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mhart
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« Thread Started on Nov 3, 2009, 4:25pm » | |
Here is a great article by Brian McCormick his website:
http://learntocoachbasketball.com/coaching-style-or-system-of-play
Last week, while in Vancouver, British Columbia, the conversation turned to a very successful small college coach and his system of play. This coach employs the “Grinnell system” and is convinced that players love to play in the system. Many coaches believe the same thing about the Dribble-Drive-Motion: players today only like to dunk and shoot threes so they love the system.
I disagree. I see something else at work. I believe that players love to play. I think we view the success of certain coaches with a certain system and equate their success with their system of play. However, I think their success has more to do with their coaching style.
Generally-speaking, a coach who employs the Grinnell-system or the D-D-M is more tolerant of mistakes. He gives players more freedom to play. Many of these teams use more players, which keeps reserve players engaged. Their practices are more active because they spend less time reviewing 5v0 offensive sets and more time focused on dribbling, passing and shooting.
I think that the players respond to these things, not the particular system. I think that a coach could run any system that he wants and if he was tolerant of mistakes, gave players freedom, engaged the entire roster and ran active practices, the players would respond with the same intensity and effort.
Players do not have a favorite system of play. Players want to play, they want to improve, they want to feel like an important part of the team, they want to enjoy the experience, they want fresh challenges and as they get older, they want an opporunity to win or play in post-season tournaments.
Players respond to coaches who show them respect, teach them something new, empower them on the court and care about them off the court.
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« Reply #1 on Nov 4, 2009, 3:27am » | |
I agree with this. It's not the system as much as it is players feeling like they have ownership of the team. When teams run certain offensive sets that are not as freeing, they may feel like they are doing it for the coach as opposed to a system that involves them and puts the onus on them to make the right decisions.
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« Reply #2 on Nov 4, 2009, 12:12pm » | |
I like terms like ownership and freedom. They are so touchy and feel good.
I agree that it may not be any one system that is the answer, but one of the commonly overlooked threads is how valuable everyone becomes. There are no non shooters/driver etc. Everyone gets a chance to be useful, regularly and play meaningful minutes. As opposed to going out a grub time, in case of emergency or only to do things that don't hurt the team while everyone else plays.
Kids like to play. Kids would rather be sold on what to do so they along with everyone else can have success. They are generation plugged in; if its not engaging for them they switch songs, games, sites etc. Everyone needs to do and play a meaningful part. This idea of the noble practice player, or just being along for the ride doesn't cut it when they have options (millions of them) for other things they can do an feel rewarded.
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« Reply #3 on Nov 4, 2009, 5:33pm » | |
Finally someone said it. Thought this way for years. It is the PLAYERS experience 1st. Too many dictators in the coaches seat in America. Need more teachers and students of the game whose primary focus is to help the players under their authority get better not fit his system and win him acclaim while they waste away on the bench reminiscing about how they were the 10th man on a overrated 20+ win team.
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