Everything Is Timing – Johan Cruyff Edition
Johan Cruyff is the most intriguing sports figure of the last 50 years. He had the ability to say something
Category: Coaching
“It’s Basketball… Get Over Yourself!”
I have a read a lot of coaching texts over the years. And biographies. And autobiographies. I learnt a lot
Timeouts Make You Play Worse
I don’t want to labour the point (Haha, just joking. Of course I do) but I am reasonably sure that
Shane Battier On Coaching Motivations
The major motivation for coaches is obvious to everyone: To win. Coaches will do everything they can to win. Or
Great Players / Great Coaches
Like almost everyone with more than a passing interest in sport, I subscribe to the truism that great players do
Free Spiking Is A Terrible Drill
I recently wrote a post in which I made the statement that I hate the ‘drill’ we normally call Free
A Proud Coaching Moment
Of all the common drills that one sees in a standard volleyball practice, the drill that I absolutely hate the
Transfer, Transfer, Transfer
I think all coaches agree that the goal of practice is to create environment in which the activities taught therein
Vision, Control And Steve Kerr
Over the course of my coaching life, I have learnt many valuable lessons that apply not only to coaching. Two
Timeouts And Service Errors
While at the Olympic Qualification Tournament in Berlin, I was chatting with a colleague who at one point made a
At Home On The Court 