Everyone loves Christmas morning and opening gifts. For whatever reason, I have always been a "stocking stuffer" kind of guy - I don't know if it's the randomness of the gifts inside the stocking, or the feeling of getting an "added bonus", but I have always loved finding out what Santa put in my stocking - luckily for me, at least so far, I haven't been greeted with a bunch of coal!
In honor of the "stocking stuffer", I thought I would pass along something sent to me early this week from 5 Star Basketball Camp director, Leigh Kline. Just a couple interesting tidbits - "stocking stuffers", if you will:
1) Talent is the desire to practice (Malcolm Gladwell)
2) As a coach I can live with 1 of these 3 negative traits but no coach can live with 2: Soft, Stupid and Selfish .
3)Three qualities I want out of a player are self motivated, proud and tough. (Jeff Van Gundy)
4) To master anything (basketball, golf, violin) it takes 10,000 hours of deliberate practice/sustained focus in a field. That is 4 hours a day for 10 years on something and you must have a psychological/intellectual love for it. (Malcom Gladwell)
5) Regarding Social Media/Media: If you don't tell the story - someone will tell it for you. People are looking for depth and authenticity. (Nick Grudin)
6) 90% of your actions comes from your subconscious.
7)Studies show that students who exercise an hour before class perform better in the classroom.
So how do I interpret all of this? Here's my interpretation:
1) I LOVE practice, I really do. I actually enjoy the practices more than the games only because I get nervous for our kids. I want them to succeed and it tears me up when they don't achieve this success - I end up feeling bad for them, mostly because it's out there, for everyone in the gym to see. Practice is different - it's more personal... just me and the team. I love that. Plus, in practice, we almost encourage failure - just so we can show the players how to "make it right". And when the lightbulb goes on, when you can see that they "get it" - there is no better feeling for a teacher or a coach, trust me.
So I would say my desire for practice is tremendous - I didn't realize how "talented" I was!
2) Boy, truer words have never been spoken. And by "stupid" I think it means not necessarily someone incapable of learning, but someone unWILLING to learn. Soft to me represents mental AND physical weakness. Selfish comes in many forms, and all are not welcome on our team. Team Before Me.
3) These are 3 things any coach would die for in one particular athlete, but rarely do you find all three in the same person. Give me an athlete who is self-motivated enough to work just as hard when he is all alone as he works when coaches are present; give me an athlete who takes pride in his work - both in the classroom and on the court; give me an athlete who is mentally and physically tough enough to withstand adversity and thrive when others wilt; give me an athlete with all these qualities and you have given me a WINNER.
4) This "10,000 hour" theory comes from Gladwell's book "The Outliers" - GREAT book - fascinating stuff!
5) If you haven't figured it out by now, this is the Age of Transparency - the more you try to hide, the more will end up being exposed. It is behind this thought that I decided to begin this blog - I want others to get a glimpse into the Bulldog Basketball Program - I am proud of what we have built here and I'm not afraid to pull back the curtain to show at least some of what goes through a coach's mind!
6) This speaks of person's character - you can put on all kinds of masks and act like something you are not but ultimately, your actions will expose your true character.
7) Hmmm, this last one interests me, since I HAVE found that I am more alert during the school day when I come in the morning for one of our early morning workouts with Coach Miller, Coach Shultz, Coach Fry and Coach Ruhland... maybe I should start switching practice times to 5a-7a? (my players would LOVE that I'm sure...)
Happy Holidays everyone - hope you enjoyed the stocking stuffers!
In honor of the "stocking stuffer", I thought I would pass along something sent to me early this week from 5 Star Basketball Camp director, Leigh Kline. Just a couple interesting tidbits - "stocking stuffers", if you will:
1) Talent is the desire to practice (Malcolm Gladwell)
2) As a coach I can live with 1 of these 3 negative traits but no coach can live with 2: Soft, Stupid and Selfish .
3)Three qualities I want out of a player are self motivated, proud and tough. (Jeff Van Gundy)
4) To master anything (basketball, golf, violin) it takes 10,000 hours of deliberate practice/sustained focus in a field. That is 4 hours a day for 10 years on something and you must have a psychological/intellectual love for it. (Malcom Gladwell)
5) Regarding Social Media/Media: If you don't tell the story - someone will tell it for you. People are looking for depth and authenticity. (Nick Grudin)
6) 90% of your actions comes from your subconscious.
7)Studies show that students who exercise an hour before class perform better in the classroom.
So how do I interpret all of this? Here's my interpretation:
1) I LOVE practice, I really do. I actually enjoy the practices more than the games only because I get nervous for our kids. I want them to succeed and it tears me up when they don't achieve this success - I end up feeling bad for them, mostly because it's out there, for everyone in the gym to see. Practice is different - it's more personal... just me and the team. I love that. Plus, in practice, we almost encourage failure - just so we can show the players how to "make it right". And when the lightbulb goes on, when you can see that they "get it" - there is no better feeling for a teacher or a coach, trust me.
So I would say my desire for practice is tremendous - I didn't realize how "talented" I was!
2) Boy, truer words have never been spoken. And by "stupid" I think it means not necessarily someone incapable of learning, but someone unWILLING to learn. Soft to me represents mental AND physical weakness. Selfish comes in many forms, and all are not welcome on our team. Team Before Me.
3) These are 3 things any coach would die for in one particular athlete, but rarely do you find all three in the same person. Give me an athlete who is self-motivated enough to work just as hard when he is all alone as he works when coaches are present; give me an athlete who takes pride in his work - both in the classroom and on the court; give me an athlete who is mentally and physically tough enough to withstand adversity and thrive when others wilt; give me an athlete with all these qualities and you have given me a WINNER.
4) This "10,000 hour" theory comes from Gladwell's book "The Outliers" - GREAT book - fascinating stuff!
5) If you haven't figured it out by now, this is the Age of Transparency - the more you try to hide, the more will end up being exposed. It is behind this thought that I decided to begin this blog - I want others to get a glimpse into the Bulldog Basketball Program - I am proud of what we have built here and I'm not afraid to pull back the curtain to show at least some of what goes through a coach's mind!
6) This speaks of person's character - you can put on all kinds of masks and act like something you are not but ultimately, your actions will expose your true character.
7) Hmmm, this last one interests me, since I HAVE found that I am more alert during the school day when I come in the morning for one of our early morning workouts with Coach Miller, Coach Shultz, Coach Fry and Coach Ruhland... maybe I should start switching practice times to 5a-7a? (my players would LOVE that I'm sure...)
Happy Holidays everyone - hope you enjoyed the stocking stuffers!
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