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Alan Stein Motivating Players Part 2<\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n

Motivating Players
\nBy: Alan Stein
\nPart 2
\nAlan Stein is a strength and conditioning trainer for Dematha High School and does a great job of sharing information that pertains to developing a team. To find more information that he has put out check out his web site http:\/\/www.strongerteam.com\/.<\/p>\n

\u201cRegardless of your style, here are 9 keys to motivating players.\u201d
\n(The first five keys to motivating players were listed in the previous post)<\/p>\n

6. Bring ENERGY: Players respect coaches that work just as hard as they do. Make your enthusiasm and passion contagious. You don\u2019t get what you know. You get what you bring. If you happen to be a younger, inexperienced coach (mentioned above in #1), your daily energy and enthusiasm can make up for your lack of acumen for the time being.<\/p>\n

7. Use innovative drills: Gene Hackman\u2019s famous line in Hoosiers (\u2018My practices aren\u2019t designed for your enjoyment.\u2019) doesn\u2019t fly with today\u2019s player. Players have short attention spans. Boredom causes demotivation. It\u2019s not your job to reinvent the wheel, but it is your job to constantly search for ways to get that wheel to run smoother and faster!<\/p>\n

8. Be authentic: Players can spot a phony just as quickly as they can spot incompetence. Be true to yourself; don\u2019t try to be someone else. If Brad Stevens tried to coach like Bobby Knight, it wouldn\u2019t work. Coach to your strengths and create your own style, philosophy, and culture.<\/p>\n

9. Love them: Players don\u2019t care how much you know until they know how much you care. If you truly care about your players, on and off the court, they will run through a brick wall for you. Literally.<\/p>\n

We have a new basketball coaching contributor in Mark Chapman who is the Head Boy\u2019s Basketball Coach at Hamilton Township High School in Columbus, Ohio. Coach Mark Chapman always has great basketball plays and basketball coaching clinic notes to share with the basketball coaching world. Make sure that you check out his basketball X\u2019s and O\u2019s material. You will love some of his coaching ideas.<\/p>\n

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Follow Coach Mark Chapman on Twitter!!!<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n