Do Skill Development Workouts Mirror the Game?
In terms of skill development, think about this:
In a recent 12-hour coaching seminar hosted by college coaching great Gary Garner and I, we taught from this concept:
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Approximately, 80% of the game is played away from the ball.
Is our individual improvement/ development addressing 80% of the game, both on offense and defense?
Our seminar was designed with this 80/20 concept in mind. We watched game footage at all levels to make sure this was accurate and it was.
What are we doing as coaches about the vast majority of the game played away from the ball?
That is my challenge to all of us and actually, it was difficult to present our 40 skill outline and do justice to doing a great job of teaching player “how to play” away from the ball.
