5.25.20

“I pursue as my goal the prize promised by God’s heavenly call in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 3:14

 

Quote/Thought of the Week

“Some people might call me crazy for doing some of the things we do in our program to promote culture, but I think it is so important to create buy-in from parents and members of the community.” — Aaron Garrett, Batesville HS Head Coach

Quote came from 5/19/20 Coaches Roundtable discussion as he talked about how they promote/create culture within their program.

Coaches Roundtables on Zoom

On Mondays and Thursdays at 10AM Eastern Time we are hosting “Coaches Roundtable”. Go to the HBCA Twitter and Facebook pages for the links to the Zooms.

We appreciate our guests up to this point. This week’s schedule is Tuesday (Not Monday due to Memorial Day) 5/26 - Mike McBride, head girls’ coach at Eastern Pekin speaking on “E+R=O Leadership, Team Defense, and Culture” and Thursday 5/28 - Todd Woefle, head boys’ coach at Terre Haute North will be on to discuss “Spread Offense and Misdirection Sets”.

All of the Round Tables are archived on barrreevebasketball.com and shared on the IBCA and HBCA websites.

Dr. Dish Drill of the Week

Instagram Live Workout with Langston Galloway

NBA guard, Langston Galloway, of the Detroit Pistons shares a live workout with coaches and players on the Dr. Dish website

Ball Handling with Jefferson Mason

At Dr. Dish Basketball we're doing the best we can to continually provide resources for players to get better at home - especially during these challenging times.

This is a great ball handling progression that only requires a ball and a little bit of space and can be executed in a basement, garage, or living room (if your parents allow it).

Coaches Insider Drills and Videos

Tad Boyle, Colorado State - Chair Warmup Drill

Watch as Coach explains, and players demonstrate this chair warmup drill with emphasis on change of direction, ball handling, and shooting.

This week from All-Pro Dad

5 Ways Dads Can Strengthen Their Kids

Message from Coach Thompson

Never Be Too Big To Serve

Romans 8:28 - “We now that all things work together for the good of those who love God; those who are called according to His purpose.”

Daily Relationship Challenge:  Find out a service project that they would like to do and plan for a way to help them volunteer time or plan the project.

NEVER BE TOO BIG TO SERVE

The Bible tells us in 1 Peter 4:10 that, “God has given each of you a gift from His great variety of spiritual gifts.  Use them well to serve one another.”  In everything that we do in coaching we are serving our players, but it is important to be intentional about our service to others and what we involve ourselves in.

As the head coach, it is easy to forget about serving others when it seems like all we do is prepare for practices, weight room sessions, games, etc. That is serving isn’t it? Yes, but remember that is your job. Serving is more about doing things that you don’t have to do, going above and beyond without any expectation of something in return.

It becomes even more important to remember to have a servant’s heart when you’ve had success. Don’t let success define you. NCAA Champion and head coach of the Virginia Cavaliers men’s basketball team, Tony Bennett, once said, “The crucible tests silver. The furnace tests gold. Man is tested by the praise he receives.” In short, don’t ever get too big for your britches and remember that your players are always going to be looking at you to set the example in your program.

What example am I setting with service?

If my players were to rate me on a scale of 1-10 concerning a servant’s heart, where would they rate me?

What is something that I could do individually to serve my community?

What is a service project that we could do as a team that would benefit us all?

FCA Message from Jason Brand & Billy Holder

FCA Coaches Challenge – Week 22 – Acts 15-19

Something to Consider

Coaching is all about dealing with adversity. Either we are working through our own personal or professional adversity, or we are teaching our athletes how to handle it in their own lives. I’m guessing that none of us have had to deal with the adversity that the Apostle Paul was working through in Acts 16. He and his partner Silas had just been arrested, beaten to a pulp, imprisoned, and shackled in a Philippian jail. Acts 16:25 says “About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.” Wow!

Facing adversity always provides us two things. First, it forces us to make a choice. We either choose to turn directly to God (like Paul and Silas did) or away from Him. Second, remember the audience in our direct influence. Our athletes and fellow coaches listen to every word we speak and watch every move we make!

It's not IF you will face adversity in coaching (and life) but HOW you will respond when it hits.

Ted Manning

Lakeshore Michigan FCA

Challenge

Face adversity with the same courage and conviction as Paul and Silas in Acts 16 and remember that as a coach, you always have an audience!

Questions to Ask as You Read This Week

How do you usually handle adversity and how does it affect the people in your life?

How are you presently dealing with COVID-19?

How can God's Word help you deal with adversity in the best way?

 
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