Dear Coach, Parents, Players
Welcome to this weeks league addition of the JAM League newsletter. As we enter week #3 of our 21st annual fall season, teams are off to a great start. Coaches please get all last minute paperwork into the office. Due to Colorado's tragic weather we have teams being scheduled for make up games. Our office will be contacting teams regarding missed games. Please follow up to make sure all your teams games get played. Important information regarding our 3rd annual Halloween Monster Bash Tournament can be found online. Our #1 priority for JAM continues helping coaches and parents build confidence in today’s youth. Continue setting goals to make sure plans are in line to improve your game.
Stay tuned for tournament information from “Basketball Alliance of Colorado” Collaboration to benefit youth hoops all along Front Range.
- Mark Sharpley
This weeks message:
YOUR TEAM IS NEVER AS TOUGH AS THEY CAN BE AND YOU CAN NEVER ASSUME THEY ARE TOUGH ENOUGH.
When looking in the dictionary you see descriptions for toughness such as: hard to break but not necessarily hard to bend, difficult to get the better of, apt to be aggressive, able to resist, etc.
When we think of toughness we immediately think of mental toughness and then physical toughness. Lets be clear from the outset that a team will never be tough or accountable when they are coached by a staff of coaches who are not.
The hardest thing we have to do each day as coaches is saddle up and face the day with the attitude we want our players and team to adopt We can't well them something that we do not own.
The most difficult task as coach is to be tougher on yourself and more demanding than I was the day before. This is important when your team is winning and losing games. For every 100 who can handle failure, there is but one who can handle success. Winning can weaken the resolve of those who worship winning and do not plan, practice, play and coach to a higher standard.
The behavior of your players in their acceptance of fatigue, officials calls, turnovers, missed shots, being open and not getting the ball, and their teammates failures and successes will tell you all you need to know about how well you are teaching the life long lessons of toughness.
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