My Basketball Booklist

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Happy New Year to you and all the best for 2012! It’s going to be a great year and I hope you have spent the last week with your loved ones and had a good time!

To start this year off right, I’d like to share with you my list of coaching books I’ve gathered over the time and which are well worth the read. A lot of you have been asking me on which books I’d recommend for getting a good start into coaching or for drills.

These are all books I have written in English. I still got a bunch of German books, which I didn’t list here. So, here it is … the list of basketball books in my shelf, which will be updated frequently.

Nice article on Athlete Nutrition

Posted by Eitel in For Parents, Motivation & Health | 2 comments

Today I’d like to point you to a great article on the blog of Janis. She writes about supplying the right nutrition for your sporty kids. This is a well-underestimated topic and Janis summarizes a couple of great points on what to be aware of.

Please visit the article here and don’t forget to leava a comment on her blog and Facebook page!

How Coaches can influence Referees

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As a coach you have to deal with a lot of different people. I have touched about how to deal with referees in one of my previous articles, so now I’d like to highlight some of the common methods used by coaches to influence the decision-making of refs.

A couple of referees I conduct games with have opened a Facebook group to exchange information, as well as tips for gameday from the ref’s side of the fence. Being a coach myself I have used a few methods to try and influence a call. Let’s be honest, which coach hasn’t in one way or the other?

A Tough Loss

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Yesterday we’ve lost our first game this season by only one point. If you have ever gone through a situation like this, then you know, how the mood was right after the game. Barely anyone had something to say. This game weighed in even more than other games, as our direct competitor now had an advantage for the runner-up spot to the next league. Until now, we both hadn’t lost any games.

Today, not even 24 hours later, I still feel down and unmotivated. Out of this situation I’d like to share with you a couple of thoughts on how I will try to cope with this loss. I personally think, that you learn a lot more from a loss than by a winning game. A loss lets you rethink your attitude, your concept … basically the way you play from the ground. It gives you the chance to see, on what you should be working in the next training sessions and whether you were outplayed or out-talented.

Layups.com Downtime!

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Just a quick heads up: I will be moving servers in the next couple of days, so you might experience some downtime on this blog!
Don’t worry, all is good. I’ll be back online shortly after I’ve moved.

Thanks & sorry for the inconveniences!
Eitel