Three James Clear Quotes to Sustain Good Habits
Atomic Habits by James Clear is the most applicable book to coaching and teaching that I have read this year. When I read books, I’m looking for a couple quotes of wisdom to take away. These…
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Category: Basketball Books
Empowering Players to Come Back from Halftime Deficits
I vividly remember one awful game from this past season. I’m just going to call it the Game of Shame. We faced a double-digit halftime deficit. Not that that was anything new. It actually happened on…
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Reflecting on Reading What Made Maddie Run
I just finished reading Kate Fagan’s book What Made Maddie Run. One of my player’s goals this summer is to read this book, so I read it too. The book uncovers the months leading up to…
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Don’t Do These 10 Things Coaching Basketball
The book Play Their Hearts Out by George Dohrmann is required reading in many NBA offices. The book is a case study for the route that many NBA players are taking. It is helping NBA executives…
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Is It Student-Athlete or Athlete-Student?
I just read the book The Smartest Kids in the World and How They Got That Way by Amanda Ripley. Ripley travels to Finland, South Korea, and Poland to compare the experiences of American students while…
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Faith and Effort: Two Goals to Accomplish Anything
At the urging of a co-worker I read The Miracle Equation by Hal Elrod. Elrod argues that through unwavering faith and incredible effort anything can be accomplished. I read it through the lens of a coach…
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How Smith, Krzyzewski, and Valvano Delayed Instant Gratification
I just read The Legends Club by John Feinstein which documents the competition amongst interstate rivals Jim Valvano, Dean Smith, and Mike Krzyzewski. In addition to some interesting stories about that era, there is a consistent theme…
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Seven Steps to Less Stressful Coaching
After reading The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin, I found seven themes that will develop a less stressful coaching experience. These themes are probably all things you consider, but as with anything else in basketball it…
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Applying Mike Massimino’s NASA Teamwork Lessons to Basketball
At the recommendation of a friend I read astronaut Mike Massamino’s book Spaceman: An Astronaut’s Unlikely Journey to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe. When I read books I’m specifically looking for inspiration that I can…
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Advice to Coaches: Call Players Relentless, Not Clutch
I recently read Relentless by Tim S. Grover. Grover has served as the personal trainer to MJ, Kobe, and D-Wade. Not a terrible résumé. There were two quotes that resonated with me from a coaching perspective.…
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