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Coaching Mental Toughness in Basketball
This document summarizes a webinar for coaching mentally tough basketball teams. It defines mental toughness as controlling thoughts and actions while maintaining focus under pressure. It discusses key characteristics like rebounding from mistakes, consistency, and persistence. The webinar provides definitions and examples to distinguish mental toughness from bullying or aimless activity. It offers practice concepts and drills to build toughness through competition, addressing detrimental behaviors, and playing through adversity. Drills emphasize rebounding, playing through contact, and conditioning without the ball. The webinar stresses modeling poise and emphasizing no excuses to develop resilient, mentally tough teams.
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- 2. Welcome! Coaching Webinar:CoachingMentally Tough Basketball Teams
- 3. Who am I?CoachJosh Stinsonwww.perectpractice.netwww.hoopclinics.comwww.coachesacademy.net
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- 9. Liability ConsiderationsKey coachingHurdlesEvery coach must develop:3 big Things!!
- 10. Key coaching HurdlesEverycoach must develop:
- 11. Key coaching HurdlesEverycoach must develop:
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- 14. Definitions of MentalToughness1. Rebounding from mistakesMistakes Are NOT A Big Deal
- 15. They will happenin every single practice you ever coachDefinitions of Mental ToughnessRebounding from mistakesHow We Respond To Mistakes Defines Us!Definitions of Mental Toughness2. Forest through the trees – big pictureNot getting so caught up in the little battles that occur all the time in basketball that you forget about the Overall Goals Mentally tough players understand what is important and what isn'tCoaches can fall in this trap too:Excessively arguing with officials at expense of coaching your team
- 16. Creating a levelof animosity with referees early in the game and sabotaging your teams chances later in the game Definitions of Mental Toughness3. Visualizing successBe aware of how you communicate this conceptDefinitions of Mental ToughnessVisualizing successMind/Body connection
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- 18. Richardson ExperimentDefinitions OfMental ToughnessVisualizing Success: Richardson Experiment
- 19. Definitions of MentalToughness4. ConsistencyMentally tough players exude these qualities consistently over time
- 20. Anybody can get‘tough‘ for a few games or even a few weeks,
- 21. Any ‘change ofheart’ by a player is great, but:
- 22. Whether the solutionis long term wont be known until the player faces adversity (losing, a slump, playing time, demanding coach, etc)Definitions of Mental ToughnessConsistency
- 23. Definitions5. Persistence(Always Beats Failure)
- 24. Definitions of MentalToughnessPersistence (Always Beats Failure)
- 25. DefinitionsPersistence -Abraham, Lincoln1832 – Lost job, defeated for state legislature2xFailure!
- 26. DefinitionsPersistence -Abraham, Lincoln1833 – Failed in businessFailure!
- 27. DefinitionsPersistence -Abraham, Lincoln1834 – Elected to Illinois State legislatureSuccess!
- 28. DefinitionsPersistence -Abraham, Lincoln1834 – Sweetheart DiesExcuse for failure!
- 29. DefinitionsPersistence -Abraham, Lincoln1836 – Re-elected to Illinois State legislatureSuccess!
- 30. DefinitionsPersistence -Abraham, Lincoln1836 – Has a nervous breakdownFailure!
- 31. DefinitionsPersistence -Abraham, Lincoln1838 – Defeated for speaker of the houseFailure!
- 32. DefinitionsPersistence -Abraham, Lincoln1843 – Defeated for Congress nominationFailure!
- 33. DefinitionsPersistence -Abraham, Lincoln1846 – Elected to CongressSuccess!
- 34. DefinitionsPersistence -Abraham, Lincoln1848 – Lost Congress RenominationFailure!
- 35. DefinitionsPersistence -Abraham, Lincoln1854 – Defeated for US SenateFailure!
- 36. DefinitionsPersistence -Abraham, Lincoln1856 – Defeated for nomination for Vice PresidentFailure!
- 37. DefinitionsPersistence -Abraham, Lincoln1858 – Defeated for US Senate againFailure!
- 38. DefinitionsPersistence -Abraham, Lincoln1860 – Elected PresidentSUCCESS!
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- 40. Catch-all DefinitionOfMental Toughness“Mentaltoughness is the ability to control thoughts and actions andmaintain a focus on what is truly important in a calm and poised way undercompetitive pressure.”
- 41. “Understanding”What Mental Toughnessis NOT!BullyingVery often, young coaches and players alike mistake bullying for mental toughnessBullying has no place in the game
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- 43. The opposite oftoughness – bullying behavior usually stems from a poor or inadequate self-image
- 44. Mentally tough –cultivate a positive self-image
- 45. No need tomanufacture self-respect/esteem by hurting others“Understanding”What Toughness is NOT!Bullying: Does THIS KID look mentally tough!?!?
- 46. “Understanding”What Mental Toughnessis NOT!Fouling/Aimless ActivityFouls sabotage all of our efforts on any one possession
- 47. Easy to ignorea s a coach if it seems like the player is trying
- 48. Blind hustle is counterproductive “Understanding”What Mental Toughness is NOT!Scheme-basedToughness doesn’t have anything to do with coaching tactics/schemesConsistently executing any scheme properly requires toughness We can have totally different styles and still cultivate equally tough players and teams“Understanding”What Toughness is NOT!Scheme-based
- 49. “Understanding”What Toughness isNOT!Scheme-based
- 50. Physical Conditioning“There isNO 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”
- 51. Practice ConceptsScrimmaging -make bad callsFrontload your players - preparing them to play through adversity
- 52. Telling players you’regoing to make bad calls ahead of time leads to faster learning. Practice ConceptsCompletion– in everything we do.Finish the play
- 53. Work on everyskill in any practice sequence
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- 58. Locate and Chasedown the reboundPractice ConceptsPlay to the whistle not the hornImportant for time and score
- 59. Scorers make mistakesoften & refs have final word over scorers – so playing to the whistle is important Practice Concepts4. Create competitionBe Aware Of Practice Pace And Tone.Practice & Coaching ConceptsBuilding ResiliencyRehearse pressure situations in practice – HAVE A PLAN“Take time every basketball practice to rehearse different pressure situations that arise in games. Having a definite plan that players have practiced will help them focus on what to do under pressure and less on the pressure itself.”
- 60. Practice & CoachingConceptsBuilding Resiliency6. Address Detrimental behaviorsConsistent message“Make it a point of emphasis that bad body language, moping, pouting, displays of disgust with officials, and other negative behaviors are training the players for failure. them any time they occur in practice, games, or in the locker room..”
- 61. Practice & CoachingConceptsBuilding Resiliency7. Model poise and self control as the Coach“Players will feed off of you and draw confidence from your mental toughness.”
- 62. Practice & CoachingConceptsBuilding Resiliency8. No Excuses!
- 63. Practice & CoachingConceptsBuilding ResiliencyCommunicate &demonstrate how behavior influences outcomes “Point out times in your game films or games you record on TV when a lack of poise andmental toughness by an individual cost a team a chance to win.”
- 64. Practice & CoachingConceptsBuilding ResiliencyDevelop keywords or Signals to re-focusHave 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 & CoachingConceptsBuilding Resiliency11. Make a Practice Of Diving After Loose Balls in Every Scrimmage Situation+/- Point systems/ behavioral reinforcers
- 66. Practice Drills51 secondsof Perfect DefenseDefensive Execution Practice DrillsAvg. halfcourt defensive possession = 17 sec.
- 67. 51 sec =Three defensive possessions 17 sec.x 3possessions 51 sec.
- 68. Practice Drills1. 51 seconds of Perfect DefensePrimary halfcourt defense vs. any offense
- 69. Goal: Play PerfectDefense (no breakdowns/mistakes) for 0:51
- 70. Offense starts with0:51 –
- 71. Drill ends whenclock hits zero
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- 73. Any defensive breakdownsthat the coach catches
- 74. Clock stops &countdown to 0:00 continues
- 75. Steal withperfect defense
- 76. Defensive Rebound with perfect defense
Editor's Notes
- #6 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
- #7 today I’ve got several things to say about toughness
- #9 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
- #12 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.
- #18 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)
- #34 Persistence. This is a critical point. Failure happens. Its part of sports.LINCOLN
- #35 Persistence. This is a critical point. Failure happens. Its part of sports.LINCOLN
- #36 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.