In the latest episode of the SDP Podcast, Coach TJ interviews Matthew Kingsley, Associate Head Coach of the Yale Men's Basketball team. Coach Kingsley discusses how their basketball program put an emphasis on skill development and it helped turn their program around. Coach Kingsley also discussed how building coach-player relationships, how to keep it simple when learning new skills, how they incorporate film into their skill development, skill stacking, and so much more.
Read MoreIn this episode of the SDP Podcast, Coach TJ gives you 5 keys to a successful skill development session. Click play to learn these tips that will help your skill development training become more effective and efficient.
Read MoreIn this episode of the SDP Podcast Coach TJ gave 3 tips for coaches, trainers, and others in the basketball community to fight against racism. We as coaches can't be afraid to speak up, speak out, and hold individuals accountable for racism. Click play to hear some insightful tips on how to be there for your athletes and how to get the conversation started.
Read MoreIn the latest episode of the SDP Podcast Coach TJ talks extensively on block and random drills. There has been a lot of talk lately about how coaches should remove the use of block drills, but Coach TJ discusses how they should be used effectively in 1 on 1 training. This is a great discussion.
Read MoreIn today's SDP Podcast episode Coach TJ discusses his thoughts on game-like drills. After reading a post on Facebook from a coach who posted a drill asking coaches for feedback, Coach TJ felt it was important to get coaches to understand that not every drill will be game-like, but need to be game related.
Read MoreIn the latest episode of the SDP Podcast Coach TJ discusses the importance of having a relationship with your players for skill development. Coach TJ gives his 5 must-haves when it comes to building strong relationships which will create buy-in from the players.
Read MoreIn this episode, Coach TJ gives you 4 areas of focus every skill development training session should have and how he drills them. Be sure to listen to the end of the show for information on how to connect and contact Coach TJ with any questions on skill development and how to purchase his book.
Read MoreIn this episode Coach TJ discusses 5 different drills coaches and players should know when conducting skill development. Coach TJ also goes into detail and gives 6 tips for translating your skill development shooting to game shooting.
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