While the 5 starters usually get most of the headlines and shine, in order for a team to maximize it’s true potential, it has to continually develop and maximize the other 5-10 players on the team. Bench players play an integral role in any team’s success. I’ve been...
Back in September, Stronger Team Owner Alan Stein had the pleasure to record a podcast with Winning Youth Coaching. The podcast is nearly an hour of insightful experiences and Alan's training philosophies and mindset. Below are a few of my favorite quotes from the episode, but don't take...
A basketball coach’s most difficult job is getting 15 individuals to fully acknowledge and embrace this fundamental concept: This is not an easy task. Human beings are inherently selfish. We are programmed at a very early age to always look out for #1. Trust me, I have 3...
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFDQvp2a8eQ[/embed] The sole purpose of the Stronger Team Huddle is to provide youth & high school basketball coaches and trainers with proven performance training techniques & philosophies through instruction, demonstration and hands-on participation. This event is not a clinic, conference, seminar or certification. It is an...
I saw the following statement on Twitter and it really made me think: Talent, luck and persistence - pick any two to achieve true success. Hmmm… let’s take a look… Talent To some degree, what most people refer to as ‘talent’ is nothing more than passion. If you love...
Do you really love the game of basketball? Or do you love the idea of being a basketball player? That is a very powerful distinction. There is a big difference between truly loving the game and loving what the game can do for you (fame, money, etc.). If you...
NOTE: This is the second post of a 2-part series about high school basketball referees (READ PART 1 HERE). Scott Long, a veteran high school basketball referee from Nebraska, wrote it. Scott is one of the best in the business and I really appreciate his...
Given I am the only strength & conditioning coach in the history of high school basketball to get a technical foul during a game, it is safe to say I put referees in line with IRS auditors on my scale of favorite people. Heck, I won’t...
I am in my 14th year as a full-time, professional basketball-specific strength & conditioning coach. This is my calling for 2 reasons: I love the game of basketball I am passionate about positively influencing young people My mission is to share my philosophy of safe, purposeful and productive training...
As many of my longtime followers know, at the end of 2008 I set a personal goal to read 50 books in 2009. Given the fact I hadn’t read 50 books in my entire life up until that point; it was a lofty goal to...