A Coach's Notebook

I’ve been on a John Wooden kick lately.  The man certainly was wise.  But, my JV practice yesterday reminded me of a Wooden-ism that I found myself blurting out which resulted in a lot of head turns and confused looks: “Be quick, but don’t hurry” When you first read it or hear it, it doesn’t … Continue reading »

Official practice is now under way for every college in America.  High schools get started soon if they haven’t already.  The key to setting the tone from the beginning of the year, day 1 of practice, isn’t an incredible offensive scheme.  It isn’t getting a bunch of shots up.  It isn’t going over everything you … Continue reading »

I think it’s ironic that John Wooden was born on this day, 101 years ago.  As we all get prepared for the season, we’re reminded of a man that defined a game, dominated college basketball for years, and had a profound impact on millions of people (and still continues to).  I shared this excerpt a … Continue reading »

Basketball season is officially almost upon us.  For us coaches, the season never really stops, just a couple gaps here and there. But, official practices start Saturday, games in less than a month.  Best “season” of the year. The rest of the week I’ll post some things to get you up-to-date on what we’re doing … Continue reading »

These should entertain you for 5 minutes. There have been two videos that have gone viral the past couple weeks from Ohio University, and me being a proud alum, I had to post them.  Athens has always been a special place, a great college town, and people are starting to take notice. Ohio Athletics does … Continue reading »