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

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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?

Tip: The Fundamentals First Fast Break Newsletter!

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On a quick note I’d like to point you to one of my favourite blogs outthere. It’s run by Brian from the Fundamentals First Basketball Coaching Network, who is a dedicated teacher of the game.

Brian has put a lot of effort into his blog and now he is establishing a periodical newsletter called “The Fundamentals First Fast Break” Newsletter. In this newsletter he shares a lot of tips, drills, handouts, quotes and thoughts on various topics in the game of basketball.

If you’d like to receive a copy, send an e-mail directly to Brian (CoachAnglim@FundamentalsFirstBasketball.net) and subscribe to this wonderful newsletter. It’s worth it! Make sure to visit his blog aswell!

Quick Reminder: 1st Spalding Pro Camp in Germany … two weeks to go!

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Just a little more than two weeks ahead, but there’s still time to join in to this professional camp! You can find a few of the players, that have signed up already, here. See you at the event!!

Download the Flyer to this event here (file size 2.8MB).
For the latest news please check out the Spalding Pro Basketball Camp Facebook Page.

Motivating Yourself

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No matter the sport, the most successful athletes are the ones that can motivate themselves throughly. They not only spend a lot of time in the gym practicing their shots and working out physically, but they also make sure that their motivation gets trained, too.

A lot of people forget that being motivated has a lot to do with the correct mindset, that enables you to keep yourself pushing forward and improving yourself. You have to train your brain, just like any other muscle, and have a strategy for this.