Ben Chase: "Small-Sided Games" Based Practice Philosophy
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info_outlineBen Chase is an Assistant Coach on the Women's Basketball Staff at Army. In this podcast, Coach Chase discusses how his team departed from a traditional style of basketball practice and embraced small-sided games as their primary focus.
Show Notes:
2:54 - Qualities of student athletes at Army
5:10 - Perspectives from coaching collegiate men's and women's basketball
10:14 - The "why" behind decision making/small sided games (@Noah Laroche)
13:34 - Maximizing participation and development in practice
16:24 - Coaching intent over execution
21:46 - Applying military adaptability to a growth mindset
22:14 - Playing with principles instead of rules
24:00 - Adjusting to small sided games
28:06 - Adding constraints/adjusting scoring values to emphasize shot selection
32:00 - Making practice intentionally sloppy
34:00 - Situations, not drills
36:38 - Getting more "real reps"
Quotes
14:44 - "Fun is probably the most underrated part of the college athletics experience"
27:00 - "We feel good when it looks good..If you're really embracing this mindset and practice framework, every time it starts to look good, you have to make it harder so it looks sloppy again."
33:22 - "We want them operating in the zone of optimum performance"
37:32 - Real rep = a shot that has preparation, execution, and reflection
Books Mentioned:
"Mindset"
"Team of Teams"
Social Media:
Twitter: @ArmyCoachB