ROUND TABLE 55 – WHAT ARE THREE UNDER THE RADAR THINGS A PLAYER CAN DO TO STAND OUT TO YOU AS A COACH? – EPISODE 819
Welcome to the 55th edition of the Coach’s Corner Round Table on the Hoop Heads Podcast. Each episode of the Coach’s Corner Round Table will feature our All-Star lineup of guests answering a single basketball question. A new Coach’s Corner Round Table will drop around the 15th of each month.
July’s Round Table question is: What are three under the radar things a player can do to stand out to you as a coach?
Our Coaching Lineup this month:
- Erik Buehler – Chatfield (CO) High School\
- Andy Farrell – Siena College
- Bob Krizancic – Mentor (OH) High School
- Dan Miller – San Marcos (TX) High School
- Matthew Raidbard – Author of “Lead Like a Pro”
- Mark Schult – Centre College
- Don Showalter – USA Basketball
- John Shulman – University of Alabama Huntsville
- Mo Williams – Salisbury University
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TRANSCRIPT FOR ROUND TABLE 55 – WHAT ARE THREE UNDER THE RADAR THINGS A PLAYER CAN DO TO STAND OUT TO YOU AS A COACH? – EPISODE 819
[00:00:00] Narrator: The Hoop Heads Podcast is brought to you by Head Start Basketball.
[00:00:21] Mike Klinzing: Hello, and welcome to the 55th edition of the Coaches’ Corner Round Table on the Hoop Heads Podcast. Each episode of the Coaches’ Corner Round Table will feature our all-star lineup of guests answering a single basketball question. A new Coach’s Corner Round Table will drop around the 15th of each month.
July’s Round Table question is, What are three under the radar things a player can do to stand out to you as a coach?
Our coaching lineup this month includes:
- Erik Buehler – Chatfield (CO) High School\
- Andy Farrell – Siena College
- Bob Krizancic – Mentor (OH) High School
- Dan Miller – San Marcos (TX) High School
- Matthew Raidbard – Author of “Lead Like a Pro”
- Mark Schult – Centre College
- Don Showalter – USA Basketball
- John Shulman – University of Alabama Huntsville
- Mo Williams – Salisbury University
Please enjoy this Round Table episode of the Hoop Heads Podcast and once you’re finished listening please give the show a five star rating and review after you subscribe on your favorite podcast app.
If you are a basketball coach at any level please check out our Hoop Heads Coaching Mentorship Program. You’ll get matched with one of our experienced Head Coaches and develop a relationship that will help take your coaching, your team, your program, and your mindset to another level.
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Let’s hear from our panel about three under the radar things a player can do to stand out.
Erik Buehler, Chatfield Senior High School, Littleton, Colorado.
[00:03:36] Erik Buehler: Hey, what’s going on hoop heads? This is Erik Buehler from Chatfield Senior High. And this month we were asked what are three under the radar things that players can do to stand out to their coaches. I’d say a big one for me that sticks out to me is when kids hustle places.
They jog to get water. They jog back from coming to water. They jog back from the locker room. They hustle between drills. And there’s just, they’re always ready to go for whatever’s next. The second thing. I love full speed mistakes. I think when you first learn something, you want to go slow and you want to try it out, but the faster you want to, if you want to learn something faster, you got to go full speed with it and you got to try to simulate game speed.
And be okay with making those mistakes because you’re going to, you’re going to obtain that skill. You’re going to learn that new thing that you need about the game quicker. Making those full speed mistakes. And then the last thing that I think really stands out to me is. Kids that seek coaching. And I always encourage kids to come and ask questions and try to get clarification on things.
And be careful because sometimes you can do go overboard with this and maybe bug a coach or annoy a coach. But I love kids that are asking for new things to work on or clarification on, not understanding what they need to do. I know coaches really love that. So anyways, thanks for having me again, guys, and look forward to talking to you next time.
[00:05:10] Mike Klinzing: Andy Farrell from Siena College.
[00:05:22] Andy Farrell: On the court like rebound the ball. I think rebounding the ball is such an underrated quality and that’s all about effort and that helps you on both ends of the floor. The second under the radar thing that people can do is run whether you’re big and running hard to the rim or running hard into screens running wide and deep.
For a transition running off of screens, all those types of things. I think running is a really, really lost art with players these days. And I think the other thing is just being a good teammate. If you’re not playing really well, or you’re in foul trouble, you’re on the bench, can you still help your team?
When can you be vocal? Can you be positive? Can you give teammates high fives and be happy for their successes when the team’s doing well, it is a team game and everybody has to be a part of it, whether you’re on the floor or not. So just being a positive and a good teammate. I think those things, unfortunately, and I think that those are vital when evaluating a player.
[00:06:20] Mike Klinzing: Bob Krizancic, Mentor High School, Mentor Ohio.
[00:06:27] Bob Krizancic: Coach K, Mentor High School. Three things a player can do to impress me or to stand out. Number one, nonstop hustle. So many players pick and choose when they want to bust. I love that player that just goes one gear and that’s all out to great communicator.
Communication is a great skill and he will rub off on other players. And the third one is be a little early to practice, stay a little later and put in that time with quality effort. Love those type of players.
[00:07:04] Mike Klinzing: Dan Miller, San Marcos High School in San Marcos, Texas.
[00:07:11] Dan Miller: Assuming that all your guys play hard and are good teammates and doing the things you ask, looking for three under rated characteristics for guys to get in the rotation. I’d say one is just being a grade A ball mover just moving the ball and knowing when that person’s out there, the ball is going to not be sticky and it’s, it’s just going to keep popping.
I’d say the second thing is somebody who sets your transition defense. Our term is safety is just being great at. Colin, I’m the safety and just getting everyone set to build that shell. And then I’d say the, the third thing that I think is just being a go get it guy. You know we want all our guys boxing out, being great rebounders.
But if you have that knack for the ball, you’re a go get it guy. You’re gonna gain your team extra possessions. The ball war gets better when he’s on the court. I think that’s a characteristic you really appreciate as a coach. So my three things being a grade A ball mover, being a go get it guy, and being a safety on defense and setting your defense.
[00:08:25] Mike Klinzing: Matthew Raidbard, author of Lead Like a Pro.
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[00:08:31] Matthew Raidbard: Hoop Heads Nation, this is Coach Matt Raidbard here with you for another Hoop Heads Round Table. This time discussing what are three under the radar things a player can do to stand out to you as a coach. The first thing to me is they can be the first one to arrive at practice. You know, you kind of often hear the cliche of first one in, last one out.
Well, to me, being the last one out is easier. You’re already there. So you’re just sticking around later. And while that’s important, Showing up first, being the first one there to me demonstrates something even more. It says one, I’m going to be there first to hold my teammates accountable, to make sure that they’re there on time, that they’re ready to go.
And it demonstrates a commitment that you’re going to be there not only to warm up and get yourself ready, but also help get practice ready. Demonstrate to the coaches that you’re going to do whatever it takes for the team, not just for yourself. You know, two under really two other really important kind of under the radar things I look for are some of those little leadership things who’s the one on the team who’s organizing the student athletes or organizing the players.
Off the court who’s setting up watching NBA games or other college games, who’s setting up when they’re going to meet to go to the cafeteria or go to eat who’s doing those leadership things off the court that are so important to team camaraderie, team commitment, and a really positive team culture.
And then the last thing is I always look for who’s trying to be an extension of the coach’s voice. Yeah. I think that’s something that. It’s that to me transcends leadership. That’s just not about having your voice be heard. It’s who’s actively taking a role, whether they agree or not with what the coaches are saying or the decisions they’re making, who’s taking on that role to be an extension of the coach’s voice when the coaches aren’t there.
Or, when the coaches have said all they can say, and we need some leadership, we need the voice from the athletes. So those are my three things that I’m always looking for under the radar that can really help you know, students, student athletes, players, really develop and really stand out amongst all their teammates.
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Mark Schult, Centre College.
[00:12:18] Mark Schult: Hey Hoop Haeds, appreciate you guys having me on this month. This month’s question, what are three under the radar things a player can do to stand out? I’d say AAU or high school setting, and you can do either of these in, in both number one, I’d say just defend the ball and pressure at a high level.
You know, guys who can get the point guard to give it up or you know, force them on one side of the floor or the other. I mean, that, that can impact how, how an offense runs. How a team plays, that’s number one number two is just being a vocal, being a visible leader both on the bench and on the floor being engaged on the bench into the game, seeing what’s happened and cheering on your teammates and on the floor, just picking guys up and physically helping guys up when they take charges or fall or what have you.
So I’d say just being a visible and a vocal leader for their team is a bit underrated and. Number three, kind of similar, just, just somebody who celebrates their teammates. You know, when you make a good pass and your teammate gets an am one, or again, if you’re on the bench and something good happens being the first one up to cheer, like those are all things that really stand out.
You know, guys should do those, or maybe not always the leader in the box score or things like that, but they’re, they’re important for the team, for the culture. So those are three things that are a bit under the radar that I think could help young players separate themselves beyond the skill, beyond the basketball stuff. So thanks guys.
[00:13:50] Mike Klinzing: Don Showalter, USA basketball.
[00:13:56] Don Showalter: Hi, Don Showalter here with USA Basketball. The question for the week was what are three under the radar things that you look for in a player? Well, I think number one is I watch a player and this is also how I evaluate players for USA basketball. First thing I look is how good teammates they are.
You know, they’re really positive with their teammates, give high fives, fist bumps, pick players up off the floor. To me, I think it goes a long ways in showing what kind of individual and player they are. Number two, obviously is how hard how hard they work on the court. And that’s not so many times I see false hustle where players look like they’re playing hard, but they’re out of position.
And they don’t have really true, true hustle going after loose ball is taking charges, getting rebounds out of the area are some of the things I look for in that aspect. And then the third thing is, you know especially during timeouts when the coach is talking, what kind of eye contact, what kind of body language does that player have?
I think that’s really important. For me, it’s kind of out of the radar, I think, for a lot of people to see that. But you know, how they, how they responded to the coach when they’re talking to them, those are really very important factors. Thank you.
[00:15:20] Mike Klinzing: John Shulman, University of Alabama Huntsville. And the 720 sports Group
[00:15:26] John Shulman: This is John Shulman head basketball coach at Alabama Huntsville question for this month.
What are the three under the radar things a player can do to stand out to you as a coach? I’m going to be a little unique here. I’m assuming everybody’s going to say on the floor stuff, and I will start with on the floor. Just having a unique skill being able to really defend or really rebound or really shoot it.
You know, you don’t have to do everything and be that everything guy playing your tail end off, I think is a unique skill. In today’s world, but, but that’s the first thing is having something that no one else has on the court don’t spend the month of July in a, you trying to show a coach what you can’t do, show what you can do.
Don’t try to do things to impress. And if you’re just a three point shooter, now you got to put the ball on the floor and show them you can put the ball on the floor and it doesn’t work out. And now you show them what you can’t do. Show them what you can do. Play to your strengths. I would think that’s number one thing, but.
You know, what are the three under the radar things that a kid can do? I’m just going to be honest with you. You can send a very personal email to me as a player and have done your research on UAH and our program. You sent a generic email, you spelled my name wrong. You don’t say Coach Shulman, you don’t, I’m really interested in your university.
Those get deleted. So have a very personal email explaining your situation and that to me would get you standing out your email that you send just to be honest. Another thing with that is, is we’ve really taken. Guys that want to be here. And so if you want to go, if, if I’m a kid and I’m dying to go to Auburn, go to their elite camp, go to their team camp.
Go make an effort to go visit them. Go send Bruce Pearl email or one of their coaches or all of their coaches, but a very personal email. Go make an effort to be on their campus and to show them how much that you want to be there. Same thing with here. We really don’t take a whole lot of kids that don’t want to be here.
If we got to recruit you and wine you and dine you and kiss your tail to be here, probably not going to work out. It’ll work out if you make, if you’re the one that makes the effort. So make an effort, make an effort and show them that to me helps you stand out. Just to be honest. So an email come to an elite camp, come on a visit on your own, that those are things that, that stand out off the court also just be honest, grades and a test score stand out.
But on the floor playing your tail end off, having an elite skill getting noticed, doing what you do best. Hope this helps have a great month of July and appreciate everything that Mike is doing for the game. Take care.
[00:18:49] Mike Klinzing: Mo Williams from Salisbury University.
[00:18:55] Mo Williams: What’s going on Hoop Heads. This is Mo Williams, head men’s basketball coach here at Salisbury University. I wanted to tap in with this month’s question on what are three things that stand out that a player could do to me as a coach. I think number one is paying attention and following instructions, especially the preseason.
There’s always a bunch of forms and things that need to get done. There’s drills that we’re doing for the first time. So players that are able to pay attention and follow those things and be very aware of what needs to get done in a timely manner really stands out to me. I think the second one is being in elite shape.
I think the conditioning part of basketball is extremely important and everybody hates it. Nobody likes it, but it stands out to me right away. If you’re coming in first consistently with sprints just to shape you come in to a season starting a season. And I think the last one is communication. You know, what is your verbal presence on your team?
You know, is there a change in your team’s performance and the feel of your team when you’re not in, or let’s say you’re, you’re silent for, for a segment. So many players that are great communicators. Whether it’s on offense, defense, or just nonverbal, nonverbal communication.
[00:20:16] Mike Klinzing: Thanks for checking out this month’s Hoop Heads Podcast Round Table.
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