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| HOW WE TEACH There are many ways to coach. Coaching is about teaching and about motivation. First, teaching is the ability to instill knowledge and skill. Motivation is the ability to instill execution. Many coaches motivate from a stance of fear. Below the line ways to motivate others include anger, threats, guilt, and shame. These produce immediate results, but are damaging to everyone involved. Love is the most powerful motivational tool available to the dedicated coach who sincerely desires to encourage athletes to play basketball at the highest performance level possible. Great coaches see athletes not just as they are, but who they can become. As a result these athletes become the bigger and better person the coach sees in them. In simple terms the driving force of our philosophy is to be "difference makers." This means making a positive, and often life-changing impact on players' lives. T=Teach Teaching is not telling. Watching a demonstration of a skill is not as valuable as trying the new skill. Our teaching format employs several steps. First, the coach provides a brief demonstration of the skill being taught. Second, the coach breaks the skill into easily repeated sections. Third, athletes are given an opportunity to practice those specific sections. Finally, students play competitive games to get into game speed and begin to try the new skill in firsthand game situations. Athletes should be able to do the skill accurately, repeat the skill, and recognize what needs to be corrected if the skill does not accomplish its desired result. E=Encouragement Research shows encouragement is the best motivator. At NBC Camps we focus on what the athlete is doing well and encourage him/her to do more of it. "Encourage" literally means to build courage into someone else." Our coaches strive to give athletes the courage to believe in their potential. C=Correction Encouragement without correction is worthless. We work hard to correct athletes by promoting self-correction. All skills are taught with ways for athletes to recognize and how to correct what is going wrong. Once an athlete knows what is expected he or she is asked to work on self-correction. Control Ball Take care of the basketball is our first rule. This is the first and foremost skill to develop in building successful athletes and teams. Our curriculum is designed to teach athletes to develop confidence to handle the ball under pressure. Through intentional practice of specific skills, athletes will learn to take care of the ball. Player development is the focus at all our staff at any event, whether its a camp, clinic, or coaching. This accomplished through performing basketball drills and concepts such as: |
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| "IF YOU CAN IMAGINE IT, YOU CAN ACHIEVE IT; IF YOU CAN DREAM IT, YOU CAN BECOME IT." William Arthur Ward |
