After going through every edition of @JamesClear 3-2-1 newsletter...
...here's our TOP 11 thoughts for coaches.
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1a. On confidence & self-doubt
Merely believing you deserve something doesn't make it a reality.
But believing you don't deserve something will prevent you from trying.
1b. Most people are capable of more than they believe.
Confidence won't automatically get you results, but self-doubt sets your ceiling.
2. Choose your people
To be in the top 1% of your particular domain, you can't take cues from & follow the social norms of the 99%.
It's harder than it sounds. We're wired to imitate.
The further you want to climb, the more carefully you need to construct your tribe.
3. Consistency vs. Intensity
Most people need consistency more than they need intensity.
Intensity - run a marathon or write a book in 30 days.
Consistency: don't miss a workout for two years or write every week.
Intensity makes a good story. Consistency makes progress.
4. Balance is timing, not intensity
It is not doing multiple tasks at 80%, but developing the skill of turning it on and turning it off.
Sleep fully, then work intensely. Focus deeply, then relax completely.
Give each phase your full attention.
5. You hold the right to effort, not results
You always hold the rights to your effort, but never results.
Results are entitled to no one. At best, they are on loan and must be renewed each day.
All you own is the right to try.
6. On giving feedback
When feedback is immediate, clear, and concrete, people learn quickly.
When feedback is delayed, abstract, and opaque, people rarely learn.
7. Ignore. Unfollow. Abandon
Ignore topics that drain your attention. Unfollow people that drain your energy. Abandon projects that drain your time.
Do not keep up with it all.
The more selectively ignorant you become, the more broadly knowledgeable you can be.
8. Motion vs. Progress
Motion - talk to a personal trainer. Research your book idea. Explore different types of meditation.
Action - do 10 squats. Write 1 sentence. meditate for 1 minute.
Motion feels like progress. Action is progress.
9. To achieve exceptional results
1. quantity - you take a lot of shots.
2. quality - you take thoughtful shots
3. Consistency - you keep shooting for a long time
4. feedback - you take better shots over time
5. luck - you get a few favorable bounces.
10. Build your identity
Your identity can hold you back. I'm terrible with directions. I have a sweet tooth. I'm bad at math.
Or it can build you up.
I'm the type of person who doesn't miss workouts. I finish what I start.
Build habits that reinforce your desired identity.
11. Being yourself is a continuous effort
There is always another expectation placed upon you, another person pulling you toward their preferences, another nudge from society to act a certain way.
It's a daily battle to be yourself, not merely what the world wants you to be."
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Coaches are constantly looking for innovative ways to run offense.
The thing is, most great offenses just start in the right spots.
Here's an action high level teams are using to punish their opponents..
..and you can put it in with your team starting tomorrow
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1/ It's called Spain action
Spain is a pick and roll set in the center of the floor. The first screen is set by a big, and simultaneously a guard sets a backscreen on the ball screener's defender.
2/ Option 1- Your big is going to be open running to the front of the rim as their defender gets hit with the back screen.
Some people think great teammates are born… they aren’t.
More goes into being great to play with than meets the eye. It is our job as coaches to give our players the tools they need to become elite teammates.
The Ten Teammate Commandments
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1a/ Thou shalt be the thermostat, not the thermometer.
Be an energy giver and force others around you to raise their temperature to the level you dictate.
Avoid being a thermometer, who walks into the gym & lets the environment dictate their temperature/energy.
1b/ Players who bring constant energy make everything more competitive, lift up those around them & are just more FUN to play with!
Bringing energy day in day out is step one to being a great teammate!! Listen to Geno 👇👇👇
What if I told you that one of the most under taught aspects of the game is also one of the most vital in determining your team's success?
What is it you ask?
Shot Selection
Thread ⏰ 👇👇👇
1/ Define it
If we don’t define to our players what good and bad shots are, how are they supposed to know?
The definition also can’t be simplistic or binary (good/bad), that isn’t nuanced enough.
So let’s define it with more detail.
2/ The Chart
We use a shot selection chart that was created by our founder Dick DeVenzio. Here it is:
9 - A gimme 7- Open shot in your range 5- Average shot, typically contested 3- Third grade shot/heavily contested - shot you typically see a 3rd grader throwing up
We find that a lot of players are inconsistent on drives with their decision making and reads.
We also find that most players don’t know what to look for while driving…
So what exactly should they be looking for?
Time for a thread 👇👇👇
1/ Give them a cue!
Our brain builds instincts based on the visual cues around us. Once we know what to look for and gain experience seeing it, the reaction becomes a reflex.
Here is the cue we use to teach decision making on drives… Chest/Shoulder reads
2/ A/B decisions
Chest/Shoulder reads break down what players are looking for on drives into an easy to digest & understand package. If A is in front of you… do this — if B is in front of you, do that. This is why players can master it quickly once they know what to look for.