From: Pro Shot Shooting System <proshotsystem@yahoo.com>
Date: March 19, 2014 at 10:10:41 AM EDT
To: rufus@georgiatarheelsports.com
Subject: March Shooting Tip-- Day 18: ARE YOU A BADD COACH?
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March Shooting Tip-- Day 18: ARE YOU A BADD COACH? 
ARE YOU A BADD COACH?
I'm a BADD coach and I hope everyone reading this is a BADD coach. The BADD that I am speaking about today is an acronym that stands for:
Believe
Apply
Detail
Discipline
Shooters need to be BADD, but I also believe coaches need to have these qualities as well. This especially works when teaching shooting. If you lack any of these aspects while teaching the art of shooting, chances are your players will revert back to their old shooting form.
Let's focus on each of these aspects of BADD and see if you are currently using them in your day to day coaching. Please understand that BADD is not just about the Pro Shot Shooting System, but it can also be used for any basketball fundamental or everyday functions in life (marriage, raising children or your job).
BELIEVE:
To take from an often used quote: "If you don't believe it, you can't achieve it." Belief is huge in coaching and nowhere is it more important than in the art of shooting. Here are the four areas that you must believe in if you want your players to be accurate shooters:
1) Shooting is important.
2) Shooting mechanics are important.
3) Players CAN improve in shooting.
4) The shooting aspects that you are teaching is working.
If you don't believe in any of the four aspects above, it will be impossible to teach your players to be accurate shooters. As a coach, you must "buy in" 100% and believe.
True belief is not about "buying in" half the time. Hall of Fame coach Pat Riley once said, ""There are only two options regarding commitment. You're either IN or you're OUT. There is no such thing as life in-between." I also believe this can be said in regards to believing as well.
APPLY:
Once you are a true believer in what you are teaching, it is now time to teach the Shooting System and components. If you need information on the Pro Shot System, I have a free 150 page book "Pro Shooting Secrets" available online and also have 60 plus videos that explains the Pro Shot System in detail. I am also available for questions on how to teach a component or certain aspect in the Pro Shot System through email (proshotsystem@yahoo.com) or phone (866-892-NETS).
DETAILED:
The best coaches are detailed oriented. I once asked former UCLA point guard Andre McCarter what made John Wooden so great as a coach. Andre smiled and said, "That's easy. His attention to detail. When we ran the break we had to do it perfectly. Six inches one way or the other way and few would notice, but Wooden would."
When you look at the greatest coaches over time, you will notice that one characteristic is always noticeable. Think of the greatest coaches and managers of all-time-Tony Larusso, Bob Knight, Pat Summit, Mike Krzyzewski, Vince Lombardi, Red Auerbach, Phil Jackson and you will clearly see that they were all detailed as a leader.
When teaching the Pro Shot System or any other system (offense or defense), a coach must be detailed about how he/she is teaching the skill. As important, when a player is doing it wrong it is crucial for that coach to immediately identify the problem and correct it. Having great attention to detail is an important quality that coaches need to have.
DISCIPLINE
Last but definitely not least is discipline. This may be as big or bigger than any component listed. A coach that lacks discipline is basically allowing the "inmates to run the asylum."
We have had some coaches that have implemented the Pro Shot System with their teams and many programs have gone on to break team shooting and scoring records. I get emails all the time that speak of incredible shooting improvement. Then there are other teams that don't improve like they should.
So why does one team improve more than the other team. Is our instruction different? Are we teaching shooting aspects differently to one team than to the other? Of course not.
The main reason for one team showing great improvement and the other NOT showing great improvement is usually based on discipline from the coach. Players will generally only change a habit over time if they realize by not doing it correctly there will be disciple and possible further ramifications.
Recently I spoke with various coaches who are BADD, use the Pro Shot System and have excellent shooting teams. I asked, "So why do you have so much success in teaching this?" They all responded that they believe in the System, they teach the System, they are detailed, but the biggest factor was that they stayed on their players constantly. Many mentioned, "If they don't shoot it how we teach it, they run or do push ups." Some even went so far to say, "If they don't do it our way, they don't play."
I truly believe disciplined coaches succeed in teaching and implementing the System and "nice guys" that lack discipline don't succeed. Last year I had a coach from Texas called me and said, "My girls aren't doing the System. I responded, "What are their penalties if they don't do it?" He paused and finally said, "There are no penalties. I just remind them." That coach unfortunately didn't understand that his players would not change because he lacked discipline.
WRAP UP
I really like the acronym BADD because you can have fun with it (go up to a good shooter on your team and say, "You know what, you are a BADD shooter) and it's easy to remember. I truly believe all great coaches have these four qualities AND being BADD is what it takes to make your team into great shooters.
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Pro Shot has instructed hundreds of NBA, Professional and Collegiate players in shooting as well. Pro Shot coaches have held shooting camps/clinics in 45 States and throughout Canada and Mexico as well.
We personally guarantee that if you adopt the PS System, your shooting percentages will be raised dramatically and your win total will increase as well.
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From: Pro Shot Shooting System <proshotsystem@yahoo.com>
Date: March 18, 2014 at 10:51:09 AM EDT
To: rufus@georgiatarheelsports.com
Subject: March Shooting Tip-- Day 17: SHOOTING DRILL BELIEFS (VIDEO)
Reply-To: proshotsystem@yahoo.com
March Shooting Tip-- Day 17: SHOOTING DRILL BELIEFS (VIDEO) 
SHOOTING DRILL BELIEFS
One question I get constantly is: "What shooting drills should I use?" and "What is the best shooting drill?"
Many coaches are in love with shooting drills so I decided to give into the pressures and make a three part series on shooting drills. Below is a link to the first video--Part I of this series.
Here's the funny thing about this -- I really am not a big fan of shooting drills. I mean, they are ok and they serve a purpose, but a high percentage of parents, players, trainers and coaches fail to realize that the drill is simply a component of shooting and is not what makes the shooter.
Not following me? Think of it like this-- In 2004 I was running a basketball training program in Calgary, Canada and had a coach in the program who was in love with shooting drills. Every night he would go home and download two or three shooting drills from the internet. After a few weeks, he had over 100 drills. The funny thing about it was his players could not shoot a lick.
That coach (we will respect his anonymity) did not fully understand that the drill does not make the player. It is what you do inside that drill that determines basketball shooting success. Drills don't generally give a player mechanics. What they give that player is a great amount of shots at high speed in different situations.
In the Part Episode I discuss the importance of muscle memory in drills and correcting your players through discipline. The most important aspect that I speak about, however, is the difference between RESULT and PROCESS drills.
Most drills that coaches use are Result driven. It is about making the shot. "First one to 10 makes is a winner." Most of the time there is little if any shooting instruction that goes along with the drill. The player is so focused on making it and the number that they lose any focus whatsoever.
I am a huge fan of Process Drills which is focused more on the mechanics and correcting the mechanics than making it. An example of process shooting is saying, "I don't care if you make it or miss....Just focus on shooting it straight" OR "Lets make sure we are not short today."
When players hear this, they focus greater on the shot and make more shots. It really makes a great amount of sense. Lets focus on college basketball players for example. The #1 way a college basketball player misses is short. I would estimate as much as 60%+ of all shooting misses at the college level are short. So why not focus on NOT missing short? It should be a no brainer.
The last part of drill shooting I want to discuss today is based on survival shooting--shooting a basketball to the point of total exhaustion. I have a friend who is a trainer in Southern California who believes basketball shooting is not about mechanics but shooting until you are ready to pass out. The problem with this mindset is that it destroys young players (grades 4-8) and can damage many high school players as well.
Survival training is very common with trainers. This might work at the NBA, WNBA or college levels, but if you do this to a young player, the shooting mechanics will suffer. Young players cannot shoot a large number of shots while going as fast as they can for a long period of time because they lack strength, endurance and basketball mechanics as a whole.
If a younger player needs to work on his overall conditioning, he should never do an activity that requires great hand eye coordination and a focused discipline like shooting.
If a young players need conditioning, they should run extra sprints or do full court ballhandling, but should not use "survival mode" shooting. This training can only assist older and more advanced shooters.
Great shooters need to be pushed when it comes to cardio vascular work. Notice I said the word GREAT. Not average, not young, but great.
If a young, inexperienced or poor shooter shoots until exhaustion, the mechanics will quickly disappear. I have seen players lose their shooting form by focusing on survival training.
I will have the Second Part of the series later next week which will be shooting drills with partners. Please look for that.
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PRO SHOT SYSTEM CAMPS & CLINICS During the past five years, Pro Shot has hosted thousands of instructional clinics and camps across the United States and currently rank the #1 shooting instruction in the United States.
Pro Shot has instructed hundreds of NBA, Professional and Collegiate players in shooting as well. Pro Shot coaches have held shooting camps/clinics in 45 States and throughout Canada and Mexico as well.
We personally guarantee that if you adopt the PS System, your shooting percentages will be raised dramatically and your win total will increase as well.
Pro Shot camps are affordable, offer a $ back guarantee and can help you in fundraising while developing your players into quicker and more accurate shooters.
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From: Pro Shot Shooting System <proshotsystem@yahoo.com>
Date: March 16, 2014 at 11:12:33 AM EDT
To: rufus@georgiatarheelsports.com
Subject: March Madness Tip 14: HOW TO EVALUATE TEAMS AND PLAYERS
Reply-To: proshotsystem@yahoo.com
March Madness Tip 14: HOW TO EVALUATE TEAMS AND PLAYERS 
HOW TO EVALUATE TEAMS AND PLAYERS
Recently I was talking with a coaching friend of mine Herb Welling and we were discussing Jeff Van Gundy's belief of how to evaluate players. We call it the negative S's. Van Gundy, former Knicks Head Coach and current ABC broadcaster, says there are three negatives to look for in players and teams when evaluating them: "Soft, Selfish and Stupid."
Herb and I agree that Van Gundy is 100% correct in his evaluation beliefs. Whether you use this evaluation formula for short term as in scouting or holding tryouts OR long term as in evaluating your players and your team as a whole, this can definitely be a good barometer for a coach to use.
Van Gundy believes that you can work with a player that has one of these deficiencies, but it is impossible for a player to excel that has two or more of the negative S's. He also believes a team that constantly displays one of these negatives is doomed for mediocrity. A team that displays two or more is doomed for disaster.
Herb informed me that he has developed the Positive S's which a coach wants to look for when evaluating players and teams. Welling's Positive S's are: "Skilled, Smart and Strong."
When I look at great players, they usually are always skilled, have great smarts for the game and are usually strong mentally and physically. If you have all three components you will be VERY good on the hardwood. Possessing two should make you a competitor and one MAY get you some playing time.
Every year that I coached I wanted my teams to be skilled, smart and strong. I never put these ideas on paper like Herb has, but in the back of my mind I knew success was built on skilled, smart and strong players.
My goal for this March Madness series is to share my 30 years in the game with the help of my many coaching friends like Herb.
I believe one aspect of basketball that has changed over the past three decades is the idea of sharing basketball knowledge from coach to coach. Even though we have more basketball knowledge at our finger tips thanks to YouTube and the internet, many coaches today don't talk philosophies to each other like they did back in the 80's which I believe is unfortunate.
There are no new ideas in the game of basketball. The best basketball minds are constantly borrowing (notice I didn't say stealing) ideas from their counterparts.
We are half way done with our March Madness series. If you have "borrowed" one concept that I have wrote about in the past 15 days, then I believe this series has been successful. Please let me know your thoughts always.
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DO YOU HAVE MY SHOOTING BOOK? Free download
Pro Shooting Secrets had just been updated in February. The largest and most detailed shooting book to date, Pro Shooting Secrets will get a coach, parent and player into the inner workings of the brain and biomechanics of the shot.
This is FREE for all coaches, players and parents.
Yes, I would like PRO SHOOTING SECRETS Free E Book Today
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I realize most high school coaches host a summer shooting camp at their schools. Think about having Pro Shot come in and teach the System one day during the camp.
This will benefit the players and will be great publicity for your basketball camp!!!
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(866) 892-NETS
PRO SHOT SYSTEM CAMPS & CLINICS During the past five years, Pro Shot has hosted thousands of instructional clinics and camps across the United States and currently rank the #1 shooting instruction in the United States.
Pro Shot has instructed hundreds of NBA, Professional and Collegiate players in shooting as well. Pro Shot coaches have held shooting camps/clinics in 45 States and throughout Canada and Mexico as well.
We personally guarantee that if you adopt the PS System, your shooting percentages will be raised dramatically and your win total will increase as well.
Pro Shot camps are affordable, offer a $ back guarantee and can help you in fundraising while developing your players into quicker and more accurate shooters.
Forward email
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