From the Bench
Building genuine relationships with athletes
Genuine relationship building takes time, and coaches today have to make a conscious decision to forge these relationships with their players. The ... more »
Setting expectations on and off the court
The accomplishments of your players on the basketball court only represent half the battle. Part of a coach’s job is to help players develop charact... more »
How varsity coaches can help their junior high counterparts
Great Expectations is a novel written by Charles Dickens. Expectations — great or otherwise — are what every high school varsity basketball coach ... more »
The 12 attributes of elite point guards
Great point guard play is easy to recognize, but can be difficult to define. You can talk about John Stockton, Magic Johnson and Chris Paul, and every... more »
Making time for skill development in practice
At the beginning of the season, you have many different things you must implement into your basketball practices, and unless you are fortunate enough ... more »
Column: A challenge to get better every day
One year ago, I made a New Year’s resolution to read 25 books by the end of 2017. It was an ambitious goal, and one that came with a high probabilit... more »
Scouting the opposition
Tips for gathering and dissecting information that matters Scouting is agonizing for some coaches and simple for others, but the process of identifyi... more »
Psychologically healing injured athletes
Because of the high demands placed on elite athletes, injury is virtually inescapable. With increasing early sport specialization comes a particular ... more »
Three strategies to battle the conference grind
Conference season can be one of the toughest parts of the year. I like to call it the “conference grind.” It’s the same routine every week: P... more »
Winning Hoops’ most popular Xs/Os features of 2017
Winning Hoops has helped educate basketball coaches throughout the world for more than 32 years. With another year in the books, we thought we'd take ... more »
