DOMINATE Preseason

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Basketball Coaches: DOMINATE your preseason with these 10 tips 👇🏼👇🏼

1. Spend quality time with your friends & family It does wonders for your mental health and time is limited once the season begins

2. Plan Plan your… -Teaching methods -Implementation timeline -Equipment purchases -The first team meeting -The parent meeting -Assistant coaches notebooks -Fundraisers -Scouting schedule

3. Check & double check Schedules, gym times, busing, uniforms, practice gear

4. Go to a coaching clinic Network, socialize, learn, get energized @ohioBKcoaches

5. Get your team in peak physical shape - on the track, in the gym, in the weight room Get your players uncomfortable while bonding and building mental/physical toughness

6. Maximize your court time! Do whatever your state association allows you to do with your players… full team, small group, no basketballs, etc

7. Establish “How We Do Things” with your players You can’t just flip a switch at the first official practice… running to the whistle, tucking in shirts, giving eye contact, whatever your secret sauce is

8. Trim your playbook… trim some more… and then some more Most coaches have way too many plays

9. Commit to a personal exercise & diet routine Time and energy are at a premium in season… with a builtin routine, you are more likely to see your habits through

10. Attend athletic competitions for your fall sports athletes It’s great for the community to see your face and for your athletes to know you care

Check out my “Drill Book” for diagrams, descriptions, and points of precision for 50+ drills from every practice block coachhack-go.sellfy.store/p/drill-book-practice-plans/

Most of these ideas were crowdsourced by coaches just like YOU Thanks specifically to @jakekates45 @1996nole @JohnCarrier42 @coach_sanderson @TerryBattenberg @coachnannen @coachgkap @Toby1Frazier @CoachBragg10 for helping grow the game