Mike Krzyzewski “Developing a Program” by Mark Chapman

Written by Coach Peterman

I have coached at the NCAA Division 2 (Southwestern Oklahoma State University), NAIA (USAO), and JUCO Levels (Blinn College and Carl Albert State College) as well as high school. I just felt that fellow coaches especially young coaches need to constantly work on their “game”. Just like the basketball players that we coach. We as coaches need to improve ourselves. That is my story and why I do this blog.

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Basketball Coaching Clinic Notes

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October 11, 2013

Mike Krzyzewski

Nike Coaching Clinic

“Developing a program”

I. Big Picture

A. Visualize and develop the “ego” and confidence

1. Call players over the summer

2. Asks them questions

*about the program

*personal questions

*consistent contact

3. Not long meetings; short and to the point

4. His favorite players are the hardest workers

5. Never be afraid to fail

“Kids do not have anyone that cares for them unconditionally”

B. Player / Coach relationship

1. Best players need to have a relationship with you

2. Confidence in each other

3. No shot count on them

II. Your current team

A. When you look at your team ask yourself these questions. . .

1. “Who do I coach?”

2. “What am I going to teach them”?

3. “How do I teach”

* What drills am I going to use

B. Developing you players

“No skill can be taught (learned) unless intensive, intelligent & persistence is practiced (activily)”

1. 3 things to develop in every practice

* Work Hard – Play Hard

* Ability to concentrate (think)

* Communicate – TALK

C. Developing Your leaders

1. Take your leaders out

2. Use them to develop your next team leaders (younger)

3. Try to figure out who your future leaders will be & start early

D. Teaching

1. How WELL you teach

2. Give different players opportunity to be in leadership

*Doesn’t want to be predictable

3. Recognize some guys have “passion” to do activities

4. He used to YELL a lot, now he just speaks sternly

*In front of everyone asks questions

E. Mistakes

1. Mistakes of OMISSION – When you don’t try = not accepted

2. Mistakes of COMISSION – Effort is there,

* Not “his” mistake but “our” mistake

* Do not blame, be responsible

3. Do not let practice become sterol

III. His Team

– Each player is different

– Talk about strengths and roles/weaknesses

– He learns from his players

– Explain roles ALL YEAR LONG (especially in practice)

* Hear you forget

* See you remember

* Do you understand

– He never meets at midcourt: When we do players shut down mentally. Does not like to have long meetings. Explain roles in practice. Role identification.

– Teams change over the length of a season; Roles can change as well

– Adversity can give you opportunities, if you look for them

We have a new basketball coaching contributor in Mark Chapman who is the Head Boy’s Basketball Coach at Hamilton Township High School in Columbus, Ohio.