COACH K'S SAYINGS
1. COMMITMENT TO DOING YOUR BEST
"Practice hard. Play HARDER!"2. BASKETBALL IS ...
a physical game! If you are not putting your body on an opponent—offense and defense—you are
not playing basketball...so start singing if you want the crowd to cheer!3. SHOOTING
- You shoot with your legs! (Not with your arms.)
- Everyone is a shooter!
A great shooter makes 3 out of 10 shoots at the middle school level. That means 7 misses.
The average shooter makes 1 to 2 out of ten ...8 to 9 misses.
We cannot win unless you MISS!
- The team that gets off more shots normally wins the game. So, we cannot win unless you MISS!
- Get as close to the "paint" as possible...and take your shot!
- Pass and pick! Pass and pick! ... Picking gets your teammate free to take a shot.
4. DRIBBLING
- You get no points for dribbling....so bounce-pass the ball!
5. PASSING
- The hand is quicker than the eye—so bounce pass!
- Pass and pick!
6. DEFENSE
- On defense—stay in front of your opponent! Harass. Be an obstacle.
- You do NOT have eyes in the back of your head—so keep glancing behind you!
7. STEALS
- Do not bail out your opponent by fouling her! (Do not swat at or try to steal the ball from your opponent!)
- Steals come from the "weak side" when your teammate blind-sides your opponent.
8. REFEREES and COACHES
- Listen only to the coach, not to your fans or the opponent's supporters.
- The ref is always right! Do not argue. Do not loose your temper. Get used to it!
9. FOUL SHOOTING
- Foul shooting is a motion like a bicycle wheel.