Casey Wheel

Arm care tips…..

@denverrefugee Private schools and small towns

Don't think middle school basketball even really exists today.

Kids don’t need another 10 minutes of lunges, skips, and stretches they’ve done 100 times. Give them games that demand cutting, reacting, accelerating, and solving movement problems. Athleticism is built by doing athletic things.

@Tony_Villani_ Ive been in the HS world 95% of my coaching career. Pretty solid list there. Once had a coach ask me if the kids listen more since I have a CSCS on the wall. I laughed, thinking it was a joke. He was serious.

Things I have learned with HS kids 1) Big words and education matter very little 2) Raising your voice is effective IF you don't always do it to get your point across 3) The great ones will over work 4) IT IS FUN and REWARDING but at the same time STRESSFUL and ANNOYING 🤣

@denverrefugee It’s so bad. All these Huberman fads that people realize was a huge waste of time or money.

Can we just agree that zero scientific evidence supports cold plunges???

@TF1332162819932 Damn it. I should’ve thought of that

@CoachWheel At the end you meant the #2 spot you don’t want them to go, right?

How to fix kids who dribble into the corner

@CoachWheel You dribble into the poop corner every time!

@na_mcmxciii Fair. Rarely do we see a level headed response on twitter like yours. Well done.

@CoachWheel Here's my thing with the never shuffle part. I'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt and assume he was meaning in the context of the full court press when the ball handler is running. Because that is what the video is about, running with the defender on full court.

Reacting to this video that everybody is reacting to….

@na_mcmxciii Yeah and him saying never shuffle. Here’s Pippen using all 3 pressing full court vs Magic

@CoachWheel The only reason it looks bad imo is because doing physical demonstration look way worse than it in practice.

@na_mcmxciii Yeah fair. His demo is too clunky and heavy footed. It’s looks so bad, no one will believe him.

@CoachWheel Well the original video is specifically for full court press defense, not half court. That's the context that is not added to this video.

Plan to make a video on this but he’s not wrong that crossover steps are used all the time playing defense He screw up when… 1) He moves before the offense does in the demo 2) He looks clunky doing it 3) He says shuffling never works and does a terrible job showing it

@TemooTitan Yes, defenders use the crossover step all the time, but not like he's showing it.

Is this the correct way to play defense?

Participation trophies aren’t an actual problem. If we’re worried about entitlement, inflated egos, and unrealistic sense of where someone stands, let’s worry about the culture of “elite” travel clubs.

@denverrefugee Different type of tune up

Literally a series of tournaments for club teams called "tuneup" this weekend..almost all these kids just played 30 games in the last 6 weeks.....understand it is back to playing with a different group...but my lord!! Less of a "tuneup" than a likely blown tire...

There’s always an opportunity to include decision making within whatever fundamental you want to improve.

@jonschaeffer @SwishProAm That’s weird. I wasn’t asked to be on one of these teams.

Some familiar names on these @SwishProAm rosters. 👀🔴⚫️ Full rosters: instagram.com/swishproam?igs…

@zjheeter145 @JeremyFrisch I don’t think 7-10 year olds need to worry about being the best (on a large scale like state/natuinal). That is an adult narrative. Beating your brother or school rival though. That is the ultimate win as a kid.

@CoachWheel @JeremyFrisch You may not be wrong but in wrestling if you want to be the best you have to be at the least exposed to it year round. I also played travel ball all the time as well on top of wrestling so I get it.

Part 2- rating youth sports trends for 7-10 year olds 🚗 Travel Ball: 1/10 🎯 Private Lessons: 1/10 💪 Performance Training: 8/10 if game-based/fun (like @JeremyFrisch); 1/10 if formal reps & sets. 🔄 Early Specialization: -2/10 if adult-driven.

@zjheeter145 @JeremyFrisch Early specialization meaning 9+ months per year in organized (adult led) sport. I know ZERO about wrestling. But every sport thinks their sport is unique. Not saying it isn’t because most won’t dare to try it, but I dare to say no kid should do just one sport from 7-10.

@CoachWheel @JeremyFrisch If it's a sport like wrestling, early specialization gets you ahead of the curve 90% of the time. It's not like other sports. If others are training in it you most likely are falling behind. Plus wrestling is such a well rounded athletic sport nothing else will help with it.