At Club Estudiantes, coaches placed a strong emphasis on building trust with their players and within their teams. This is because trust is a vital component in the success of any team, and it is especially important in the high-pressure environment of competitive sports. I saw coaches use a variety of strategies to build an […]
At Club Estudiantes, Madrid, I received a fantastic education in establishing clear expectations for players through a combination of open communication, mutual respect, and a focus on team goals. Here are a few key approaches that I observed the Spanish basketball coaches using: Clear communication: The coaches I worked with believed that open communication […]
Developing team spirit and culture is a critical aspect of basketball coaching, particularly for Spanish basketball coaches. I had a great time both on and off court at Club Estudiantes with both coaches and players and I put this down to the spirit and culture which made me feel like I belonged to the club. […]
Spanish youth basketball coaches put a lot of effort into planning a basketball season fortheir teams. At Club Estudiantes, the process involved a number of steps, from selectingplayers and developing team strategies to creating a practice schedule and organisinggames. Here is a brief overview of how Spanish youth basketball coaches plan a basketballseason. First, the […]
The word ‘planning’ may conjure up all sorts of images for you. For me, it means sitting in the pub with salt shakers on offense, pint glasses on defense, and notes written on napkins! Let’s face it, we have all spent hours with our basketball buddies drawing up plans to dominate the league next season […]
Youth Player Development: 1v1 ISO or Passing skills? Part 1… Preseason out it Spain with the U14s led to yet another thought provoking game, however, unlike the U10s game mentioned in the previous post, I didn’t leave the game in two minds. I felt confident in that the club I was working at was taking the […]
Praise is not always helpful! I remember one day during my first season in Spain I was sitting on the sideline with a pro level Coach. We were observing several head coaches and assistant coaches during a session, and we discussed the exercises taking notes on what we liked and how we would alter them to […]
Youth Player Development- The ONLY Path to Take. Many times I have sat after games in the U.K. mulling over the meaning of life, “what could I have done better?”, “do I need to revamp our training sessions?”or “what could I have done to be blown out by 80 instead of 100?”. Many, many times! […]