Send us a text Coaching Credibility Week 1 - Practice Design (2025) In Practice design, we discuss: - How we approach building skills downstream from decisions, - How to structure practice to prioritize what happens most frequently - Why we use live play to start and end practice - Why we allow players to experience a problem first, before a solution - How we use constraints to create channels of attention - Our model for getting 6 things done in 60 minutes of practice ----------...
Send us a text Hear an overview of our most popular program - The Confidence Formula - as we prepare to launch version 2.0 in March 2024 We help 7th-grade basketball players perform at a high school level BEFORE their freshman tryouts! (94.6% of our players make their HS team - if they start working with us before sophomore year) Fill out our Confidence Index to get started! https://confidenceindex.scoreapp.com More about us at www.playpracticebasketball.com or @playpractic...
Send us a text Listen to Coach BJ break down The Confidence Puzzle, published in 2021 about our philosophy of training, and the common obstacles and misperceptions parents have to face every day on the journey to high school basketball! We help 7th-grade basketball players perform at a high school level BEFORE their freshman tryouts! (94.6% of our players make their HS team - if they start working with us before sophomore year) Fill out our Confidence Index to get started! http...
Send us a text Here are 8 questions we ask every client before moving forward to work with them on the court! What is your motivation for seeking training? What has your player's basketball experience been like so far?What is their biggest basketball aspiration?What is the next level they are striving toward?What is the biggest gap you see between where they are now and that next level?What is the biggest danger if they don't improve?What is the biggest opportunity if they do improve?W...
Send us a text Lyric is a senior at Rivier University, currently deciding between returning for her last year of college eligibility or playing professionally overseas. Incredible journey from 6 years old starting with Granddad, through elementary school, travel teams, AAU, MS, HS, and now college, Lyric personifies the true lifelong baller and passionate athlete that our youth players can aspire to follow! We help 7th-grade basketball players perform at a high school level BEFORE...
Send us a text Listen as Brian talks about his family's experience at Play Practice. Their family has multiple kids who have gone through a number of different programs offered at Play Practice and this is the in depth response to how it has transformed their games as well as things off the court. We help 7th-grade basketball players perform at a high school level BEFORE their freshman tryouts! (94.6% of our players make their HS team - if they start working with us before sophomore ye...
Send us a text Listen as Joe talks about his journey in the coaching world as well as lessons he's learned through sports and passed to his children. We help 7th-grade basketball players perform at a high school level BEFORE their freshman tryouts! (94.6% of our players make their HS team - if they start working with us before sophomore year) Fill out our Confidence Index to get started! https://confidenceindex.scoreapp.com More about us at www.playpracticebasketball.com or @play...
Send us a text Listen as Coach Bj talks with Justin McIssac about his unique background in athletics and his own journey as well as his kids' experiences growing up in New Hampshire. Justin also gets into his career as a broadcaster. We help 7th-grade basketball players perform at a high school level BEFORE their freshman tryouts! (94.6% of our players make their HS team - if they start working with us before sophomore year) Fill out our Confidence Index to get started! https:/...
Send us a text Listen as Coach Jim Gallagher talks through his experiences in the State of New Hampshire from an athlete growing up in Goffstown and becoming a father and starting his journey as a coach on the recreation, school and travel levels, progressing into middle school and AAU programs and into his current role as a head coach at Raymond High School. We help 7th-grade basketball players perform at a high school level BEFORE their freshman tryouts! (94.6% of our players make ...
Send us a text Listen as Matthew takes you through his path as a multi sport athlete growing up in New Hampshire as well as his role over the years as a sport and recreation director and as a parent. We help 7th-grade basketball players perform at a high school level BEFORE their freshman tryouts! (94.6% of our players make their HS team - if they start working with us before sophomore year) Fill out our Confidence Index to get started! https://confidenceindex.scoreapp.com More a...
Send us a text Listen as Coach Fennessy speaks about his experiences as a young athlete, finding his love for basketball, and his journey coaching both the golf and basketball teams at Dover High School in New Hampshire. Matt talks about communication, passion and teamwork playing such key roles in success and enjoyment on the court. We help 7th-grade basketball players perform at a high school level BEFORE their freshman tryouts! (94.6% of our players make their HS team - if they st...
Send us a text Listen as Coach Jeff Holmes takes us through his journey as a young, multisport athlete in New Hampshire who eventually focused solely on the game of basketball leading into a successful college career and a life centered about teaching and coaching. Jeff talks about what has helped his longevity coaching basketball at Exeter High School as well as his favorite lessons raising and supporting his kids in an athletic environment. We help 7th-grade basketball players perform ...
Send us a text Listen as coach Howard Brown talks through his journey from a young athlete, student and artist to a coach, parent and professional. Growing up in Montana Howard caught the sport bug early, became a 5 sport high school athlete and applied a ton of the lessons he learned from sports to use in his professional realm. He continues to coach basketball on a town and travel level, helping with his kids' teams and working to develop on the court and life skills to his young student at...
Send us a text Listen to Coach Jay McKenna describe his journey, as a player, as a parent, and as a coach in his 18th year as the Head coach at Winnicunnet High School! Welcome to The Basketball Parent's Journey Podcast, where we capture parent stories about their journey and what has worked and not worked for them. Listen as parents share their wisdom across a broad spectrum of experience from beginners to college athletes and their recommendations for you as your player embarks on ...
Send us a text Jeff and Laurie share their perspective on what has worked and not worked for their daughter Lily through her 8th-grade year, and their advice for parents following in their footsteps. Welcome to The Basketball Parent's Journey Podcast, where we capture parent stories about their journey and what has worked and not worked for them. Listen as parents share their wisdom across a broad spectrum of experience from beginners to college athletes and their recommendations...
Send us a text Listen to Eric describe his player's journey through Covid, developing a love for basketball, and then his journey to becoming a coach for his daughter's middle school team! Is your player struggling with confidence? Find out your player's score on the Confidence Index at https://confidenceindex.scoreapp.com/ Welcome to The Basketball Parent's Journey Podcast, where we capture parent stories about their journey so far and what has worked and not worked for them. List...
Send us a text Listen as Tony, Michael and Coach BJ discuss some issues that have arisen this season so far with their 5/6th grade, some nuggets of advice on how to improve your practice efficiency and effectiveness, and some specifics advice of how to practice breaking through a trap and inbound plays! Welcome to The Basketball Parent's Journey Podcast where we capture parent stories about their journey so far, and what has worked, and not worked, for them. Listen as parents sh...
Send us a text Listen to Patte describe her journey to becoming an avid basketball fan, what worked and didn't work for her now High School graduate Zander, and how simple things like forming neighborhood friendships produced great results! Her advice to parents? Remember that each child has a personality of their own, and they are not always going to jump into a team and gel with others. If the team/ program is not a good fit at the school or club level, don't hesitate to find ...
Send us a text Listen as Jeff tells the story of his journey - from playing pick-up in his teens in Rhode Island and learning the game from his dad who was a coach - to coaching as a rec parent with the Oyster River Youth Association, and his observations from watching his son Kai progress to become Offensive Player of the Year as a Freshman in high school. Jeff shares a great perspective on player progression and what players need at each age, as well as some wisdom about asking...
Send us a text How do you evaluate coaches & programs? Here are 12 facets of coaching that I use to evaluate the quality of a coach In practice Talk time vs action time during practicePlayers standing in line/ waiting on sideline - Use of baskets and basketballsCoaching consistency across staffGame relevance of drills - does it look like actual basketball?Preparation - outline, list, practice plan of some kind!Punctuality - start and end practice on time In Games Empowering vs in...