2014 Point Guard College Notes
Day 1- afternoon
Point Guard- Playmaker and a leader
T IPI- Temporary inconvenience, Permanent Improvement
● Stand out
❏ uncomfortable
❏ awkward
❏ overwhelmed
❏ clumsy
Disease of me
● Being a point guard
Symptoms
● too coolness
● too shyness
How to learn
● Hear it
● See it
● Do it
4 ways to learn
1. Stretch yourself
● “I am uncomfortable being comfortable.” -Steve Nash
2. Drop your comparisons
● self assess
● ok to make mistakes (a lot)
3. Drop your expectations
4. Accumulate the little things
● always get better
Leadership | 2014 Point Guard College Notes
1. Service
● Best leaders are the first servants
2. Extra
● Always be doing extra
3. Influence
● Ability to positively affect the direction of the group
*LEARN WAYS TO BE SPECIAL, STAND OUT*
6 Krucial Koncepts for being a playmaker | 2014 Point Guard College Notes
R- race the ball from
● race at a speed that is uncomfortable for defense
● take advantage of disorganized defense
● 3 ways: dribble, pass, swoop (a sprint to a dangerous area on the court) Dangerous: a place
where you can score, a threat.
● race does NOT mean rush (quick shots vs. high % shots)
A- arc to arc
C- control (#1 point guard commandment)
-yourself -emotions
-ball -defense
-team -tempo
● easy to play slow with control and fast without control
● special= striking the balance
John Wooden- greatest coach of all time looks for
-quickness
-composure: state of being calm and under control
● Best way for control
❏ Dynamic stops
❖ back brakes (good) vs. front brakes (bad)
*land quietly like a cat→ deceleration
➢ bones absorb shock- noise
➢ muscles absorb shock- quiet
❖ jump stops create time**
Advantages off of 2 feet:
● more balance and power
● ability to fake
● change mind at last second
● more likely to get a call
● change direction
● more contact (fouls)
E- eagerly hunt the paint
● good things happen
● don’t hurry- looks bad
● huPPPPy- peek (eyes at rim), powerful (mentally and physically;
wide), patient (difference= ¼ of a second), and purposeful (be decisive, have a plan)
C- cleverness
● the essence of the game is deception
● fakes- can’t use enough
● charging speeds (illusion of quickness)
A- arrums (“air ‘em”): get players in air
● eyes to the rim
● ball to the chin
● legs loaded
R- reminders
● overlooked skill that all great leaders possess
– “If the only way you lead is by example, then you are a very poor leader.”
● reminders are only useful before needed
– anticipate
6 intangibles | 2014 Point Guard College Notes
● “It’s not what you do, but how you do what you do.”
● create a championship environment
● teach you to lead an entire team
S- spirit: a quiet gym is a losing gym
● spirit is energy
● why is this important? why do coaches demand it?
– spirit creates consistency
● championship practices
– sounds/noisy
– intensity (competing)
– players on the sideline
● reasons practices don’t have spirit
– coaches (not their job to bring positive energy to practice, it’s yours.
– you don’t feel like it
❖ “The times when you don’t feel like it are the times it’s NEEDED the most” (fake it until you
make it).
● ways to bring spirit:
– 2 PPM (positives per minute)
– rhythm claps
– positive touch (ex: high fives)
– sprinting, sneakers, players on sideline
C- communication
● enhances every human experience
● why don’t players talk?
○ too into themselves (disease of me)
○ fatigue
○ don’t know what/how to say it
● N.I.T.E communication | 2014 Point Guard College Notes
N- names
● “The sweetest sound in any language is the sound of someone’s name.”
● use their name before instruction
I- information
● chatter vs. relevant information
● reminders**
● goal: 2 PPM and 2 RPM (reminders per minute) T- tone of voice
● no yelling
E- eye contact (little nods)
● most basic form of respect
● great coached are going to demand it
● 93% of all communication is nonverbal (body language)
H- hustle
● eyes- demanding eyes, not looking around
● stance- strong, wide, athletic
● hands- lock your hands
○ lead by example
○ hustle is very contagious
○ sheepdog mentality
■ never lose enthusiasm
■ relentless persistence
■ keep the herd together
A- approach | 2014 Point Guard College Notes
● attitude you choose to bring to something
● the path you take to arrive at your destination
● three rules of a successful approach
○ show up early
○ learn something new everyday
○ add value
● Mental toughness: what you choose to put your focus on
○ petty problems vs. being noble-minded
○ how to respond to fouls
■ “make a move so dynamic you can’t get fouled.”
P- precision: Having the the discipline to do something as well as it can be done, every single
time, even if it’s uncomfortable or inconvenient (even if no coach is watching)
● having a ridiculous attention to detail
● practice makes PERMANENT
E- enhance: to contribute to an environment or unselfishly offer a service.
● contributing vs. contaminating
● leave environments better than you found it
● ETDMTYS (expect to do more than your share)
2014 Point Guard College Notes
Day 1- evening |
Jump shots and control (film)
● when you go off of 1 foot, blockers can time their leap
● anytime your shot has a chance of being bothered or blocked, go off
2 feet!!!
● allows for much more contact
Hunting the paint (film)
● control
● fake
● patience
● PEEK
How to beat a defender 1 on 1
● to be a playmaker, you must have the ability to beat one defender and draw help
● good dribble vs. good ball handler
● a good ball handler can beat their defender in the least amount of
dribbles
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