By Brian Gotta, President of CoachDeck The level of success you have this season will depend upon your organization. Your CoachDeck contains 52 great drills to assist you. But the bottom line is, come to practice with a strategy in...
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Words of Wisdom from Wooden
By Brian Gotta, President of CoachDeck John Wooden, the former UCLA basketball coach widely regarded as the greatest ever, has written Six Ways to Bring Out the Best in Other People:1. Keep courtesy and consideration for others foremost in your...
Six Fundamentals for Youth Coaches
By Brian Gotta, President of CoachDeck Six steps to being a good coach, when distilled down are:• When coaching young players, try to spend as much time as possible on their level, by taking a knee or sitting, to reduce...
A Tale of Two Steals Home
By Brian Gotta, President of CoachDeck As a basecoach, I’m pretty aggressive and pride myself in being able to exploit defensive mistakes. But this story isn’t about my acumen, rather about two different opposing coaches’ reactions to a similar situation....
Developing a Plan
Your first order of business should be to develop a thorough plan before each week’s practice. By using the vast library of drills available in your CoachDeck you’ll quickly be on your way to running a crisp, fun and valuable...