LARRY BIRD ON USING FILM TO BECOME A BETTER TEAMMATE

What I'd do is zero in on plays where I had the ball and see where my teammates were positioned. That way I could tell if I could have made a better play, or if there was someone who was open that I hadn't noticed on the floor. It also helped me make sure my teammates were going to the proper spots on the court. You can't believe how many times I'd be sitting home replaying the game I had just played, and I'd watch myself come off a pick, and I'd see Danny Ainge wide open in the corner, and I'd say to myself, "Geez, how did I miss him?"

BASKETBALL THOUGHTS FROM RICK CARLISLE

How to get your players to conform to their roles:

• At som point you're going to hit a tough stretch and guys are going to complain about their roles
• We laminated cards with exact definition of each player's role.
• "Jermaine O'Neal: Leader, scorer, rebounder, defender, game closer."

Ideas during film

• Ask your players questions during film, keeps them on their toes.
• Make players accountable to know game assignments.
• Break film into 3 segments
• How bad we were
• What we did well
• How we want to do it. (If there isn't a lot of footage of your team doin g what you want, substitute with another team that does do it well.)

Be posititive:

• A lot of times you need to more positive than negative
• As coaches we have a tendency to scrutinize
• Show them how close they are to winning
• Show them the mistakes that cost them the games.

Losing:

• Who in hasn't been a head coach? Well look forward to your first losing streak.
• You will find out more about yourself and your team when you have a losing streak.
• At the beginning of the season talk about losing, and how it can mess up a team.
• When it happens we are going to commit even more to who we are.
• When a tema loses your going to have to make adjustments, gives you a sense of urgency, change rotations.

Stretching:

• When teams do it well, it's a spring to a great practice
• Shane Battier used to get his Duke team going while they are stretching
• Make stretching analogous to a great start in practice

Communication:

• Tape yourself talking to your team. First reaction will be yuck.
• Pause mid sentence when you speak.
• Less is more.
• Keeps the audience engaged
• Generates anticipation
• Also helped me become a clearer thinker.