Never a wrong time to do the RIGHT thing Never a wrong time to express a gratitude to someone from the past or present … gratitude goes a long way Never a wrong time to uplift someone you know or don’t know in an authentic way … not false praise or fake manipulation tactic

Watching USA Olympics game Giving up 30pts in a 10mins quarter….says not focused, not locked in, not fully committed to def end Giving up a 3 on SOB simple entry pass is frustrating to watch COMPETE

28-13 run to start 2nd quarter in 8 mins Much better focus, intensity Talent + Compete = WIN Talent + questionable effort = ?

Cool to see Aleem Ford playing in the Olympics Reminds me of early days of Blue Collar Basketball working with him & other young, hungry players at Central Gwinnett HS every single weekend David Allen you watching? Aleem was a hard worker and coachable young player

Environment is POWERFUL Community matters What environments & communities we choose to put ourselves in will shape our present & future A nuance to that is also bringing others into your spaces to level them up … not just a me approach Environment > intention

Coaches Win big on the court & Win bigger at home Be transformational & cut down nets Is there some tension to doing both at times? -Yes b/c it takes time for both but don’t put your whole family & Your own health on hold while winning games

COMPETE

Impressed with the competitive spirit this group showed in the 4th to overcome a 15pt deficit Wow. Didn’t watch the 1st half What yall think?

Whoever told you it was easy, they either lied to you … or they just don’t know Embrace the challenge. It will build and make you into the best version of you.

Celebrating WITH teammates & FOR teammates will always be better than Celebrating yourself in a TEAM sport isn’t it GREAT Teams have GREAT teammates TEAM > self

COACHING COMMUNICATION “Communication is about what is received, not what is intended. If there is a gap between what you are saying and what they are hearing, you have to find a new way to say it” -James Clear

After a coach communicates their message, ask the player to share back what they heard Set up mtg or talk with player. Tell player the main subject the conversation will be about & ask player to share their thoughts first before coach says anything Be consistent w/messaging

Be a blessing to someone else

Let’s go Gwinnett played & coaches Please join us! Blue Collar Basketball

Happy birthday G!! A mentor of mine and young man I’ve been fortunate to coach Grant Reardon Milt Travis

System and mindset go hand in hand. Don't invest in one without investing in the other. -Ep. 564

Discipline Open to all Occupied by few

PLAYER DEVELOPMENT unpopular take for all the trainers Half of a player’s development is on the defensive side Half of the game is played on defense What happens the most in basketball should reflect in training Doesnt mean you can’t teach an advance scoring move #Compete

Enjoyed our conversation with good friend Missy Traversi Some good insight into coaching D1 basketball at Army