Continued wisdom from Coach Don Meyer

Although coaching creativity is definitely encouraged, much is still to be learned from those that have paved a solid path before us. Among many successful coaches leading that way is Don Meyer. Due to his discipline, work ethic, unquestionable character, and countless attributes, Coach Meyer is to be greatly respected. He is also responsible for the following gems:

• importance of body language, he asks "how does your team sub?" - need to hustle on and off the court
• on communication, players need to "yell what they are in" - shows leadership, makes sure everybody is paying attention
• regarding confidence, players need to be strong and not worry about getting shots blocked
• importance of ball reversal, critical for getting a good shot, two or three reversals may be needed
• know how to draw fouls - get out quickly on the break, take the ball to the rim, get the ball in to the post
• on rebounding, play hard, rebound "out of your range", pursue the ball, secure it with two hands