Over the last 17 days, was able to observe 78 @Coaches_Clinic presentations. 297 pages of notes. Much thanks to @CoachPerkins & @leighalanklein for the incredible effort they put in to facilitating. An abundance of great content.

Going to share a nugget from each presenter.....

- Build the engine, fix the engine, maintain the engine ( @MackaymjMichael)

- The standards are what need to be done to reach the goal ( @Topp33)

- Basketball is about rhythm, energy & flow ( @GTJoshPastner)

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- Offense starts with your defense ( @Ben_Howland)

- Foundational pieces of your culture should be built into your practices ( @ChrisDial79)

- D can’t take away both the shot & the drive on a long closeout ( @brianmccormick)

#growthegame

- Close on the ball as it arrives ( @mcline_emu)

- You need loyalty, commitment & work ethic from the people around you ( @Coach_Chambers)

- Vision precedes the decision - you have to coach the eyes ( @lono610)

#growthegame

- Defensive ATO success has a higher correlation to winning than offensive ATO success ( @Spinella14)

- Strive to make the complex simple through bullet points ( @KurtGuelsdorf)

- It’s only an acceptable choice if we fully commit to it ( @CoachKeane14)

#growthegame

- To improve the timing of your offense, give the ball a progression to follow ( @GregWhite32)

- Anything taught out of context must be retaught in context ( @CoachFernandez1)

- Your team is what you emphasize and tolerate ( @CoachGabriel)

#growthegame

- You are only 2-4 stops per game away from being a drastically different defensive team ( @CoachYak)

- Create space so that the players can apply their skills ( @BethelRoyalsMBB)

- The right cut is the one the defense tells you to make ( @RadiusAthletics)

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- If you don’t do the basics, nothing is going to work ( @CoachTsimon)

- Can you transition training to game success? ( @DagsBasketball)

- It’s not what a coach knows, it’s what the players can do ( @Jammer2233)

#growthegame

- Confidence comes from reps - get your players reps ( @CoachRosenthal)

- Play a style that is fun to practice & play ( @coachneighbors)

- You might not have the best roster, but you can have the best scout ( @slater_coach)

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- Running the floor hard will create driving lanes & mismatches ( @bradshaw_jimmy)

- Be patient - good things happen over the course of time ( @CoachJayH)

- Allow the ball to keep moving towards shrinking space defensively ( @coachliamflynn)

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- Don’t dribble the hedge ( @CoachMattMcCall)

- Skill is knowing what to do, how to do it & when to do it ( @John_Leonzo)

- Is there a better way? ( @BBallImmersion)

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- Don’t let what you can’t do get in the way of what you can do ( @UNFBBALL)

- It’s not about the drills, it’s what you do with the drills ( @PascalMeurs)

- Culture takes time but identity is immediate ( @ForbesETSUhoops)

#growthegame

- The only difference between man O and zone O is how you create a long closeout ( @nate_oats)

- Get into and out of space - don’t be a creep ( @AlexJSarama)

- Secure, sprint, space ( @TMass10)

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- Offense is about process, defense is about product ( @NRP_Hoops)

- Culture isn’t stuff put up on the walls, it’s what you do every day ( @ZakBoisvert)

- Construct offense in the grey areas that cause defense confusion ( @Zico_Coronel)

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- Every player is always guarding the ball ( @CoachDonlon)

- Less moves, more finishes ( @mshaughnessy11)

- The more your pressure an offensive player, the more predictable they become ( @Mike_Jagacki)

#growthegame

- How do we check for understanding? ( @jongiesbrecht)

- Practice segments should be designed around your spacing, your offense & your actions ( @LeicBasketball)

- Teach in if/then statements ( @DrewHanlen)

#growthegame

- Paint touches compromise any defense ( @coachcascio)

- Be a skills coach not a drills coach ( @CoachJimBoone)

- Be a learn-it-all not a know-it-all ( @CoachBrotherton)

#growthegame

- Sometimes a player’s mistake, can turn into a coach’s idea ( @sergioscariolo)

- No play will substitute for a lack of your players’ fundamental skills ( @tonywmiller)

- In a close game, the team with better defensive transition often wins ( @LukaBassin)

#growthegame

- Seek assignment excellence & game-plan discipline ( @coachterroba)

- Communication must be effective and constant ( @coachadamcohen)

- At the hint of a crowd, move the ball ( @Ganabraham)

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- Systems mold around the best players ( @HalfCourtHoops)

- The most effective coaches can get them to enjoy working hard ( @coachzhoops)

- Examine an offense as conditional logic ( @dsoko5244)

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- Your eyes sell lies ( @RyanPannone)

- Spacing is at the heart of everything you do ( @RickTorbett)

- You either gotta be better or you gotta be different ( @PhilBeckner)

#growthegame

- The guy next to you is just as important as you are ( @KyleGilreath)

- Pick & roll is a partnership of screening ( @franfraschilla)

- Competing drives winning @CoachSamAllen

#growthegame