by Joerik | Oct 30, 2020 | Academy Coaches, Communication, Culture, Player Development
My advice is to always prepare your practices on a paper. It can be written down on a napkin or printed out professionally on your practice template. The form does not really matter in my mind. You will see that players will be more engaged. For me this small action...
by Joerik | Oct 21, 2020 | Academy Coaches, Mindset, Player Development
I believe as a coach you should find your trademark: what is your specialty? Where do you want to your team to be known for? It should be 3 things that are super important to you and that are based on your philosophy and play-style.
Those 3 things should return in...
by Joerik | Oct 14, 2020 | Academy Coaches, Communication, Culture, Mindset, Player Development, Public
I remember when a couple of years ago one of my friends came to watch a game of our U18 team. We had a very decent team performance winning the game with 40+ points. Our head coach (Janka Debacker) was very quiet during the game: a lot of the times she just sat down...
by Joerik | Oct 8, 2020 | Academy Coaches, Player Development
The purpose of the skills trainer is to make the players become “amazing at the basics”. The sole focus is on developing players fundamentals to maximize the skill level of each player. Our goal is to make players reach their full potential. Beyond the obvious, as...
by Joerik | Oct 6, 2020 | Academy Coaches, Academy Players, Mindset, Player Development
Another coach asked a question this week that I get often: “what’s your definition of a ‘great coach’?” Over the years my answer has gotten less and less connected with anything basketball-related. Having thought about it a lot the last couple of days… and I...
