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Cover: how to coach  mental toughness
How to Coach Mental Toughness
with Larry Eustachy,
Colorado State University Head Coach;
former Southern Mississippi Head Coach; 2012 Conference USA Coach of the Year;
former Head Coach, Iowa State University,
Big 12 Coach of the Year for 2000 & 2001

Larry Eustachy's achievements have been recognized by his peers, winning back-to-back Big 12 Coach of the Year honors in 2000 and 2001. In addition, Eustachy was named Associated Press Big 12 Coach of the Year in 2000 and was honored as the runner-up in 2001. In this DVD, Coach Eustachy reveals techniques and drills that you can use to help your team become mentally tougher during competition. The tape includes a chalk-talk with game and practice clips to illustrate Eustachy's drills. He includes five proven drills for developing mental toughness: The slide drill, 30-second line drill, five man weave, full-court 4-on-4, and the 3-on-3 block out drill. With emphasis on the fundamentals, this tape will help any team reach its physical and mental potential.

44 minutes. 2002.

DVD
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Cover: john spezia: motivational and competitive practice drills
John Spezia: Motivational and Competitive Practice Drills
with John Spezia, NJCAA President;
former Danville (IL) Area Community College Head Coach;
1991 NJCAA Division II National Champions; 2x NJCAA Division II Coach of the Year

Motivate your players with competitive practices and drill work. Reward players for their hustle and focus to detail. John Spezia shares ideas for motivating your players with goal setting and a will to get better in practice.

In this on-court presentation, Coach Spezia shares spells out what it takes to become successful as a team. He shares active warm-up drills using a basketball, drills to improve hand and foot quickness, defensive communication drills and scramble 4-on-4 shell drills to become a hard nosed man defensive team.

With every drill Spezia uses a point system and rewards players for who receives the highest points in that particular practice.

Order this DVD and see how you can motivate your team next season.

Produced at the Spring 2011 Las Vegas (NV) clinic.

77 minutes. 2011.

DVD
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Think Like A Champion
by Dick Devenzio

Reading a book won t magically turn you into a champion, but it can save you a lot of time, help to pave your way, and inspire you. This book shows you how champions think and respond in a variety of situations. If you want to succeed in sports, you will want to read Think Like a Champion.

Covering everything from overconfidence, choking under pressure, lack of confidence and playing with teammates you don't like to slumps, doldrums, academics and how to increase speed and quickness, Think Like a Champion is a valuable guide for student athletes who want to excel at their chosen sport. It's practical advice is broken down into 112 short sections on situations that athletes commonly encounter.

If you want to succeed in sports, you will want to read Think Like a Champion.

343 pages. 2006.

DVD
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Cover: stuff good players should know
Stuff Good Players Should Know
by Dick Devenzio

Stuff Good Players Should Know may very well be the best book ever written for basketball players and fans. It is conversational and easy to understand, yet filled with subtle insights into the game of basketball. Stuff is page after page of creative concepts, common sense, and special tips that can not be found anywhere else:

  • How do you guard a stronger player?
  • How do you set up a game-winning steal?
  • How do you "strip" a rebound?>
  • How do you recoqnize defensive changes?
and much, much more.

Stuff Good Players Should Know is like having a coach right beside you, in your room, discussing the fine points of the game.

293 pages. 2006.

DVD
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Thinking Like a Champion
with Legendary Coach
John Wooden

How did John Wooden become one of the most successful coaches of any sport at any level? In this DVD, Coach Wooden discusses his personal philosophies on life and athletics. From his childhood days on the farm to his hard knocks as a young coach, to his brilliant seasons at UCLA, this legend shares a lifetime of wisdom. Success, failure, ability, recognition, teammates, parents, --- find out what separates a true champion from the pack!

43 minutes. 1994 (Re-issued on DVD in 2010).

DVD
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