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.