Coach Collins Talks about Building Communication with your Basketball Team  If you only lead is by example then you are a pretty poor leader. Dick DeVenzio  Why players don’t talk • Too into themselves ( Disease of Me) • Fatigue ( Have to be in shape) • Too cool • Don’t know what / How to say it • Nite Communication ( Why do we yell ball) o Name  The sweetest sound in any language is the sound of someone’s name  You HAVE to USE BEFORE instruction ( 0r information)  “John…make sure you box him out” o Information  Relevant and timely Information and reminders  95 percent of all information • Say what you are doing • Say what they should be doing  Reminders • 2 reminders and 2 positives per minute o Tone  Sometimes it’s not what you say but how you say it  Leadership isn’t yelling and telling  Yelling after a play is wasted breadth  Not what you say but how you say it  Talk to them as if they were close friends  Have teammates want to follow you into battle  Clear Tone o Eye Contact  Basic form of respect  Great coaches will demand it  Builds Trust  Head Nods ( Little Nod)  Most 93 % communication is non verbal  Coaches are always making perceptions Great Team Video Check out more material at https://teachhoops.com/ For Coaches who want to get better Basketball drills, basketball coach, basketball workouts basketball dribbling drills, ball handling drills, passing drills, shooting drills, basketball training equipment, basketball conditioning, fun basketball games, basketball jerseys, basketball shooting machine, basketball shot, basketball ball, basketball training, basketball camps, youth basketball, youth basketball leagues, basketball recruiting, basketball coaching jobs, basketball tryouts, basketball coach youth basketball drills Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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