Communication – The Basketball Coaching Roadmap
Myself, Brian and Brady discuss the importance of communication when you’re coaching. As a coach it’s essential to build relationships with your players. In this discussion we talk about effective ways to gain the trust of your players and consequently reach your team’s full potential.
This episode is the beginning of a seven part series we call the Basketball Coaching Roadmap (click here to learn more). Each of the next seven episodes will focus on one specific area where successful coaches shine. We’ll share some stories, re-live experiences and explore the impact coaches can have on their players.
Even coaches need to train and with the NBA Finals done we are officially into the basketball off-season, you can treat this seven part series like your personal off-season training. Our goal is to add a little more to your coaching portfolio with each episode and by next season you’ll be ready to shine.
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Communication Topics
02:25 Can you communicate too much to your players?
03:16 Emphasizing positive feedback and the benefits that follow.
05:36 How often should you give feedback to your players?
09:06 What do you talk to your players about?
09:56 Is there an ideal time to communicate with your players?
12:42 Should you document your conversations with your players?
13:36 Brian re-lives getting benched and how his coach dealt with it.
16:03 The most important thing about communication is…
17:23 Balancing unwanted feedback and a player’s confidence.
18:58 Delivering a message and keeping the audience in mind.
21:41 The rewarding results of defining someone’s role.
22:32 Communication is a two way street – empowering your players by listening to their feedback.
24:08 The most effective way to teach your players is to ask them questions.
26:13 Re-living a memorable practice just before winning a National Championship.
28:21 Brian shares who his favorite coach of all time was.
