Did anyone see the game winning shot St. John's University had against Pitt? Let's take a quick look at it. The play broke down - as plays almost always do. And the Johnnies were left with a guy with the ball on the right side of the floor. Plenty of space and time to get something going. He drove and put in a twisting, running layup.
This just didn't happen by luck. This guy practiced this shot. And somewhere along the way, his youth coach gave him the freedom to shoot this shot, and many others very much like it. At some point, his youth coach saw the value - the long term, life changing value - in allowing this guy the freedom to try new things, to expand his game, to fail.
This is exactly what you should be encouraging, letting your players play in a format (note I avoid the term "system") that gives them the freedom to fail.
But what of the other guys? If you watch closely, the other four on the team adjusted their position on the floor to be available for a pass, ready to make their own play if that's the result would be. What looks like an entirely 1 on 1 play was really 5 guys working together to get a game winning shot. Unscripted, and within the flow of the game.
I wonder how many times before this player missed this shot? Probably hundreds if not thousands.
This just didn't happen by luck. This guy practiced this shot. And somewhere along the way, his youth coach gave him the freedom to shoot this shot, and many others very much like it. At some point, his youth coach saw the value - the long term, life changing value - in allowing this guy the freedom to try new things, to expand his game, to fail.
This is exactly what you should be encouraging, letting your players play in a format (note I avoid the term "system") that gives them the freedom to fail.
But what of the other guys? If you watch closely, the other four on the team adjusted their position on the floor to be available for a pass, ready to make their own play if that's the result would be. What looks like an entirely 1 on 1 play was really 5 guys working together to get a game winning shot. Unscripted, and within the flow of the game.
I wonder how many times before this player missed this shot? Probably hundreds if not thousands.
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