Learning from other sports

Especially at the highest levels, there are many lessons provided by watching other sports. A football reference was already tweeted (22 players, only one has the ball, what are other 21 doing?), great to cross reference. If open to it, you can learn from other areas and then apply/reinforce the teaching to basketball. At the moment, soccer is on the world stage - what does it teach us?

• be visible to the ball (don't get "three in a row")
• importance of spacing (don't allow one defender to cover two offensive players)
• be unselfish, set a screen for a teammate and you'll be rewarded
• simple concept of "give and go" works, even at the highest levels
• defend by seeing the ball, your check, plus other players
• play with toughness, pick yourself up and get back to help your team
• whining at officials will not help your team
• play hard and smart (be efficient with energy, don't just run around)
• footwork is very important (must be worked on to succeed)
• "fake it to make it" (sell it well in order to create an advantage)
• good things happen when you get to the net