by Heather Macy | Oct 9, 2017 | coaching
The weather is getting cooler. Did you grab your hoodie? I can feel it, hoops season is here. The month of October is one of my favorites, why?
Well, mostly because we get to coach and I mean really coach. This is the month that we coach each player withoutmanaging the external pressures of playing time and social media applause. We get to coach them to be the best against the greatest competition in life, themselves! We teach, we demand, we encourage…all with only one goal in mind, can we help these players reach their fullest potential.
Not potential based upon anyone else opinion or stat, but what we know as coaches as maximizing their truest potential. And coaches, we know it.. the magic happens with players arrive each day craving improvement, knowledge and ready to work.
Based upon this realization, my goal throughout this season is….coach everyday like its October! Will you?
by Heather Macy | Jun 12, 2017 | Uncategorized
It’s time for camp y’all!
This is by far my favorite week of the year! However, do not get it confused! There is so much that goes into the preparation! Our staff does the best job in making sure each camper has the most positive experience ever! Actually, they work their tails off to make sure I have the most positive experience ever! You see, everyone knows how much I love teaching the basics of the game, and camp week allows me that opportunity. For us “older”(or let’s say more experienced) coaches, camp is where we learned how to coach and teach. It’s where we networked and shared with other coaches across the country. It’s what we did every summer, and it’s also what allowed us to pay a few bills.
Every year around this time I become reflective of the past, and then I remind myself that it’s camp week…the BEST week of the year!
This is a big part of what defines us as being not just a coach, but a TEACHER! So, I’m ready to reach, share and sharpen my teaching of the game I love so very much!
THANKS to everyone that has worked so hard to make our camp the best! And thanks to all of the parents and coaches who are traveling to Greenville, NC next week and allowing me to pour into your kiddos!
LET’S GO…influence+impacters!
by Heather Macy | Mar 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
GET BACK UP…I know you hear me! GET BACK UP!
Have you had one of those days? Want to get back in bed? Did you even get out of bed? Are you looking for the deepest hole to hide? Why do you have an overwhelming desire to crawl into the fetal position?
Well, it’s a bad day…maybe a really, really bad day! But please do NOT make it a bad week, bad month, or bad year.
GET BACK UP! CHIN UP! PICK YOUR PRIDE UP WITH YOU! TAKE ONE, TWO, THREE STEPS FORWARD.
Some of the most incredible stories I have ever heard started with the fall, the loss, the big fat F! But each and everyone one of those “feel good” stories direct us back to the BOUNCE BACK! Exactly what we want to know about…how do you dig deep and have that “BOUNCE BACK ABILITY.”
Too many times, I’ve gotten caught up in the failing (and I mean failing hard) to recover mid-fail. Wow, what a concept…RECOVER MID-FAIL! How can we do it? Look, if i knew exactly how this would probably be a book and not a blog. Best I can say at this point is; RECOGNIZE IT’S A GET A STOP (G.A.S.) MOMENT. Not recognizing it because its the final possession of the game, but recognizing it at the 7:00 minute mark. It is a gift of experience to see it before it hits you.
All I know for sure is that bouncing is hard to do while you are on the floor. Try it! It’s HARD! Put a little pep in your step, a little flow in your Joe! Stick and move!
by Heather Macy | Jan 31, 2017 | Uncategorized
What would you CHOOSE to do with an “extra” or “unexpected” 30 minutes of time? Does it matter WHEN this time occurs or becomes available? Would early morning, mid-morning, or late night make a difference? Does it matter how you feel at the time…happy, sad, moody, mad? Does the fact that the task would actually take 40 minutes instead of 30 to complete the objective prevent you from starting? Would the excuse that by the time you got started it would be time for another event already on your calendar? I hear that voice in my head…Just check social media while you wait on practice to start or while you wait to board the next flight. I know I face this choice multiple times per day. However, I also know that in order to value the precious gift of time we have been given we MUST efficiently maximize it. WHY maximize the 30 minutes? I guess it may just depend on what your objective may be each day, week, month, or year. If your objective is to build a quality relationship, connect with family, or simply recharge while being an asset within your company or organization then I say, “MAXIMIZE your choice with ALL you’ve got.” The way I see it…30 minutes of reading….30 minutes of studying your craft….30 minutes of planning…30 minutes of organizing just allows you to be better for the person that stands by your right and left side. So, in those moments of wasted space between your next “have to” be sure to see it as an opportunity to be better….not better for just yourself, but better for the people in your life that depend on you to be great. It is YOUR 30 minute choice, but I promise at the end of your daily schedule you will not wish you had scrolled on social media more!
SNAPSHOT: Did the 30 minutes of just getting a new book or two started complete the book? Absolutely not! However, the chapter I read tomorrow and the next day and the next day with a consistent and focused mindset sure will get the job done. Actually, I do enjoy reading 3 and 4 books at a time this exact way. Try it!
by Heather Macy | Oct 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
I’ve been there! The season is approaching, and you have ran the same drills and used the same motivational techniques for years now. However, you settle for if it is not broke then why fix it, right?
I have also been at the place of being nervous to run the first team meeting of the year, and really feeling I have no idea what offensive concepts to implement, let alone HOW to implement those concepts and TEACH them.
No matter which extreme is possibly your current reality, it is the exact reason we never miss one year of hosting our coaches clinic. As coaches, we all have a responsibility to share our experiences with other basketball coaching scholars in order to help them grow and in turn, IMPACT & INFLUENCE more young people. I have said it at least 1000 times….. there are no secrets with this game and as coaches we need to SHARE MORE….SHARE MORE INFO…. AND SHARE MORE OFTEN!
My hope is that everyone takes away at least one important nugget from our clinic this Saturday. Selfishly, I know I always look forward to any clinic because I will have a notebook and pen waiting for that one crucial take-away I will utilize this season.
Hey coach, I’m talking to you! Put your sweatsuit on, grab your coaching staff, grab your notebook….lets SHARE and GROW the game that we love!
The return on this investment will be ENDLESS.
Game On!
