Diversity, Discussion, Development
I told myself I wouldn’t use anyone with the last name ‘Ball’ as an example, but alas…have a look at the two links below as they set the stage for the remainder of the post.
(Bleacher Report: Lonzo Ball Could Be an All-Time Great, but Not Until He Fixes His Jump Shot
Our MacEwan Griffins Men’s Basketball coaching staff approached the 2017-2018 season with cautious optimism. Despite losing 6 players to graduation, including 60% of our overall team scoring, we were happy with our recruiting class and ready to start a new era in the program’s history.
After grinding through a tough September, players and coaches alike were ecstatic to depart on our first pre-season tournament at University of Waterloo. We were scheduled to play the home team first followed by University of Ottawa (a perennial powerhouse) and Wildred Laurier University to cap it all off. Off we went!
Suffice to say that the games didn’t quite go as planned…
We knew we were going to be in tough with a young team but we weren’t planning on getting our butts kicked 3 games in a row. After our final game on Saturday night, we met as a coaching staff to lick our wounds and identify what areas we needed to improve the most. Continue reading “Pre-Season Problem Solving”