Pyramid of Success – Winning Youth Coaching

June 3, 2016

The Experts’ Reading List

The Experts’ Reading List

One of the great things about interviewing talented coaches from all over the world is getting to pick their brain on where their mind is being fed. So we’ll take a break from our coaching series this week and I’ll share a great reading list that I’ve compiled from my podcast guests. Then next week we’ll start up a new series on Building a Winning Culture.

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I’ve read 12 of these, how many have you read? My challenge to you is to pick 2 or 3 to read in the next 6 months, that is what I’m going to do. I’ve just ordered Pete Carroll’s Win Forever, Jon Gordon’s The Energy Bus, and Patrick Lencioni’s The 5 Dsyfunctions of a Team.

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I’ve included hyperlinks to all of the books on Amazon, so just click on the name of the book and order it today! Don’t wait or you won’t do it. No excuses.

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Also – my friend James Leath published a post with his reading list – check it out for some more great recommendations – Link

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Pyramid of Success by Coach John Wooden
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie – the story ‘Father Forgets’ is timeless
The Gold Standard’ by Coach K. – story of bringing together the Dream Team
Raising a Modern Day Knight by Robert Lewis – story of bringing a boy into manhood
Lead for God’s Sake by Todd Gongwer
Inside-Out Coaching by Joe Ehrmann – ‘Be a transformational coach rather than a transactional coach’
Season of Life by Jeffrey Marx – about Joe Ehrmann
Leading with the Heart by Mike Krzyzewski
The Talent Code by Daniel Coyle
The Best-Laid Plans of a High School Basketball CEO by Randy Montgomery and Matt Kramer
The River of Doubt by Candice Millard – about Teddy Roosevelt dealing with defeat by challenging himself to a huge audacious goal
Teaching to Change Lives by Dr. Howard Hendricks
How Children Succeed by Paul Tough
The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance by W. Timothy Gallwey
The 10X Rule by Grant Cardone ‘Never cut anything, never dilute greatness, never pull back on your horsepower, and never put a limit on your ambition, drive, and passion. Demand obsession of yourself and all those around you.’
David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell
What a Coach can teach a teacher by Tharp&Gallimore – Followed John Wooden and analyzes the % of his communication
The Sports Gene by David Epstein
Mindset by Carol Dweck
The Energy Bus by Jon Gordon – Get the energy vampires off the bus and surround yourselves with energy-givers and life-givers
Double goal coach by Jim Thompson of PCA
The Whole-Brain Child by Daniel Siegel
The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni
7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey
Coaching Made Easier: How to Successfully Manage Your Youth Baseball Team—A Step-by-Step Guide to a Rewarding Season by Rod Huff
Coaching Basketball Successfully by Morgan Wootten
Win Forever by Pete Carroll
The Score Takes Care of Itself by Bill Walsh
Positivity by Barbara Frederickson – Great book for self-talk
The Female Brain by Louann Brizendine

February 25, 2016

WYC 071 – Elite Hoops Basketball – Lee Miller talks Living by Numbers

Lee Miller is the National Director and Skill Development Trainer for Elite Hoops Basketball. 2015 marks Lee Miller’s 12th year as Director of Elite Hoops. Previously, Miller has Co-directed the University of Georgia’s basketball camps, worked at Duke University basketball camps and assisted with Jack Haley’s NBA Complete Player Camp in California. In 2004, he was amongst the best upcoming NBA talent while working at the 27th annual Pete Newell’s Big Man Camp in Las Vegas. Since 2009, Miller has trained over 1100 players, 83 of which have gone on to play at the Division I level. One of which was the 2011 AJC High School Player of the Year and current UVA Cavalier Malcolm Brogdon. Miller also worked extensively for 4 years with 2014 Georgia Gatorade Player of the Year, Isaiah Wilkins.

Website: elitehoopsbasketball.com

Facebook: /EliteHoops

Twitter: @LeeMillerElite; @EliteHoops

Listen Now:

Listen in ITunes: Itunes link

Listen in Stitcher: Stitcher link

Quote

‘Success is the direct result of self satisfaction in knowing you did your very best’ – John Wooden

Coaching your own kids

Lee believes in letting the kids express interest before ‘forcing’ them into sports
With regards to travel sports: ‘What is too much?’ – Lee’s answer – if he or she has an off day, and they don’t want to go out and shoot in the driveway, then they are probably playing too many organized sports.

My Cringe & ‘Ah-Ha’ Moments

Early on -‘I started teaching players what I was taught’ and did not take the time to study whether it was really the best way to teach

Teaching Skills

Set up the expectation that the players need to bring the excitement and passion for the game, and as a coach you will be teaching them the skills they need to achieve success
Spend 75-80% of your practice time on fundamentals – not X’s and O’s. Great question to ask yourself at the younger ages: ‘How many times per game do we score from one of our offensive sets?’ – If it’s rare -then quit spending so much time on it and focus instead on teaching the kids fundamentals.

Building confidence

Living by numbers – They have created 15 core drills that can be measured numerically. The focus is on improvement.

Culture – Discipline/Rewards/Teambuilding

Lee is a big believer in energy in the gym. This starts on Day 1.
The three T’s:
- Talk
- Touch
- Tap
Every player is either a proton or an electron – they are either bringing positive energy or negative energy

Connecting with and Impacting Kids

Lee coached a kid who was on the bubble as to making his middle school – but he committed and stuck with it and worked hard – and went on his make his freshmen team

Memorable Game

When Lee was coaching in high school – he had a loaded team that lost in the Elite 8 of the state championships – one lesson learned was that they should have gotten some of their younger players more experience earlier in the season

Best Stolen Idea

Go to other teams/coaches’ practices! At every level.
Watch the way different coaches motivate different players in different ways.

Best Book

Pyramid of Success by John Wooden

Elite Hoops Basketball

Website: elitehoopsbasketball.com
Focus on fundamentals:
- Skill development 90 minute sessions
- Shooting club – Players get off 300-500 shots in 90 minutes
- 3-on-3 leagues

Parting Advice

‘Success is the direct result of self satisfaction in knowing you did your very best’ – John Wooden

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