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Basketball Coaching Clinic Notes

Have you ever wanted to get in the mind of a great basketball coach and pick his brain about different areas of the game? Well, this is what these basketball coaching clinic notes are designed to do. These clinic notes have been taken from different basketball coaching clinics from around the country. They will allow you to learn from other coaches’ experiences and give yourself a head start on your basketball coaching career. Why Basketball Coaching Clinic Notes? As a basketball coach, there are several different ways to learn. One of the ways is learning from personal experiences. You can learn through trial and error and figure out what works and what doesn’t. This type of learning usually takes longer and can be quite painful at times. At some level, you are always going to have to learn like this. However, there is another way to help ease the process and point you in the right direction, and that is learning from other basketball coaches that have already been there. That is what is so good about being able to go to coaching clinics to listen to other outstanding coaches talk about their experiences. It is not always easy, though, to dedicate a weekend to go to a coaching clinic, so the next best thing is being able to watch a video of the clinic or get the notes from it. That way, you can learn and grow as a basketball coach on your own schedule when you have free time. You will still have to figure out what your basketball coaching philosophy will be and the different strategies you are going to use for your team, but you will at least be able to see what has worked well for other coaches and what hasn’t. This will, hopefully, speed up your learning curve and help get you thinking and growing as a coach. Basketball Coaching Clinic Notes

Have you ever wanted to get in the mind of a great basketball coach and pick his brain about different areas of the game? Well, this is what these basketball coaching clinic notes are designed to do. These clinic notes have been taken from different basketball coaching clinics from around the country. They will allow you to learn from other coaches’ experiences and give yourself a head start on your basketball coaching career.

Why Basketball Coaching Clinic Notes?

As a basketball coach, there are several different ways to learn. One of the ways is learning from personal experiences. You can learn through trial and error and figure out what works and what doesn’t. This type of learning usually takes longer and can be quite painful at times. At some level, you are always going to have to learn like this.

However, there is another way to help ease the process and point you in the right direction, and that is learning from other basketball coaches that have already been there. That is what is so good about being able to go to coaching clinics to listen to other outstanding coaches talk about their experiences.

It is not always easy, though, to dedicate a weekend to go to a coaching clinic, so the next best thing is being able to watch a video of the clinic or get the notes from it. That way, you can learn and grow as a basketball coach on your own schedule when you have free time.

You will still have to figure out what your basketball coaching philosophy will be and the different strategies you are going to use for your team, but you will at least be able to see what has worked well for other coaches and what hasn’t. This will, hopefully, speed up your learning curve and help get you thinking and growing as a coach.

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Paul Fortier Rising Coaches Basketball Coaching Clinic Notes

 

Paul Fortier Rising Coaches 2010 Basketball Coaching Clinic Notes

 

Paul Fortier is an assistant men’s basketball coach at the University of Washington, and he is in his 8th year of the program (12-13). His role with the team is Director of Player Personnel and also Player Development. Paul is also an ex-player for the Huskies, so he understands things from a player’s perspective.  Coach Fortier has proven himself a great Player Development coach working with players in their program like Spencer Hawes and Quincy Pondexter, who are now in the NBA. Here are the basketball coaching clinic notes from when he spoke at the Rising Coaches Conference in 2010.

 

  • A lot of people don’t know how hard you’re going to have to work.
  • To advance, you have to be willing to relocate.
  • Work for a coach who you believe in.
  • It’s crucial to work for a good person.
  • Never make promises you can’t 100% keep.
  • Situations change a lot and often.
  • People will check up on you and notice you when you don’t know it.
  • Seek out opportunities to better yourself.
  • If things don’t work out, stay focused, and stay the course.
  • Take the initiative and do more.
  • Don’t be scared to push the envelope.
  • Don’t just be a “Yes” guy.
  • Make sure you are always on point and complete your tasks.
  • Do your job in the best possible way.
  • Who is the “button guy” for recruiting?

 

Bob Cantu Rising Coaches Basketball Coaching Clinic Notes

 

Bob Cantu Rising Coaches 2010 Basketball Coaching Clinic Notes

 

Bob Cantu was currently promoted to interim men’s basketball head coach at the University of Southern California. He is in his 12th season with USC (12-13) and has been in college basketball for 17 years. Coach Cantu has been a part of 4 different coaching regimes while at Southern California and has acquired a lot of coaching knowledge during that time. Here are some basketball coaching clinic notes that were taken while he spoke at the Rising Coaches Conference in 2010.

 

Every day you interact with people, it’s like an interview.

  • The only thing you can control is your own personal work ethic.
  • Make a name for yourself on your own staff!
  • Outwork everyone.
  • Sell yourself daily with your work ethic.
  • Find an area/niche and be great at it.
  • Take ownership and pride in everything- big and small.
  • Are you a “task guy” or a “responsibility guy”?
  • Be a “responsibility guy.”
  • You interview for your next job every day you are alive.

Start your own network.

  • Expand your network.
  • Write down 5 Assistant coaches & 3 Head Coaches, and work with those guys.
  • After hour messages (short and simple, no need for a return call from them).



What can you do to make the program better?

  • What do you bring to the table? (VERY IMPORTANT!).

Prepare to give the Head Coach information you think he needs, especially if you are trying to be retained on a staff that has left.

  • “You gotta last.”: What do you have to do to stay in the business?

If you have to say “if” about a recruit, don’t sign him.

  • i.e., If he played harder, he would be a high major talent.

It’s better to listen than to speak.

Be organized, be efficient.

  • Take notes and make an agenda for each day.
  • Budget your time and make things a priority.

Try to have everything run through you.

  • i.e., camp brochures, equipment supplies, travel, etc.
  • Become irreplaceable!

If you want something bad enough, don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t.

Evaluate talent with your eyes, not your ears.

Be loyal – ALL THE TIME.

During recruiting, try to stand at the baseline, so the kid sees you and sit across from his bench to see interactions with coaches and refs when he is not in the game.

Ask a recruit who he is going to have help with the decision-making process.

  • Get information constantly.
  • Remember that a “key person” can change in the recruiting world.

“Who you know” will get you a job, but “what you know” will help you keep it.

Get to know your own players!!

  • Invest time with them, interact with them, and earn their trust.
  • We must get to know our players better!
  • Utilize pre and post practices (it’s essential!).

Be patient… doors will open and close over time for you.

 

 

Josh Pastner Rising Coaches Basketball Coaching Clinic Notes

 

Josh Pastner Rising Coaches 2010 Basketball Coaching Clinic Notes

 

Josh Pastner is the head men’s basketball coach for Memphis University. He is currently in his 4th season as the head coach (12-13). In his first 3 years as the Tigers head coach, he won a remarkable 75 games, which is really impressive, especially for a new coach. Josh continues to make his argument for being one of the best young college basketball coaches in America. These basketball coaching clinic notes were taken from the Rising Coaches Conference in 2010.

 

We are coaches. We have the ability to impact lives.

  • We have an opportunity, don’t take it for granted.
  • Enjoy the journey, enjoy the process.
  • Life flies by; it goes by fast.
  • Recognize that we need to embrace the journey.

You have responsibilities to a lot of people when you are a coach.

GRATEFULNESS!

You have to be in the right place at the right time.

  • But work hard, so you have the opportunity to catch a break.

Know your limitations.

  • Your (assistant coaches and support staff) strengths should be your HC’s weakness(es).

The best power you can have is calmness and a clear mindset.

  • You need to have clarity in every decision you make.
  • Think of the long-term.

Players win games.

  • Teach them to win and put them in positions to be successful.
  • Get guys to play hard!
  • Start out being tough on them and gradually back up if needed.
  • Much better than doing the opposite.



Be a disciplined individual.

Have documentation of everything you do.

  • It serves as a way to protect yourself.
  • It also serves as a way to reflect on things.

If you are ever a HC, fight to have your own compliance personnel.

  • It will save you headaches in the long-run, and it protects you.

Recruiting:

  • Keep it simple with recruits.
  • Have a little shake & bake, but keep it simple and be direct.
  • Get straight to the point with recruits.
  • Get to the source.
  • Find out who is helping make the decision.
  • An underrated person involved: HS Coach.
  • He gets to see the kid daily for 9 months of the year.
  • Always be selling the program to recruits.

 

Jim Fox Rising Coaches Basketball Coaching Clinic Notes

 

Jim Fox Rising Coaches 2010 Basketball Coaching Clinic Notes

 

Jim Fox is a part of the Davidson College men’s basketball coaching staff. He is the associate head coach and is going into his 12th season (2012-2013) with the Wildcats. Coach Fox has helped Davidson achieve many team goals, one of which is making Davidson into a household name. In this time there they have been to 7 post-season tournaments. Here are the basketball coaching clinic notes from when he spoke at the 2010 Rising Coaches Clinic.

 

You need to want to be a Head Coach.

  • Is your HC preparing you to be a HC yourself?
  • You need to wear different hats to have a well-rounded perspective and have a well-rounded set of abilities.

Be loyal- it’s the most important thing.

  • Don’t have one foot in the door and one foot out of it.
  • This is a cut-throat business, but we don’t have to be.

Be trustworthy.

  • If you make a mistake, own up to it and learn.



Be competent – know your stuff & get better at it.

  • Always be learning from peers and other programs.
  • Players will see right through you if you are not competent.
  • Seek out opportunities to get better.
  • Gather information constantly.

Be reliable, be detailed.

  • Be organized!
  • Sloppiness is a disease.

HC’s want Finishers.

  • Follow up and be a finisher.
  • We are in a results-based business.

Misc.

  • It’s not about who you know- it’s about who knows you!
  • Be respectful- you don’t know it all.
  • “Conversation is your personal advertisement.”
  • The relationships you develop will set you apart.
  • Prepare yourself a day before for all your calls, texts, and emails.
  • Be aggressive.
  • Never be content.
  • We are not irreplaceable.

 

 

Cornell Mann Rising Coaches Basketball Coaching Clinic Notes

 

Cornell Mann Rising Coaches 2010 Basketball Coaching Clinic Notes

 

Cornell Mann is an assistant men’s basketball coach at Iowa State University and is in his second year there. Before that, he was at Dayton University for 3 years, where he helped the Flyers to achieve 3 straight post-season bids. Coach Mann is an experienced division 1 assistant coach and has been around the game for a long time. These are the basketball coaching clinic notes that were taken from when he spoke at the 2010 Rising Coaches Conference.

 

I do the best I can to be real at all times.

Support staff jobs are important; always remember that!

  • Work hard at everything you do.

Meeting new people is essential.

  • Hand-write letters to people all the time.

DO A GREAT JOB AT THE JOB YOU ARE AT.

The people you work with are the people you need to impress.

  • Never let an opportunity pass you by.
  • Wear slacks to the office on an off-day.
  • Know your co-worker’s contacts.
  • Your coaches are your promoters… Earn their respect!



Best way to advance: show passion and attack each assignment/task with passion.

  • Have an attention to detail and consistent with terminology.
  • Have a niche!
  • Re-create your position on your staff.
  • Ask your coaches for projects and be creative.
  • Create projects for your staff.
  • Continue to be impressive to everyone.

Learn how, not who.

  • Learn how to do things from people, but don’t be them- be yourself and be real.
  • Be you and learn how you can be successful.

Hold true to your core values.

  • Don’t ever compare yourself to the success of others.

BE LOYAL!

 

 

Earl Grant Rising Coaches Basketball Coaching Clinic Notes

 

Earl Grant Rising Coaches 2010 Basketball Coaching Clinic Notes

 

Earl Grant is an assistant men’s basketball coach at Clemson University, and he has been there since 2010. Before that, he coached with Greg Marshall at Wichita State. He is a great college basketball recruiter and has been fortunate to learn from one of the best college basketball coaches in the game today. These basketball coaching clinic notes were taken from the Rising Coaches Conference in 2010.

 

You never know who is watching you & paying attention.

  • How do you treat people?
  • Your presentation is essential/crucial.
  • This is a profession; we are professionals.

We need to learn how to grind.

  • You are going to get told “no” a lot, get used to hearing it, but never settle for it.

Keys to getting jobs: meet with your assistants and bust your butt for them.

  • They are always watching you!
  • Work for people who let you grow as a person and coach.



Look for loyal people, good people, and hard workers to associate yourself with. This is a “people’s business”- network!

Learned from Greg Marshall:

  • hold people accountable for little things.
  • Coach Marshall insisted that his assistants blow the whistle and coach in practice.
  • Have an acute attention to detail.

How can you make the next jump?

  • You will be surprised with who is watching you.
  • More people can hurt you than can help you.
  • The best way to move up is to get your Head Coach (HC) an extension by winning.
  • Work hard and don’t spend time looking for jobs; just work hard!

Connect the dots with recruits

  • Who deals with that recruit the most.
  • Get to know everyone associated with the recruit.
  • Put a fence around a kid and know who surrounds him.
  • Get information and USE that information.
  • Start early on kids because it takes time.
  • Initiate conversations with your relationships.

When recruiting at AAU tournaments, watch the games.  There is a time (night) to socialize with your peers.

 

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