Practice...We're Talking About Practice

There are so many ways and methods when it comes to proper practice planning.  Throughout my 10 years of coaching since the finish of my college playing career, I have made changes and alterations to how I plan practice each season.  Is this good or bad...I don't know.  Maybe it's the perfectionist in me that makes me continue to tweak and change (or the ADD).  Whatever it is, I know that I found that there is no certain way to do things...no cookie cutter method.  The biggest key is to make sure that you HAVE A PLAN, and it fits in with your philosophy and season goals. 

In our program, we have used the "Five Fundamental Areas" that we build into our practice time each day.

1. Shooting
2. Ball Handling
3. Passing
4. Rebounding
5. M2M Defensive Principles

The time and depth of these areas change according to time of the season we are in, length of practice time, and based on needs during that practice.  As time has passed, I am more and more convinced that player development is much more important to success than what offense and defense you run. The Five Fundamentals helps us to accomplish this by making our players the best they are capable of becoming.

Networking

It seems the more and more time goes on, the importance of networking in any job gets more and more important.  Gone are the days that being successful and doing things on your own can earn you the promotion or the job of your dreams.  Whether it is right or wrong, it is the way things are now. The importance of meeting new people, socializing, technological and face-to-face interactions, and constant contact are now becoming the norm in advancement.  It's time to get with the program and get out and network, network, network.