We live in a time where our hyper-connectedness allows us access to every type of media at a moment’s notice. It has become commonplace for coaches to watch YouTube clips and download DVD’s daily about some facet of the game. Coaches, business leaders, and the like are always posting to Twitter about getting on “their daily grind”. We now wear constant stimulation as a badge of honor. While I believe personal and professional growth is important, it is the application of those things that add real value to our lives.
What if we stopped trying to consume as much as we could and instead focused on applying as much as we could? How much extra time could we put into something else if we focused on only one thing at a time? My thoughts are this: -growth is good only if it leads to change -watching, reading, talking to other coaches, etc. is only good if helps your program -if it’s learning for the sake of learning I argue that it’s a waste of time -we grow through application, experimentation, failure and success -we need to have a plan 15 Minutes Here is a sample growth plan that takes all of 15 minutes daily to complete: Monday: 15 minutes brainstorming ways to improve the program Tuesday: 15 minutes reading Wednesday: 15 minutes reading Thursday: 15 minutes podcast Friday: 15 minutes podcast A simple way to devote time each day to growth, we can all find 15 minutes. -TJ What if we stopped trying to consume as much as we could and instead focused on applying as much as we could?
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Even though the ideas are simple to teach and understand, the effectiveness of the Rhythm Offense concepts are directly tied to the skill level of the players and the imagination of the coach. Just like any offense, the more “complete” players a team has the more successful the offense will be. As mentioned in the book, most teams are not fully made up of “complete” players. Most teams are made up of players that we name: “complete”, “specialists”, and “role players”. Here is where the imagination of the coach comes into to the picture. Since the concepts can be applied to any offensive system or actions, coaches can build an offense around what type of players they have.
Overall Goals of Rhythm Offense:
What coaches have to consider when applying the Rhythm Offense:
First coaches have to decide what type of offense they want to run within their program. By that I mean coaches have to decide between the following three options or combination of options: Motion, Continuity, Sets. Coaches usually make this decision based on their experience level, their personality, the age/experience level of their teams, and the overall goals they have for their program. Examples of coaches/coaching situations:
Strategies for creating “Count Situations”:
No matter your philosophy every coach needs to do the following:
If you have read the book you realize that it was left open ended. By that I mean I did not go through and tell coaches exactly what to do with the concepts. There are two main reasons for that: 1st - There are plenty of great resources out there that coaches can use for specific “X’s and O’s”. 2nd - More importantly, only the head coach and staff knows their team and the goals they have for their program. A coach friend tweeted about “drill grabbers” or coaches who pick up drills from clinics and apply them to their practices even if it doesn't really “fit” within their philosophies and goals. My comment to him was that coaches are also “offense grabbers”. Some coaches tend to bounce from one “offense” to the next looking to that special one that is going to put them over the top. This was not my goal with the “Rhythm Offense” eBook. My goal was to share simple teaching concepts that coaches can use however they feel will make the most impact for them and their program. Thanks! Ryan Smith I took the time this spring to read “The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results” by Gary Keller. I HIGHLY recommend this book for not only coaches but for everyone. This book really helped me think about the most important things when it comes to being a coach, husband, father, and teacher. I took one of Mr Keller's ideas and applied it to basketball. Im going to just paste a link to download the document itself because it contains several long lists and I don't necessarily want to take up that much space here on the blog. I hope that all coaches that read the post take the challenge at the end!! Thanks, Ryan Smith ![]()
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