Bücher von Brian McCormick

Brian McCormick's Hard2Guard Player Development Newsletters, Volume 8 provides real world and well-researched answers to the questions many do not think to ask. Is there a better way to train to prevent non-contact ACL injuries? Why is it easier to include a new drill than exclude drills? How low is too low? What is the purpose of drills?Volume 8 of the Hard2Guard Player Development Newsletter was published bi-weekly in 2018, while McCormick coached an NJCAA Division 1 women's basketball team.Volume 8 views basketball differently. What should scouts really be looking for? Are mistakes the path to mastery or encoding an incorrect performance? Should every player do push-ups? How important is sleep?Volume 8 covers a variety of subjects, and each chapter contains information and ideas a player or coach can implement into their practices and development today.

Whether novice or advanced, 180 Shooter offers instruction and drills to elevate your shooting percentages or enhance your shooting instruction. 180 Shooter includes over 60 drills and 20 pictures to assist with your learning. 180 Shooter is a complete guide to successful shooting, unlike any other because it uses learning progressions, not just drills. If you put forth the effort, 180 Shooter will help you develop into a 180 Shooter.

Brian McCormick's Hard2Guard Player Development Newsletters, Volume 5 answers the questions that most coaches haven't thought to ask. What type of juice should my players add to their diets? What do they mean when television analysts suggest that great point guard or quarterbacks have eyes in the back of their heads? Should we lift weights during the season? What is the secret to success? Volume 5 focuses heavily on motor learning principles such as degrees of freedom, differential learning, and contextual interference, and explains the practical implications on practice and player development. Volume 5 includes information on jump training and ACL injury prevention to perfect practice and playing in chaos. The objective through the newsletters is not to answer all the questions, but to provide information that forces the reader to ask better questions of him or herself.

Through drills, situations, instruction and questioning, Playmakers: The Player's Guide to Developing Basketball Intelligence demonstrates how to teach game awareness and basketball intelligence. Playmakers: The Player's Guide to Developing Basketball Intelligence explains the basic tactical skills of every offense - from pick-and-rolls to 3v2 fast breaks - but moves beyond the skill execution to the all-important perceptual, anticipatory and decision-making skills which separate the expert performers. Playmakers: The Player's Guide to Developing Basketball Intelligence teaches tactical skills, but also develops the characteristics of a high basketball IQ player - players who: ¿ Choose the best option in less time; ¿ Adapt to ever-changing situations; ¿ Possess good spatial awareness; ¿ Know the right play at any moment relative to the time and score; And more.