Brian T. McCormick > Quotes

“Fake fundamentals emphasize technique and order, whereas the game transpires amidst chaos and unpredictability.”
― Brian T. McCormick, Fake Fundamentals

“When a coach ad libs, it is easy to focus on the immediate rather than the most important”
― Brian T. McCormick, The 21st Century Basketball Practice: Modernizing the basketball practice to develop the global player.

“When teaching skills, coaches should be concerned with retention and transfer. Retention occurs when players are able to perform a skill after a period of no practice; the coach teaches a skill at one practice, and the players perform the skill at the next practice. Transfer occurs when players learn the skill in one setting and are able to perform the skill in a different setting, such as learning in practice and applying the learning in a game situation.”
― Brian T. McCormick, Fake Fundamentals

“Does a cheetah stretch before it chases its prey?” ― Ken Griffey,”
― Brian T. McCormick, Fake Fundamentals

“John Wooden’s axiom: “Do not mistake activity with achievement.”
― Brian T. McCormick, Fake Fundamentals

“Each play happens for the first time, and its only time, and players must be prepared for the novel situations rather than repeating the same technique in the same manner over and over.”
― Brian T. McCormick, Fake Fundamentals

“InThe Art of the Beautiful Game, Chris Ballard reported that Steve Nash threw 47 of 68 passes during one game with one hand. There is no singular perfect technique because the execution of every pass in a game depends on different variables inherent to the performance of the skill, such as the speed of movement, distance of the pass, proximity of defenders, strength of the passer, and more. Steve Nash responded that he would prefer to throw every pass with two hands, but gathering with”
― Brian T. McCormick, Fake Fundamentals

“Repeat sprint ability (RSA) has been identified as an important factor in intermittent sports like basketball,18 and”
― Brian T. McCormick, Fake Fundamentals

“Basketball coaches want fitter, faster, more explosive athletes. Training for RSA rather than endurance may complement the development of speed, strength, agility, and explosiveness, whereas endurance training has been shown to mute the benefits of training for strength and power.”
― Brian T. McCormick, Fake Fundamentals