40. Catch-all Definition Of Mental Toughness “Mental toughness is the ability to control thoughts and actions and maintain a focus on what is truly important in a calm and poised way under competitive pressure.”
50. Physical Conditioning “There is NO SUCH THING as an out-of-shape, mentally tough basketball player! Mental and Physical Toughness Go Hand-In-Hand. All Coaches Pay Lip Service To This Concept. Champion-Level Coaches field teams that reflect it year-in and year-out”
61. Practice & Coaching Concepts Building Resiliency 7. Model poise and self control as the Coach “Players will feed off of you and draw confidence from your mental toughness.”
63. Practice & Coaching Concepts Building Resiliency Communicate &demonstrate how behavior influences outcomes “Point out times in your game films or games you record on TV when a lack of poise and mental toughness by an individual cost a team a chance to win.”
64. Practice & Coaching Concepts Building Resiliency Develop keywords or Signals to re-focus Have a phrase you can use when a player makes a mistake to re-focus them back on what they should be doing NOW. A simple phrase such as "Play through it!" can be enough signal your message.”
65. Practice & Coaching Concepts Building Resiliency 11. Make a Practice Of Diving After Loose Balls in Every Scrimmage Situation +/- Point systems/ behavioral reinforcers
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67. 51 sec = Three defensive possessions 17 sec. x 3possessions 51 sec.
Every Coach Has 3 Major Teaching Responsibilities:1. You’ve got implement and develop Skills and Schemes – You’ve got to develop CultureHaving a defined program culture helps reinforce/develop toughness and skill development3. You’ve got to Develop ToughnessToughness – physical and mental – is a pillar of success – on par with schemes.Building championship teams – these 3 guideposts need to be met to reach your goals.Toughness doesn’t get talked about much online – today I’ve got several things to say about toughness
today I’ve got several things to say about toughness
Every Coach Has 3 Major Teaching Responsibilities:1. You’ve got implement and develop Skills and Schemes – You’ve got to develop CultureHaving a defined program culture helps reinforce/develop toughness and skill development3. You’ve got to Develop ToughnessToughness – physical and mental – is a pillar of success – on par with schemes.Building championship teams – these 3 guideposts need to be met to reach your goals.Toughness doesn’t get talked about much online – today I’ve got several things to say about toughness
Definitions – start with some broad concepts and crystallize them all into a concise definition of mental toughnessRebounding from mistakes:Basketball is such a fast-paced game that this is critical – you have to learn from your mistakes without dwelling on them Example: Player throws ball awayBangs head and explains why he threw it awayWhile he is explaining, his man scores on a wide open layup on the other endPlayer bangs head again and starts to explain why he didn’t get back on defenseAs he explains the point guard fires a pass that he loses out of boundsThis can be difficult for young players who want badly to succeed i.e. move from Frosh to Jv or Jv to Varsity – gets hard on himself when he makes a mistake Usually only making things worse.
Mentally tough players exude these qualities consistently over timeAnybody can get ‘tough‘ for a few games or even a few weeks, Any ‘change of heart’ by a player is greatWhether the solution is long term wont be known until the player faces adversity (losing, a slump, playing time, demanding coach, etc)
Persistence. This is a critical point. Failure happens. Its part of sports.LINCOLN
Persistence. This is a critical point. Failure happens. Its part of sports.LINCOLN
This definition combines all of the concepts that I’ve discussed up to this point and crystallizes them into one succinct statement.This was put together by coach Brian Williams my partner at coaches Academy – he has used it in his basketball programs – to teach toughness to his players – Puts it in written form in an effort to make it part of the program culture - ------------------------Okay. Before I get into concepts for developing toughness in your players and in your practices, I’m going to quickly talk about what toughness is not. These are qualities that are sometimes mistakenly associated with toughness.