We’re not going to practice, we’re going to play…
Chris Sullivan (@CoachSullyDU) is the head coach of men’s basketball at Denison University (@DenisonHoops). Chris played at Wittenberg University (@WittAthletics) and was named a D3hoops (@d3hoops) All-American in 2011.
In this conversation Chris and I talk:
-How Chris became an assistant coach while in his senior year of college
-How Chris starts practice (“We stole this from Bob Mckillop at Davidson (@DavidsonMBB)”)
-The details he emphasizes inbounding the ball
-How you land indicates if your shot was on-balance
-Letting the players come up with the team’s core values
-How coaching is like being in the crow’s nest of a battleship
-The process of hiring an assistant coach
-How they film and stat EVERYTHING
-Feedback should center relationships first
-How traditional coaching is centered in obedience
-How his college coach never stood during games
-I try to be cognizant of how often I’m stopping practice… Find your voice and find the right amount of it.
-Sending all five guys to the offensive glass!
-How the globalization of basketball speeds innovation
-Talking to players about playing time
57. Sometimes we get too distracted by hoops…