UniversityofAlabamaCoachingClinic

September2930,2011

AnthonyGrant:HeadCoachUniversityofAlabama
5VsofSuccess
1. Values:Youdetermineyourvaluesbeforeyoudetermineyourvision.
2. Vision:Setbytheleader.Inspire,Influence,Impactthelivesofyourplayers.
Icanhelpyouachievebymakingyoudothingsyoudontwanttodo.
3. Virtues:Wehavetoknowstrengthsofteamandcoachingstaff.Playerswanttoknow
areyoucompetent,sincere,trustworthy,reliable.
4. Whatvehiclesdoweemploy?Wheredoyouwanttogo?Howdoyoudevelopthe
peopleinyourorganization?Howdoyouaddpeopletoyourorganization?
5. WhatareourVices?Whatarewegoingtohavetoovercome.
Asaleadermyjobistoserve.StaffandPlayers.
Youhavetosacrificeitsnotaboutus.Itsaboutthegreatergood.
Youcantbeafraidtofail.
Youonlyknowwhatyoureallybelieveinwhenyoulose.VanGundy
Whatdoyouwanttoberememberedfor?
Talentisneverenough.
Ifyouhavetalent,butyournotwillingtodothingsthatdontrequiretalentyoucant
besuccessful.AnthonyGrant
Expectations:ThinkandActlikeaChampion.Beontime.Beaccountable.Handle
adversity.
BuyInsfromyourplayers:1.Coachestheymustbelieveinyou2.Styleofplaybelieve
inyoursystem3.CauseChangetheCultureandthewaytheythink.

Radiochanneltodaysplayersaretunedinto:WIIFM:WhatsInItForMe
TodaysplayerliveintheIgeneration:ITunes,Ipad,IPhones.
Championshipsarebuilddailynotinoneday.
Wecharteffectedpassesandshots.Whenpressingplayershavetogivemaximum
effortortheywillstandout
CoachPujol:AssistantCoachUniversityofAlabama
TransitionDefense
Understandyouropponents:Whatdotheyliketoget.Easybaskets,open3s
OffensiveReboundingincreases10%intransition.Mustblockout.
Transitiondefensebeginsassoonaswetakeashot.
Howmanypeopledoyousendtotheglass?
Loadtotheball.Createawalltodiscouragepenetration.Lastbigwillloadtohelpon
ballhandler.
Sprintbackwithvision.Gettohelp.
Fillfrominsidetoout.ComparedHouseandYard.Chaseguysoffthefence(3).Dont
lettheminthehouse(paint).Keepthemintheyard(contested2.
Matchupswontbeatyouopenshotswill.
Mustbeabletocommunicate.Itengagesadisengageddefender.
Bigskeeppostplayersawayfromwheretheywanttogo.ArmbarattheFTLine
DanHipsher:AssistantCoachUniversityofAlabama
SpecialSituations
Ifyourdrawingyourlosing.Playersbetterknowtheplaysandyouarejustrefreshing
them.
Thingstothinkabout:TimeandScore,PossessionArrow,Whotofoul.Howtofoul.
TimeoutsLeft,FoulstillBonus,SubatTableonFT(allowsyoutosetupPressureFull
court)

KevinEastman:AssistantCoachBostonCeltics
DNAofachampionshipTeam
6Ss:ForasuccessfulCoach1.Survival2.Shithitsthefan3.Thingsbegintoslowdown
4.Success5.Significance6.Sharing.
Successdoesntstopwhenyougetthere.MichaelJordan
Nooneherehasarrived.Bestcoachesaresponges.
Donebeaknowitall.Bealearnitall.
Successliesinthesimplicity.Confusionliesinsophistication.
Hesitantathleteisanonathlete.
Studyallsuccessfulsportorganizations.
ChampionsD.N.A.
1. Culturedefinessuccess/failures
2. Standardswhowewanttobe
3. SuccessChecksmotivationalreminders/mindset
4. Core
ChampionshipsareWEdrivennotMEdriven.
Ifyouwanttogofastgoalone,Ifyouwanttogofargotogether.
Teamworkdividestheeffort.Teamworkaddstotheefficientcy.Teamwork
substractstheselfishness.
Allofyouhavetogiveyourselftotheteam.
Whenthebestplaythebestexecutionmakesthedifference.
Standards:

1. ExecutionLeadtheleagueindoinglittlethings.Passersmustbeontimeandon
target.Whythrowa$11passtoa$11millionshooter.
2. ResolveKeepcomingback.WhatdoDocRivers,BillBelichick,andTerry
Franconahaveincommon?Wereallfiredfromtheir1stjob.Nowtheyareall
worldchampionshipcoaches.
3. NoExcusesAdmitMistake.Correctit.NeverHappensAgain.
HavePAINTconsequencesKeepoffenseoutofthelane.
PostPlay:Fistfighttogetopenfootfighttoscore.
KobeBryantonworkingout:IdontworkoutIBLACKOUTPowerful
KevinGarnetts#1goal:TobethebestHEDGEdefenderintheNBA
CoachK:Ineverwanttostopgrowing.
StudySuccess:Seekwisdomfromthosewhocamebeforeyou.
Leaders:Putyourarmaroundthemandtakethemwithyou.Garnettmayhave
choicewordsforateammatebutheisalwayspullingthatteammaterightwith
him.
Messageisonlyamessageifitisreceived.
Successleavesfootprints.
WhenRayAllenisinashootingslumpthefirstthinghelooksbackattocorrectis
hisshotselectionandfeet.
Teamsofentitlementneverwintitles.
EmbracetheCs:Culture,Change.Ifwefightyouloseyourfuture.
Makeadailypracticeplanforeverday!!Mapoutyourlifejustlikeapractice
plan.
Tobethebestyoumustbeatthebestattheirbest.
Yourpaycheckisyourresponsibilitynotyouremployers.
Thereare2kindsofassistantcoaches:A.NoProblemB.ShitMan

ErikSpoelstrawasnamedNoProblembyPatRileybecausehedidwhateverhe
wasaskedtodo.Theothertypeofcoachwhenaskedtodosomethinghisfirst
wordisShit.
Bigeyes.Bigears.SmallMouth
Haveanswersbeforetheyaskqueations.
MichaelJordanwasonceaskedifitwashardtoavg32points.Hesaidhedidnt
lookatitthatwayhisgoalwasthescore8pointsaquarter.
Workingonyourshot:shoot1perfectformshot500xaday
Investinyourselfnotbyyourself.
Commitmenthasnoexpirationdate.Give100%everyday.
Workonthedaysyoudontfeellikeit
Thereisapricetopayfortheseatyouwanttositin.
Playerswithtalentandplayersaretalented.ThedifferenceistheED
PlayforWEnotME
SigninthePatriotsLockerRoom:Doyourjob.Completely.
WewantplayerswhohavecharacterbutNOTcharacters.
Playerswhohaveaninnerdrive
Kidsenthusiasm.Adultsmaturity.
Leadershipisplural.Everyoneleads.
TruthLiveit,TakeIt.TellIt.
TrustTime,Consistency,Proof
Leadershavetoadjustallthetime.
ShititAintworking:4mostimportantwordsincoaching
OpenDoorpolicyalsoaOpenEar,OpenMindandOpenHeart
Whatyousayyouknowtheywillevaluate.Whatyousaytheywillhear.What
youdotheysee

Itsnothowmuchyouknowitswhatyoubring.Playerneedtoseeyourheart,
seeyousweat.Yourwillingnesstolearnandgrow.Yourwillingnesstolisten.
KevinEastman
50BulletPointsforanyOffensiveSystem
DonMeyerEvaluateyourprogram.Bringwhatisuptothelevelitshouldbe.Its
notwhoweplayorwhereweplayitshowweplay.
NeversayNOtoabasketballopportunity.
Listallthepeoplewhocanhelpyou.
Someonehastoknowwhoyouare,whatyoudo,howwellyoudoit.
StimulatingYourOffensiveThinking
1. Besttimetofeedpostisaftertheballisreversed.Movement=mistakes
2. Fistfighttogetopenfootfighttoscore.
3. Finishspacing.Sprinttospacing.
4. Begotoguybutdontbetheforceitguy.DefineRolesandLateGameRoles
5. Allpassesontimeandontarget
6. ScorersYouhaveresponsibilitytomakegooddecisionswithball.
7. MotionWhenindoubtspreadout.Sprintoutsidethe3rengagetogetback
inoffense.
8. BallReversal=DefensiveBreakdowns
9. Thefloorshrinksatthenextlevel
10. Inboundersgivethemreads.Never2guysopenatsametime.
11. 2mostforgottenadvantages.Hitthe1stopenman.Reversetheball.
12. Duringskeletonoffensehavetohearshoessqueek
13. Makesurebestplayerskeepballaslongastheyneedtonothowlongyou
wantto
14. Giveuppositionforpossessionratherthanreachandhope

15. Ownthemidline
16. EmotionalInvolvementvsEvaluationInvolvement
17. Screenerarrivewithouryourdefender.Sprinttopick/roll
18. FeelMine,ReadHis,SeeTheirs,Whenusingscreens
19. Doyouhaveamustscreensituation
20. ShootingTurnovers
21. Shooting%godownorshotselectiongonedown
22. Closeryourunoffensetorimthemorephysicalitwillbe
23. Theplaymaybeyourstheshotmaynotbe
24. Goodoffensivereboundersliveontheweaksideoftherim.Getmiddlerim
andweaksidereboundposition.Atleastgethiptohip
25. Logicstatesthemoreyougoafterthemoreyouget
26. Vs.switchingwewanttocutwithspeed
27. Whateveristhemindofthepasserneedstobemindofreceiever
28. Takeawayhelp
29. Moveballagainstbaddefensiveteams
30. Whatisyouradjustmentphilosophydefensively.
31. Giveroleplayersgoalseachhalf
32. Whoeverhasballtheirgame.1passawayreadyforball
33. Postcuttingwhenballenteredintopostplayercuts
34. Mustownyourspace.Getopen.Takeawaydenyarm
35. Whenshotblockergoestogetshotthepersonhewasguardingattackrim
36. ScreeningRules:Dontscreenair.Cantscreenteammate
37. Onemorepass.Maketheextrapass

38. Dontdoyourthing1sttimeyoucatchit
ITS=IMPOSSIBLEToSucceed
Whenyoustarttocomplainitshardtowinthegame.
Whatsonyourlockerroomwallsspeakstoyourteam
Dontfearfailing.Feartheconsequencesofnottrying.
Analzyeyourregretswhileyourlivingchangeit.