Building a Program Series: Say Less, But Say It More Often

Lesson #3 of the Building a Program Series - Say Less, But Say It More Often

This lesson is one of ten in our Building a Program series. This series focuses on a combination of off-court and on-court ideas that can take your program to the next level or build it from the ground up. These ideas have been built through 25 years of running a highly successful high school basketball program.

Each course in this series is a 2,000 word article that includes highly specific examples and ideas that can help you build your program. These writings are easy to read and are downloadable PDFs, so you can always save them. 

Here is a short excerpt from this lesson, titled Say Less, But Say It More Often

"Coaches are teachers even if that’s not their day job. Coaching is teaching. And, teachers love to hear themselves talk. So, as coaches, we have to understand and be empathetic of our athletes’ situation. They are at practice to be active and engaged and physical. Sitting in desks all day is tough on a teenager; sports practice is their chance to get moving and active. Long, drawn out, repetitive talking from a coach usually does nothing to motivate, energize, or inspire your players to compete at their best level."

This course is all about the power of being concise and detailed within your program!