Here is Michael McKnight’s article from the August 29th, 2016 issue of Sports Illustrated regarding clock management in the NFL.
Article link: Second Nature
Even at the highest level, mistakes are made in critical junctures of the game. It is our responsibility as coaches to ensure that our players are comfortable playing in a multitude of scenarios in the critical moments of competition, no matter what your sport is.
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With the fall season just around the corner, here are some quotes about one of our favorite autumn (and year round) foods.
Proverbs
“To make a good soup, the pot must only simmer or ‘smile’ ” (France)
“A good soup attracts seats” (Ghana)
“Cheap meat never makes good soup” (Azerbaijan)
“Ye who buy cheap meat will regret when you taste its broth” (Syria)
“Too many peas spoil the soup” (United States)
“He who stirs the soup pot eats first” (United States)
“A rat’s droppings can spoil a whole cauldron of soup” (China)
“The disobedient chicken obeys in a pot of soup” (Benin)
“Better no spoon than no soup” (Germany)
“One who has been burned by soup begins to blow on the yogurt” (Saudi Arabia)
— Quotes found in “An Exaltation of Soups: The Soul-Satisfying Story of Soup, as Told in More than 100 Recipes” by Patricia Solley
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With coaches constantly changing jobs every season, here is an article penned in the new September 2016 Money magazine issue (by Megan Leonhardt) that addresses some do’s and don’ts when changing employees.
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Here are some insights from some of the best college football coaches in the game today:
On the experience of the coaching profession: “You have to enjoy the whole journey. Enjoy all it. You have to enjoy the bad, you have to enjoy the good.” – Dabo Swinney, Clemson Tigers Head Football Coach (August 23, 2016 – Jim Rome Show)
On defining yourself in regards to your coaching career: “My identity is not tied up in being a football coach or being the coach at Clemson. My identity is tied up to who I am as a man, and being a father to three sons, and being a husband and being a good citizen, you know, trying to serve my community. That’s what my identity is tied up in. I love coaching football, I’m passionate about it, that’s what I do. But I’m so much more than that.” – Dabo Swinney, Clemson Tigers Head Football Coach (August 23, 2016 – Jim Rome Show)
On building a program and the patience it requires: “I think the results are probably slower to come than we had hoped for and expected. You know, it’s been an awesome, and a hard, and a frustrating, and a rewarding two and a half years. And what I mean by that is that, this just a tough process. And I think a lot of times when you come in from the outside and your trying to establish your way of doing things it just takes some darn time to get things done. After two and a half years, we feel like the process is in place and we feel really good about it.” Chris Petersen, Washington Huskies Head Football Coach (August 18, 2016 – Jim Rome Show)
On keeping players focused despite social media: “It’s hard because they’re bombarded with messages each and every day. The social media is a blessing and a curse. It allows us to get our message out to our fans and recruits but it also bombards our players.I think our culture is so insulating though that I’d be a fool to think that our guys didn’t hear it but, the thing I’m probably most proud of is that they don’t listen to it. They understand that our goals internally are the only ones that matter and that our goals will never change. It doesn’t matter what last years team did or how good last years team was. What matters is this is the 2016 team and quite frankly we haven’t done anything yet.” – Tom Herman, Houston Cougars Head Football Coach (August 18, 2016 – Jim Rome Show)
“You can win as many games as you want but if the culture is not there it’s not sustainable.” – Tom Herman, Houston Cougars Head Football Coach (August 18, 2016 – Jim Rome Show)
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I had conversation with a VP of Sales for an prestigious New England company this morning.
The individual cited the following reasons for not retaining or hiring individuals in the company:
This is something to think about when hiring an assistant or if you are looking for your next coaching position/career…do you fit the culture?
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Here are your Sunday morning funnies…Have fun at the beach!
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With Team USA’s dominance on the international basketball stage since their return to the 2008 Olympics, it is easy to forget their failure in 2004.
Here are some articles that chronicle the 2004 team and the organization’s resurgence.
Red, White and Bronze: The death and rebirth of USA Basketball
Dunk’d: An Oral History of the 2004 Dream Team
Rio Olympics: Ranking the seven U.S. men’s basketball teams of Dream Team era
New details on what went wrong for USA Basketball in 2004
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Losses should make you rethink everything you do (in practice, games, recruiting, etc.)
But don’t change everything…don’t panic.
Instead, do some of the things better, have faith, make progress and stay the course.
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Here is a offensive rebounding drill for the dribble drive offense that incorporates reading the ball off the rim/glass, finishing and keeping the weakside defender off the glass.
See full drill description: Dribble Drive Offensive Rebounding Drill
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Here is a study that Hopscotch, a for profit mobile app company, conducted regarding how college sports fans engage their teams/sports.
There is some interesting information found in this study, however, depending upon the sport, this information may or may not be relevant.
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Expressions from the Hardwood 