Importance of Practice and Game Carryover

De La Salle Football—on practice preparation

“It’s a game of technique, repetition and getting it right in practice before you run it in a game. Discipline. The game is played aggressively, it’s hard and it’s tough.”

“You’re going to play just how you practice. You’re not some comic book hero who’s going to put on a cape on game day and go out there and star. It doesn’t work that way. You watch way too much TV if you believe that."

5 Daily Activities For Leaders

Regardless of where we are in our organizations, families, etc. we are all leaders. Listed below are 5 activities to work each day.

1. Develop daily success routines.

2. Inspire learning (in ourselves first, then others)

3. Stress fundamentals

4. Build and tend to a core philosophy

5. Build the team more.

We must have daily activities/ goals and action plans in each of these areas.

Factors To Consider When Planning Your Season

Factors To Consider When Planning Your Next Season

1. Notebooks
2. Team room
3. Camp survival week/ gut week/ morning running/ track day
4. Team perception test
5. Baggot’s Rule—make the game simple and easy to learn; keep your players aggressive and alert.
6. Play hard, smart, together/ condition and depth, fundamentals and team attitude.
7. Man-to-man defense; vary level to your ability and depth
8. Inside oriented offense
9. Substituting; role playing, place in the program (specifics in substitution instruction)
10. Communication leads to aggressiveness
a. Team bonus
b. Team FT
c. Everyone claps
d. Same in the game, “knock it down”
11. One word terminology
12. Confidence vs aggressive
13. Play until the whistle blows
14. Ten man jump ball
15. Transition—don’t spend life between the circles
16. Defensive catcher
17. Hands on jersey defense
18. Restrictions offensively in practice
19. No fouls
20. Instant replay correction periods
21. Air dummies
22. Two-ball drills
23. Incidental baskets
24. Saving it
25. Change
26. Communication on dead ball turnover
27. Positive one/ negative one
28. Looking for ways to win
29. Evaluation by players (+,-,?)
a. Defensive coverage
b. Rebound coverage
c. Ballhandling
d. Shooting percentage
e. Special situations

Rick Pitino Practice Breakdown

Rick Pitino Practice Breakdown
1. Shooting (15)
2. Transition Offense (15)
3. Man Offense (15)
4. Zone Defense (15)
5. Pressing and Trapping (15)
6. Press Attack (15)
7. Man Defense (15)
8. Special Situations