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Barry Deutsch
May 29, 2013 9:07 PM
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When it comes to doing the difficult things in life like saving money, losing weight, getting a better job or more education, creating an emergency fund, or engaging in almost any form of self-improvement, a lot of people claim to be the...
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April 15, 2013 9:07 PM
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September 20, 2012 8:57 PM
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If you don't have time to do it right, how will you find time to do it over? (In Swahili: Haraka Haraka haina Baraka….) PS stalling is even worse than hurrying.
I try to teach this life lesson to my HS girls basketball team that Seth talks about on his blog.
So many kids try to get through drills in practice by giving it a minimum, sloppy, careless approach. And we keep doing it over and over until they can do it with a high degree of precision and flawless execution - so much of basketball success is in the details - proper shooting mechanics, footwork, proper positioning for defensive slides.
Two camps - those who want to get better and those who couldn't give a darn.
I teach the girls - why bother doing the drils unless you're going to try to do it perfectly. We're not doing drills for my sake as a coach or to fill up time. We're doing it so you can become great.
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September 2, 2012 7:34 AM
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FOXSports.comFlorida high school girl first to play quarterback in boys' gameFox NewsAnd DiMeglio has won them over with ease, first by being a star member of the school's girls basketball team, then after football exploits such as throwing five...
Just goes to show that you can accomplish many things in life and it doesn't have to fall into gender categories or limitations.
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August 21, 2012 8:41 PM
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Parents, teachers, coaches and countrymen (and women): Consider a great new book coming out next month, called Life Lessons of a Harvard Reject by La Verne Online Publisher Peter Bennett. Seven years in the making, ...
Sounds like a great book - just added this to my reading list:
Life Lessons of a Harvard Reject
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August 21, 2012 8:37 PM
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Raising a Team Player: Teaching Kids Lasting Values on the Field, on the Court and on the Bench (Hardcover). Raising a Team Player: ... Customer tags: sports resource, sports psychology, values, coaching, life lessons ...
Outstanding article on values being taught through sports. The author talks about getting parents involved to praise, encourage, inspire, build, temper, support, and teach, working with children on everything from setting goals to teaching sportsmanship and humility to building character and a sense of self-worth.
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May 29, 2012 6:12 PM
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The Times of Trenton - NJ.comFor Lawrenceville's Fitzpatrick joy is in processThe Times of Trenton - NJ.com“Building something.” In 13 years as head coach, he has built one of the top programs in the country.
Here's a good example of a coach with a solid perspective on teaching and instilling life values in his team. - Barry
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Barry Deutsch
May 25, 2012 2:14 AM
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Graduating High School Got Me Off the Streets and Into College into CollegeHuffington PostBecause of the opportunities provided by my Club, I stayed involved in my school and community by being in groups like student council, National Honor...
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April 30, 2012 2:35 PM
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Coach Carter comes in and changes the atmosphere of the team, trying to teach life lessons and change the mindsets of his players into student-athletes. He prepares them for the future through a bumpy road to success.
One of my favorite sports coaching movies. The actual coaching is background for the life lessons the coach attempts to teach his players.
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April 28, 2012 12:01 PM
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Chantal Vallée is a dynamic young woman who brought her vision and passion for excellence to Windsor and, in five years, turned a loosing basketball program into national champions.
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May 27, 2013 12:35 PM
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The missing link between intelligence and performance is grit, says Angela Lee Duckworth.
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from Leading with Distinction
November 6, 2012 11:03 AM
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Everyone has limiting beliefs about certain aspects of themselves, and sometimes as leaders it’s important to realize that a lack of confidence is just a fleeting moment in our view of ourselves.
Do you have these moments of self-doubt? Do you falter and stumble?
One of the toughest things I attempt to teach my high school girls basketball team is a "I Can Do it" attitude. I try to build their confidence level so that anything they might face in the course of their high school experience is not overwhelming. How do they deal with others who laugh at them and put them down? How do they deal with haters? How about when set-backs occur? How do they overcome adversity?
My daughter played four years of high school basketball and one of the greatest outcomes from that experience is that her view of what she could do and become changed dramatically. She went from being a little introverted and quiet to being a supremely confident and outspoken individual. It wasn't an overnight shift, but something that occurred over time as her coaches subtlely helped her to build her self-confidence.
How do your children learn self-confidence? Where did you learn it from?
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September 10, 2012 11:27 AM
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The articles in this section often reference how you interview for "grit" and how to hire people who can learn from failure. but this fascinating article takes it back a step. How do you build grit in children? "The most valuable thing that parents can do to help their children develop character—may be to do nothing. To back off a bit. To let our children face some adversity on their own, to fall down and not be helped back up." "What matters most in a child's development ... is not how much information we can stuff into her brain in the first few years of life. What matters, instead, is whether we are able to help her develop a very different set of qualities, a list that includes persistence, self-control, curiosity, conscientiousness, grit and self-confidence. Economists refer to these as noncognitive skills, psychologists call them personality traits, and the rest of us often think of them as character"
This is one of the life lessons I look to teach the girls on my HS basketball team. Grit is a great word that describes the ability to get knocked off the horse and get right back in the saddle. It's the ability to deal with adversity, disappointment, setbacks, and all the other traits the author mentions. Years from now my girls will never remember the actual experience of playing basketball = what they will remember is how much this HS sport - their coach - and their teammates taught them about how to deal with all the things life keeps throwing at you and testing your grit.
Barry
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September 2, 2012 1:49 AM
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Recognizing the power of sports from her own experience as an Olympic athlete, Tracy wanted to provide programs that can help educate, empower, and teach life lessons in a fun and engaging setting. Tracy serves on the ...
What a great heart wrenching emotional story about how one person can impact the lives so many others less fortunate. I also liked her approach to improving mental and physical health through participation in sports - not to mention the teaching of life lessons.
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August 21, 2012 8:39 PM
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Emma Williams helped coordinate a basketball tournament among other events during junior high school and will now bring her volunteer spirit to Bishop Guertin this fall. File photo. Emma Williams headed her first service project in ...
A great example of a student-athlete giving back to her community by going above and beyond the call of duty to help others.
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June 6, 2012 1:38 AM
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Does Society Place Too Much Importance on Sports?
As a HS girls basketball coach, I see my role in teaching teens life lessons for which the basketball court is a metaphor - teamwork, respect, committment, hard work, and so on. None of them will remember the drills, the running, and the victories/losses - years later they'll recall the coach's stories and constant "cute" repetitive phrases. They'll understand where the work ethic came from and how well they were prepared for set-backs and adversity. - Barry
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May 25, 2012 11:14 AM
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More than a coach. As for how he went about instilling strong values and moral fiber in his players that routinely came from poor situations at home, Darden was proud he never changed his teaching style.
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April 30, 2012 3:09 PM
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Concentrating on relieving the stress and everything that's been bothering him, he locks his feet in his block. Around his neck are ... His love of the sport extends beyond just winning.
Sports is a great environment to demonstrate where individuals can overcome tremendous odds that are stacked against them. How do you cope with adversity - like losing an arm? How do you deal with your set-backs? Does it make you stronger?
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April 28, 2012 12:08 PM
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SEMINOLE - Mike Browning knew his wife Brenda wasn't thrilled, at least at first, about the idea of living in West Texas. (Mike Browning told his wife they'd be in Seminole two years.
For some reason many coaches believe that screaming and yelling abusive comments at their players is a motivating technique. How many believe that? Then why do the vast majority of coaches take this as their personal coaching style. Good story of how Mike Browing coaches without yelling.
As a high school basketball girls coach, I might raise my voice - but it's instructional - not an attack on someone's character like so many coaches. I almost want to laugh at the comical nature of watching other coaches have mini-tantrums with their players.
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April 28, 2012 11:57 AM
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Behind every great athlete is a great team. For British cycling sensation Laura Trott, life with the Olympic champions with which she now surrounds herself goes beyond 'team', they are a happy family.
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