- help players set stretch goals around controllable performance factors (the process of you like)
- help players be inquisitive about what they have to do to improve those performance factors…ask them open-questions to get them thinking (help them become student of their game)
- be strength-oriented (direct their attention onto their strengths

All of the above involves great psycho-social coaching and is mediated by your coaching approach and communication…not time or money!

[Coach DeMarco, EdD @Coach_DeMarco]

"The general who wins the battle makes many calculations in his temple before the battle is fought. The general who loses makes but few calculations beforehand."
-Sun Tzu
#GetBetterEveryDay #WednesdayWisdom #Preparation

[NBL @NBLengland]

How it stands after yesterday's games - plus one more for today.

The finish line is in sight.

[The Winning Difference @thewinningdiff1]

Championship teams don’t have S.O.F.T. players.

S ensitive to coaching/constructive feedback
O ften feel entitled to success
F ocused on their own wants/needs
T olerates average effort from themselves and others

[Kevin DeShazo @KevinDeShazo]

Things won’t always go your way. Resist the urge to complain, to get bitter, to lose hope, to go negative. Those never lead to better outcomes.

Choose gratitude, own your perspective, maintain hope, positivity, belief.

Your response is always your choice. Level up your mindset.

[NBL @NBLengland]

Your D1M Team of the Week 💪

[Rebound @Rebound__]

Johde is clocking up big performances on a regular basis, and the 🌟 is already a multiple ‘Rebound’s NBL Player Of The Week’! 👏 👏 👏

[Hoop Herald @TheHoopHerald]

“How do you respond to failure, does it take 4 or 5 possessions?”

(Via @reidouse 🎥)

[Daniel Nwauzu @danielnwauzu1]

24* points 14 rebounds 0 turnovers in 23 mins in a good team win v SGS College

@academybballeng

[Kevin DeShazo @KevinDeShazo]

Culture isn’t built in a day.
Success isn’t built in a day.
Mindset isn’t built in a day.
Habits aren’t built in a day.
Greatness isn’t built in a day.
The foundation isn’t built in a day.

It’s built one day at a time.

Keep showing up.
Keep doing the work.
🪵🪓

[Phil Beckner @PhilBeckner]

“Never, ever, ever underestimate anybody!”

Must-watch clip for all COACHES & PLAYERS to check out from @okcthunder Sam Presti.

These are the types of lessons and experiences that shape all of us!

[LeBron James @KingJames]

Stop trying to find a way to FIT-OUT and just FIT-IN. Be apart of something special! Just my thoughts