Project Learn With Me: Qualifications of a Credible Coach
1.) Must be a good teacher of the fundamentals and strategies of the sport. 2.) Must understand the student/athlete, including growth, development, psychosocial 3.) Must understnad the game: techniques, strategies, rules, etc. 4.) Must have a desireable perosnality and character, be patient, understanding, honest, ethical, good communicator, energetic, etc. read more →
Every coach wishes their team could shoot the ball better. This was even the case during my stint with the WNBA. Discussion was always brought up about how to get the team to shoot better. I think even though coaches intend to have their team shoot alot in practice; the reality is that is comes.. read more →
As a basketball coach you always to assess your last performance as a coach and as a team and ask how can we get better. We recently took our Castle Hills (San Antonio) varsity girls team to Conroe, TX for a early season tournament. Many lesson were learned that need to be shared. I think it is.. read more →
If you have not yet read the first 2 installments of this series please go to www.spartanpt.com/blog and do so now. It will bring greater understanding to this segment. Writing this article over the past two installments has been an interesting process. There has been some great feedback and hope it has helped atleast one.. read more →
Last time we touched on 3 of the most the most detrimental things parents do in dealing with their players development. Let’s dig into the next three that are killing player’s hopes of performing at a high level. Players Aren’t Being Students of the Game: Let’s say your player is a one sport athlete. Basketball.. read more →
Coaching for over 10 years has helped me see allot. I have seen the good and bad of how parents play a major role in a player’s growth. I have come up with a list of the top 7 major cautions that parents MUST be aware of when dealing with their son/daughter’s development. Below are.. read more →
Photos from Spartan Summer Camp in San Antonio read more →
Introduction Stride length and stride frequency are the main factors in speed when referring to running. Other key factors are height, muscle fiber composition, fatigue and surface area of the run. It is critical to measure several of these factors in order to get a fair assessment of an athlete’s current speed. Once having.. read more →
Coach Tim Springer’s and the San Antonio’s Lady Jayhawks experiences at the Heart of Texas tournament in Frisco, TX read more →
As good coach will tell you that there a multiple versions of attitudes you can get from players. There are the talented players with great attitudes. They tend to go the furthest in the game. There are also non talented players that also have great attitudes. There are times they overcome odds and they are.. read more →