Coach Baker

A coach only speaks to you like this when they believe in you and want the best for you!!

Ball Screen to DHO Warm Up One of my favorite drills to get players moving quickly and get a ton of shots out of ball screen & DHO actions.

🔥Princeton Offense Split Cuts: Backdoor and Curl Reads Explained🏀⚡️ In this clip, @MastodonWBB head coach Maria Marchesano explains two key reads from Princeton split action: backdoor and pop, and curl and pop. Emphasis is placed on changing pace, maintaining proper spacing, and teaching players to make real reads rather than predetermining their cuts. This clip is from the new video "Building the Modern Princeton Offense with High Post Reads and Point Actions". Learn more here: championshipproductions.com/cgi-bin/champ/… #learnfromthebest #becomeyourbest #princeton #womensbasketball #mastadons

When I was hired to coach varsity basketball at just 26 years old I thought I was God's gift to basketball. You couldn't tell me anything. I knew it all. Well, heading into Christmas break in my first season I was 0-9. And I realized quickly how little I knew. My players were getting suspended. My offense was messy. My emotions were all over the place. I dreaded people asking me how it was going. Quite frankly my team was awful and I had no control. I quickly felt like maybe coaching wasn't my thing. After I got done throwing a pitty party for myself, I hit the reset button. I started asking others for help. I read more books. I hired assistants. Every week I'd text or call another coach and pick his or her brain. Turns out, you're much better off with others in your corner than standing alone with your chest out. Shocking. I know. But as coaches it's what we default to. "My stuff is the best." "I don't need to adjust." "I don't have time to read." "It's the kids not my system." So when I finally won, the emotion that overtook me was gratitude. I was thankful for every person that poured into me when I didn't deserve it. I was thankful to God for giving me a platform that I didn't think would ever happen. I found myself extra grateful for every little thing that I had disregarded beforehand. My advice to young coaches entering the field...Acknowledge that you don't have all the answers and that you need help. Find a good staff. Ask for a mentor. Read. Watch extra film. Success starts with humility.

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🔥 Kon Knueppel breaking down how he gets open! 📝 PLAYERS…take notes if you want to improve at SCORING! (Via @NBA__Courtside)

DEZ BRYANT WAS SPECIAL IN HIS PRIME ON THE #COWBOYS. 🥶🥶🥶 Unstoppable.

Join us in wishing a Happy 77th Birthday to 5x NBA champion and the all-time winningest coach in NBA history, Gregg Popovich! #NBABDAY

Kobe Bryant's advice on dealing with emotions

BREAKING NEWS: You can be dead broke and down to your last dollar, and God still gone come through when it’s least expected.

I think we forget how good Manu Ginobili actually was Top 3 Spur of all time

Soon as I heard “it’s a girl” I’m out in the yard like this..

😂 Bro 6A in Texas high school isn't your normal high school. Yeah.

i’m convinced my generation had the best childhood

Nba legend Kobe Bryant would’ve been 47 today. Happy birthday and RIP 🎈🕊️

Aye man not to much 😭😂

He gone TEST U 🌪🏠😞💔 Before he BLESS U ☀️🙌🏾🏡❤️

Michael Jordan voted the GREATEST NBA PLAYER EVER 🚨🐐 Top 100 all time list: bit.ly/3IqHu2E