The DNA of a basketball coach
Steve Kerr is the first rookie coach to clinch the NBA title since Pat Riley in 1982. Is it a complete surprise that he does so well or is it somehow written in his DNA to be an excellent coach?…
On the NBA Finals and “Summertime”!
Fall 2013, I had the chance to be sent by FIBA for an NCAA apprenticeship as a coach at Saint Joseph's University. During my stay, I was more than happy to be invited at several practices of Brett Brown and…
How Lebron’s deficit in defensive transition hurts the Cavs
Last week, I conducted a coaching clinic on defensive transition. Actually, it made me think about the fact that most coaches spend much more attention to offensive transition and how to create a lot of easy baskets in fastbreak, than…
A deeper look into the statistics before the NBA Finals
Since a couple of years, NBA.com provides SportVU Player Tracking statistics data on their website. SportVU is a system of six cameras and software that measures the movements of all players and the ball on the court. This results in…
A look inside the kitchen of Coach Kemzura and CEZ Nymburk
In 2013, I have met Coach Kemzura for the first time as he was a lecturer of the last stage of the FIBA Europe Coaching Certificate in Talinn. Kemzura is the former assistent of David Blatt (Cleveland Caveliers) and former…
Basketball clinician in Qatar (december 2014)
December 2014, I spent a week in Doha (Qatar) as a clinician on behalf of FIBA. The Qatar Olympic Committee and the Qatar Basketball Federation (QBF) gathered 50 sports teachers, joined by 70 local coaches of all levels. The clinics…
FIBA-instructor in Tunisia
I just spent one week as a FIBA-instructor in Tunisia. In a collaboration between FIBA, Olympic Solidarity and the Tunisian Basketball federation (FTBB), I conducted a technical course Level 3 for 32 local coaches. Spread over 5 days I gave…
Shooting free throws is a mental game
Every basketball coach knows the importance of free throws during a game. Working on a good shooting form and hours and hours of practice are crucial to be a good shooter. But that's not enough. Shooting a free throw with…
New challenge with the “Musel Pikes”
In the beginning of February, I took over the Musel Pikes as a head coach. The Musel Pikes play in the 1st Division of Luxemburg (Total League). Team picture: Team website: http://develop.pikes.lu/ Calender and results: http://www.flbb.lu/clubs.php?Abrclub=MUS&Option=Equipes&Gruni=MUS&Catage=SH Press:
The Talent Code – Greatness isn’t born, it’s grown
The Spartak Tennis Club is a small tennis club in Moscow with one (!) indoor court. Nevertheless, it produced more top 20 ranked women between 2005 and 2007 than the whole USA. It is an example of a "talent hotbed".…