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 0admin1 | Oct 16, 2020 | Academy Coaches, Communication, Culture, Mindset, Player Development
In 2018 Olivier and I got invited to join the coaching staff at the NBA Without Borders camp in Belgrade – Serbia. The camp is held for the top prospects from all over Europe, and lead by NBA trainers & players. When we arrived at the camp it felt very...
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...
by Joerik | Oct 5, 2020 | Academy Coaches, Player Development
The rule of 3, 10 and 30 dive a bit further into the topic of my last post on two questions to ask yourself before intervening. This one of those things that I heard mentioned somewhere but I forgot who said it. In any case the rules sticked because it just makes...
