The Basketball Parent's Journey

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Consistency is key to being a credible coach.

 Live what you teach, practice what you preach, and be a walking example. 

Establish principles, use short sound bites, and eliminate contradictions for maximum impact!

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Listen to the story of Alex Tavares -  a Portsmouth native who came up from Little Harbour Elementary, to Portsmouth Middle School, Portsmouth High, Great Bay Community College, and finally UNH as a walk-on before turning his aspirations to play overseas!

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Start with measuring your current state, not just goals. 

Key points:
• Establish a Baseline for everything and move it up! 
• Decide what to measure in Games vs. Practice
• Balancing Consistency vs. Variability in practice to make sure it translates to games 

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Evaluating basketball efficiency boils down to points per shot value. Understand how contested vs. uncontested shots, free throws, and fast breaks impact team scoring. Discover the math behind smart shot selection! 

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In Designing for learning, discover how focusing on learning, not just teaching, can transform coaching. Understand how to keep players engaged, avoid boredom and overwhelm, and foster a lifelong love for the game. Study learning!

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Coaching Credibility Week 4 - Defense - Contain, Contest, Rebound

In Defense we cover:

- How to get better at individual skills of containing, contesting and rebounding

- How to utilize all 3 of these as a team strategy

- Basketball math behind why defense wins games when you connect rebounding to fast break opportunities

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In this podcast, we cover:

• How accountability is essential to maintaining credibility
• Why owning your mistakes increases trust
• How coaching with purpose (why, not just what) strengthens influence
• The importance of consistency in both actions and messaging
• Why coaches should lead from a growth mindset
• How vulnerability paired with competence builds deeper respect

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Coaching Credibility Week 2

In this episode, we explore:
What builds and sustains credibility as a coach
The difference between positional vs relational authority
Why doing what you say matters more than saying what you’ll do
How consistency over time forges trust
The role of vulnerability and humility in building connection
How feedback, listening, and being coachable increase your credi...

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Coaching Credibility Week 1 - Practice Design (2025)

In Practice design, we discuss:
- How we approach building skills downstream from decisions, 
- How to structure practice to prioritize what happens most frequently
- Why we use live play to start and end practice
- Why we allow players to experience a problem first, before a solution
-  How we use constraints to create channels of attentio...