Basketball - Development of the Big Man
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X's and O's by Mike MacKay - Development of the Big Man - October 22, 2008 2008-10-21 16:11:55 The following are the clinic notes from a presentation by Ettore Messina, the coach of CSKA Moscow of the Euroleague. I have read some of his material, but never had the pleasure of seeing him in person. I know understand why he is successful. He is a teacher. What does this mean? -He effectively communicates complex ideas into simple concepts that can be grasped by all. -He is about developing the individual. -He recognizes that you need to address the whole player, not just the basketball side. -Learning takes time. There were numerous times during the clinic where I would slap my head and say; “That is so simple, why did I not think of that before?” You could see his team execute what he had taught the next night in the game. Ettore Messina Important as a coach that we put players in situation where they understand why they do certain things. If players do not understand, they will not work. Why do we come to coaching clinics? -We want to get grasp what is the coach’s general ideas about coaching. -Pick up one or two ideas that we may be able to use. Do not copy everything that you see or hear. Learn to understand the way of the coach You may not like what the coach has to say, but try to understand way the coach does what he does. You need to build your own system. It is based on what the players can do. It is not the same as when I started 30 years ago. The more information you receive the harder it is to implement. More is not always better. The art of coaching is in picking the right information to use at the right time. You need to make the selection of what information to use. Today it is even harder because we are exposed to so much information. You cannot teach them everything. The key is to know what we must absolutely teach now. What comes next? What comes last? A good teacher knows where to start and where he wants to progress too in the end. What is your endpoint? You need to help players grow. They need to walk on their own. Define my system – it I what I feel comfortable with in an organized way. It begins with an organized method of teaching. Start with the basics. The coach must create steps that lead somewhere. These steps cannot be too small and not challenge the athlete or too big to create
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