Bringing the Effort
I've spent many hours thinking about this topic over the last few days as I have had some issues with some of the effort some of my players exert during a game/practice. As a coach it frustrates me greatly when I see a kid out on the basketball floor making no effort at all. When I see this I always ask myself the same question "If this kid doesn't like to play then why is he wasting his time and money doing this?" After some thought I have figured out that there are some kids that just don't understand the whole concept of effort. They don't understand that bringing a ton of energy and effort to a practice or game will make that session so much easier to get through. What I have to understand is that if a kid does not have this max effort ideal in his DNA I have to nurture it out of him. I believe that just like anything else effort needs to be taught. Think about it for a second. For some it's easy and for others it's hard. Some ha...