The Notre Dame Fighting Irish defeated the Syracuse Orange, 62-56 to open up Conference play. Maddy Westbeld led the Irish in scoring with 19 points, while Sam Brunelle added 17 points and Dara Mabrey had 16 points and 7 assists in the win.
In this course Coach Hernando Planells discusses how he leads a team with varying and diverse backgrounds. His philosophies on team building, player growth, and diversity are detailed in these informational lessons. Check out this course to start learning how to create and maintain a positive enviornment for your diverse athletes.
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Hernando Planells is the current head coach for William Jessup University, as of 2020. Planells previously was an associate head coach at Duke University and an assistant coach for the Maine Red Claws in the NBA G- League. He has experience in international basketball as well, as the head coach for the Ryukyu Golden Kings in Japan. Coach Planells has a diverse background that includes coaching at highschool through professional level. Book this coursre....
Have you ever felt a thousand times better after having a good, long talk with a loved one about a problem you were experiencing? Communing with God is like this, only vastly better. Prayer is a heartfelt conversation with God; however, most people don’t know how to pray properly. Understanding how prayer changed from the old covenant of the law to the new covenant of grace helps in this area.
Before Jesus came, the people had to pray to get God to bless them; after His death and resurrection, we can now pray with a mindset of thanksgiving and gratitude for what He’s done. God has provided healing, prosperity, abundance, deliverance, peace, joy, and everything else we could ever need or want, with no need to beg Him for it. We can talk with Him any time and any place about anything, and thank Him for already taking care of any issue. Nothing is off-limits. “Always be joyful. Never stop praying.Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus” (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, NLT).
The last thing Satan wants is for us to develop a personal relationship with God through prayer; he therefore does all he can to discourage us from praying. However, Jesus gave us victory over everything the devil throws at us, and our prayer lives should reflect that. Nothing just happens by coincidence; there are unseen forces at work, both good and evil, that we can’t see. “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places” (Ephesians 6:12). We’re engaged in a spiritual battle, but because Christ has already won it, we don’t pray for victory, but from victory.
Staying connected to God in good times as well as bad strengthens us. Even though we pray from a place of victory, we should still be on the alert for any sneak attacks from the devil. Combining perseverance with a grateful heart in our prayer life is like a one-two punch against the enemy. “Be earnest and unwearied and steadfast in your prayer [life], being [both] alert and intent in [your praying] with thanksgiving” (Colossians 4:2, AMPC).
Believers have the authority to command what already exists on the spiritual level to appear on the physical level. Heaven is simply waiting for us to give the orders, but, like builders waiting for the permit before beginning work, prayer is necessary to provide heaven with the permit it needs to cause manifestation in our lives. “…Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven” (Matthew 6:10). God is waiting for our authorization to get involved; we give it when our prayers confirm what He has already said in His Word.
When we pray, we don’t always have to focus on ourselves; intercessory prayer on others’ behalf is a powerful tool. Lifting up our spouses, our children, our families, and our loved ones puts them before God. “…The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much” (James 5:16). Prayer brings powerful results on many different levels, not just in the physical realm.
The shift from the old to the new covenant has put all the power of heaven at our disposal. The lines of communication are wide open, and God is waiting to hear from us. The authority our grace-based prayers now have removes all limitations.
Coach Lance White shares his philosophy and concepts for creating a high scoring offensive system that is designed to get easy shot opportunites and fun to play. Coach White discusses the basic philosophy of the break and then gets into specifics such as outlets, decision making, and forming triangles for spacing and post entry. Book this course.......
Lance White enters his third season at the helm of the Panthers in 2020-21 after being named as the ninth head coach in Pitt women’s basketball history on April 19, 2018.
In White’s second season in charge, the Panthers showed growth in every part of the program and it was capped with an ACC Tournament victory over the defending ACC Champions, Notre Dame. The win over the Irish marked just the Panthers second ACC Tournament win in program history as freshman sensation Dayshanette Harris knocked down the game-winning jumper with just 2.7 seconds left in the game. With the win, Pitt handed Notre Dame just their second loss in ACC Tournament history.
White came to Pitt after spending 15 years at Florida State, where he helped the Seminoles to a 350-145 (.707) record, including 12 seasons of 20+ wins.
During his time at FSU, 10 players were selected in the WNBA Draft, eight earned ACC All-Defensive team honors and 37 earned all-conference awards. He helped the Seminoles reach the NCAA Tournament in 13 of the past 14 years, while the team won at least one NCAA Tournament game in each of its past 15 appearances.
For his standout coaching efforts during the 2016-17 season, White was named the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) National Assistant Coach of the Year.
Prior to FSU, White spent 11 seasons at Texas Tech, including five years as an assistant coach with the Lady Raiders’ top-10 program under legendary head coach Marsha Sharp. With White on staff, Texas Tech won three Big 12 championships and advanced to seven consecutive NCAA Tournaments, including five Sweet 16 and two Elite Eight appearances. He was a student assistant on Tech’s 1993 national championship team and a graduate assistant coach for two seasons before being elevated to a full-time coach in 1998.
While in Lubbock, White worked with some of the best players the game has ever seen, including National Player of the Year and three-time WNBA MVP Sheryl Swoopes as well as Plenette Pierson, who was named 2007 WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year.
A 1996 graduate of Texas Tech, White earned his bachelor’s degree in exercise and sports science. He went on to receive a master’s degree in sports administration in August 1998. He attended Lubbock Christian University for three semesters before transferring to Texas Tech in January 1993. Book this course.....
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Akayleb Evans is a redshirt senior defensive back for the Missouri Tigers. Evans started his career at Tulsa before transferring after his redshirt junior year. Evans is from McKinney, Texas and played ball at McKinney High School. Evans was named to the 2020 Wuerffel Trophy Watch List after a successful redshirt junior campaign where he finished with 29 total tackles and three passes broken up and played in all 9 games. In 2019, Evans was given the NFF/Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame Player of the Year award.
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Every basketball coach I’ve ever had said the easiest ways to find yourself on the bench is to miss shots, turn the basketball over, and to not give 100%. Although a missed shot is perhaps better than a turnover with the chance for an offensive rebound, coaches don’t want to see their players throwing up contested jumpers when there are better options. With these ten shooting tips, I’ll look to provide you with techniques and tips to improve that field goal percentage in a hurry.
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On this week's show we have an outstanding shooting guard out of North Carolina who is also a beast on defense.
Be sure to stick around for part two as we give you some coaching tips on the selfsame position from our partners at CoachTube. Enjoy!
TIP #1: Become a student of the game
There is a lot of value to be learned through watching some of the greats do what they do best. Watching NBA games or collegiate matches can offer an opportunity to closely observe how the pros shoot and apply it to your own game. Follow how these shooters are working both with and without the ball and look for the elite shooters on each team. Another tool would be to watch basketball instructional videos or watch YouTube of guys like Ray Allen and Stephen Curry.
TIP #2: Watch your shot on film
Seeing your shot on film can be a real eye-opener. It makes it easier to understand where you are succeeding and what areas still need some seasoning. This drill will really provide benefits into making some finishing touches on your jumper to prevent any mechanical issues.
TIP #3: Get to the basket
The majority of young players today all want to be the ones knocking down threes. However, if you become overly reliant on shooting from distance, your field goal percentage will likely suffer as a result. To offset this, you need to possess the ability to attack the basket. Not only will this get you some easier looks, but the chances of earning a trip to the free throw line increases as well. In practice you can work on penetration looks to improve this trait.
TIP #4: Understand your tendencies
Every player has certain areas of the court where they feel more comfortable shooting. Whether it is from the top of the key or the baselines, tendencies develop the more time you spend playing. To complement this, players need to find out the percentages they shoot from these different spots. By doing so, you can sort of gravitate to your hot spots during half-court sets. Master these jump shots and you will see your field goal percentage rise rapidly.
TIP #5: Practice game shots
If you are just messing around in practice, you can’t expect to be fully prepared come game time. Practice time is vital and as a result should be utilized to perfect your game. Thus, whether it be scrimmaging or basic basketball drills, attack it like an actual game. More specifically, take shots you would take in a game, run the offense like you are in the closing minutes of a tight contest, and always give it 100%.
TIP #6: Shoot with a teammate or partner
Although you might not always have this luxury, it can provide dividends to shoot around with someone else. This will not only allow you to have someone to rebound for you and get up more shots, but it can help you relax. Personally, I have always found this method to be far more beneficial than shooting alone, as it makes it more enjoyable. It also provides you with the opportunity to compete on making shots, such as a three point or free throw contest.
TIP #7: Practice every shot
Even if you are a bruising center, possessing the ability to step out and knock down a three is becoming more common in today’s game. Likewise, if you fit the mold of small point guard whose primary responsibilities are distributing the ball and shooting the open outside jump shot, you still need to be able to make a floater or mid-range jumper. Ultimately, you should make time to practice all your shots from close-range, mid-range, to long-range each time you are in the gym.
TIP #8: Focus on the follow through
A perfect follow through is vital when it comes to sharp shooting. As defined by USA Basketball: “Your wrists need to be very relaxed, and your fingers need to be pointed at where you shoot the ball. You should be able to see your fingers at the top of the backboard. Make sure you hold this position until the ball hits the target.”
TIP #9: Shoot contested moving shots in practice
Only shooting wide open shots in practice won’t help you much in games. Chances are you won’t be coming off a back screen without a hand in your face during game time. To combat this, you need to practice these types of scenarios in practice. Otherwise, by the time you get into the game, you won’t know how to react when a defender comes racing out to contest.
TIP #10: Practice, Practice, Practice
By now, you probably picked up on a common theme throughout these drills. When it comes down to improving your field goal percentage, you are the only person that can make a significant change in your game. Shooting basketball is an art. There are so many situations that can arise in a game. The only way to ensure you are prepared to make game shots is by shooting each and every shot hundreds of times in practice.
The great Allen Iverson once said, “If you’re struggling with your shooting, then do other things on the basketball court. Get steals, get assists, get rebounds – do anything on the court to help the team win.” This quote fits perfectly with this article. Yes, improving your field goal percentage is critical, but in some games your shot may not be there and that is when you must keep scrapping however you can.
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When we talk about basketball, there’s no need to describe dribbling. It’s the lifeblood of the sport; moving with the basketball isn’t possible unless the player in possession is dribbling.
Players learn how to properly dribble at a very, very young age. While a child’s motor skills develop, some of the simple concepts of dribbling aren’t instilled until later years.
For example, traveling and double dribbling – both violations of the rules when they are strictly enforced – don’t necessarily come easy to those learning how to play the game.
When players are young, there’s only one focus: get the ball in the basket, regardless of what it takes.
As players get older, dribbling and passing become the two functions of moving the ball on offense. While it’s not every player’s strong point, dribbling should be something in which everyone, even the big men or women, should be fluent.
It is the point guard’s responsibility to get the ball up the court every single play, which means dribbling the ball effectively is a large part of the position’s game. But dribbling isn’t always everyone’s favorite thing to practice.
But it has to be done, and there are plenty of players that take more pride in making the pass that leads to a pretty basket, or making a defender look silly with a great crossover move. Naturally, the best way to improve dribbling skills is to practice heavily. For those looking to improve, there are dozens of ways to do so, and all you need is a ball and some space.
Try These Dribbling Exercises
Start with the simple right-handed low dribble.
When a player is dribbling the ball, it’s always best to stay low with much of his or her body shielding the ball from the defender. So it’s important to do the same in practice to get familiar with the feeling.
Dribbles should be quick, short and with force. And a player should never be looking at the ball when dribbling – there are far more important things that should command their attention. A player needs to develop a feel for the ball and know where it’s going to be when he or she is dribbling.
Then switch to high bounces, using excessive force to pound the ball into the floor. The dribbles should come up to roughly the player’s shoulders. He or she wouldn’t dribble like that in a game, but the point here is getting used to the force that is exerted with each pounding dribble. It develops a type of coordination with the ball.
All drills should be done with both hands. Being ambidextrous with the ball is an essential part of the game. So incorporate crossover drills and, if you have access to them, set up some cones through which you can dribble. Being elusive with the ball in your hands is part of the job, and a good crossover move might be the most useful in a player’s arsenal of tricks. Two ball drills are a great way to work on being confident in dribbling with both hands.
Once a player gets the hang of basic dribbling, he or she can move on to more complicated drills that involve between-the-legs movement, behind-the-back drills, and everything in between.
There’s no shortage of ways to practice dribbling. The better a player is at handling the basketball, the easier time he or she will have out on the court. Being an adept dribbler leads to other stronger aspects as well.
Finding a harmonious balance between training intensity and volume is the key to making continuous progress while minimizing risk of overtraining and injury.
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On one hand, we can find lifters running the same monotonous scheme of reps and sets for months on end with no concept of progressive overload wondering why they aren't making any progress.
On the other hand, we have lifters who redline every single workout, maxing out at RPE 20 for each and every set, also wondering why they've hit a plateau in their performance.
The ideal combination of volume and intensity must shift over the course of a training macrocycle to mitigate fatigue and maximize gains. Finding that balance between how much work you're doing with total reps, sets, and load (volume) how heavy you're lifting (intensity) is crucial to ensure that you make progress, avoid injury, and are as prepared as possible for meet day.
North Carolina quarterback Sam Howell left everything on the field versus Pittsburgh. Howell finished the night 22 of 33 passing, racked up 324 total yards, and was responsible for 3 scores. Check out the highlights right here!
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Mack Brown, whose charismatic style and disciplined approach propelled the University of North Carolina to the Top Five and the University of Texas to the 2005 BCS National Championship, began his second stint as head coach in Chapel Hill on Nov. 27, 2018 with the goal of leading another Carolina resurgence. A 42-year veteran of collegiate coaching, Brown has served as a head coach for 31 seasons with stops at Texas (1998-2013), North Carolina (1988-97, 2019), Tulane (1985-87), and Appalachian State (1983). Over his 31 seasons, Brown has posted a record of 251-128-1 (.662). Those 251 career victories rank ninth on the FBS all-time list and are the most among active coaches. The 2005 Paul W. “Bear” Bryant National Coach of the Year and the 2008 Bobby Dodd National Coach of the Year,
Brown is one of a handful of coaches in college football history to lead two separate programs to Top-Five national finishes. In his first season back at the helm at North Carolina in 2019, Brown led the Tar Heels to a winning season and a resounding victory in the Military Bowl. The seven wins were two more than UNC had won in its previous two seasons combined (5) and the Heels won a bowl game for the first time since 2013. Carolina played close games seemingly all season. Its nine games decided by seven points or less were the most since 1936 and the Tar Heels’ six losses came by a total of just 26 points.
Brown’s ‘19 UNC squad produced two NFL Draft picks, five NFL free-agent signees, 11 All-ACC honors and freshman QB Sam Howell was named ACC Offensive Rookie and Rookie of the Year before earning Freshman All-America honors. Prior to returning to Carolina, Brown served as both a college football studio analyst and color analyst for ESPN. Book this course today!
If people
would realize how many health benefits exercise can offer, there would
be no hesitation in getting started with some form of exercise.
Especially older folks are harder to get motivated, because they
think the exercise will cause an injury. At the contrary, exercise will
keep there overall fitness level and muscle strength in optimal form.
It's a matter of choosing the right form of exercise.
Swimming, walking and gardening are very suitable for older people.
Swimming has the advantage that their body weight will be partly
supported by the water, which makes it possible to exercise without
risking any bodily harm.
Let's have an objective look at the science investigating the durability of immunity from prior infection and review labs 11 months post illness.
Walking is the best exercise you can have, because it's natural. Good
long brisk walks give a lot of benefits- the whole body begins to
respond. You breath properly, your circulation and heart benefits, and
it's good for the mind and positive thinking.
It's only in recent years that fitness gurus have recognized the
supremacy of brisk walking. In contrary to jogging, brisk walking
provides a lot of benefits without any problems. Walking is almost as
important as the right food. You need to eat properly and exercise
properly, the two together gives you the best results. The internal
organs of the body need tone and for this most of them depend almost
entirely on physical activity.
Exercise produces big results whether we’re 40, 60 or 80. According
to the Human Physiology Laboratory at Tufts University Human Nutrition
Research Center on Aging, we respond well to exercise at any age.
Muscles grow, bones strengthen, and metabolism increases. Our body fat
decreases while blood sugar and balance improve. I proved this to myself
when I taught strength training at a retirement residence. With modest
effort, exercisers in their 80s grew stronger and more vital. We were
all delighted. Reduced muscle strength is associated with age-related
disability. The most common cause of muscle weakness is inactivity.
After three months of high-intensity muscle training, healthy men over
60 experienced gains similar to those reported for younger men training
with similar intensity and duration. People who were stronger remained
more independent and less burdened by advancing years. Any type of
exercise helps, but combining aerobics, strength, and flexibility works
best. For most people, aerobic exercise is an easy place to begin.
As we breathe deeply, the diafragm – which separates the chest from
the abdomen – rises and falls repeatedly, massaging all the internal
organs, particularly the stomach, small intestine, bowel, lungs and
liver. The stretching and relaxing of the intestines is vital in
preventing that widespread form of 'self poisoning' : constipation.
Exercise does keep you regular!
In the mid-eighties, a vital clue to the right exercise for lifelong
health was uncovered by brilliant research in biochemistry. Biochemists
established that all cell replication in the immune system and therefore
all immune strength is dependent on availability of the amino acid
glutamine. Your immune system uses a ton of it. But immune cells cannot
make glutamine. Only muscle cells can do the job. So your muscles have
to supply large amounts of glutamine to your immune system every day in
order to maintain it. That's it! The mitochondria of muscle are the
furnaces in which most of your body fat and sugar are burned for fuel.
Muscle is what stresses your skeleton to maintain your bones. We also
know that muscle is the vital link which also maintain your immunity and
hence your resistance to all diseases. Muscle is the health engine.
Which so much overwhelming evidence that muscular exercise is essential
to health, what are we doing about it? A big fat zero.
Muscle is the health engine. It's a proven fact that the right
exercise not only maintains your heart, your lungs, your muscles, your
bones, a healthy level of body fat and even your intestinal function,
but also some more subtle functions, like insulin and your body's
dealing with sugar. It has been known for more than fifty years that
lack of exercise leads to glucose intolerance.
However, not long ago research has shown that getting of the couch
and start moving, not only maintain insulin function to deal with the
sugar, but it also can reverse decades of damage. Insulin dependent
diabetics, for example, using the right exercise program, can increase
insulin efficiency so much that some patients, who have used insulin
daily for years, no longer need it. In healthy people, the right
exercise completely protects glucose tolerance against the degenerative
changes in insulin metabolism that lead to adult-onset diabetes. Healthy
old men who maintain a lifelong exercise program, have the same healthy
insulin efficiency as young men. A high sugar diet, which progressively
destroys insulin metabolism, makes it virtually mandatory to exercise
if you want to avoid glucose intolerance as you grow older.
Most physicians believe that hardening of the arteries, a
degenerative process, is inevitable. Dr. Lakatta at the National
Institute on Aging Research Center in Baltimore, is showing in ongoing
experiments, that regular exercise maintains arterial elasticity and
even reverses arterial hardening that has already occurred. I could fill
many pages citing numerous bodily functions which are maintained by
regular exercise. But I will keep it short.
Research recently undertaken has revealed the major way in which
exercise protect you against all diseases. It started with the evidence
that exercise increases the overall number of white blood cells.
Followed by more precise findings that moderate exercise increases
bodily production of lymphocytes, interleukin 2, neutrophils and other
disease fighting components of the immune system. There is no doubt that
the right exercise strengthens your immunity. And it also strengthens
your resistance to all forms of damage, decay, bacteria, viruses, toxins
and even radiation. Closing with the wise words of Louis Pasteur, the
father of modern medicine: "Host resistance is the key."
Here is the link for an exercise program that teach you aerobics,
weight lifting, flexibility and nutrition for athletes:
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Adrian Joele became interested in nutrition and weight
management while he was an associate with a nutritional supplement
company. Since 2008 he wrote several articles about nutrition and weight
loss and achieved expert status with Ezine Articles.com. He has been
involved in nutrition and weight management for more than 12 years and
he likes to share his knowledge with anyone who could benefit from it.
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