[TheWizardParticipant]

   On a personal note, about two years ago, I read Pete Carril’s book "The Smart Take from The Strong." After being unsuccessful after playing at UMASS and in England after being kind of hyped during HS, I also decided to try and teach basketball. After going back to UCLA where I had taken summer classes before going to UMASS, i met Brendan Lane, who was a sophomore player and had grown up close to where I had.

Being able to train with him this last summer while working at the REC center, I finally was able to hook up being an assistant coach at William Jessup. Trying to find ideas on coaching, I began thinking about comparisons with other coaches such as Rob McClanaghan and my idol Pete Carril.

   Having an unsuccessful career in basketball in his three years at Syracuse, Rob McClanaghan decided to pursue his second choice career as a physical trainer/shooting coach. In the same breed as coaching legend Pete Carril, currently assistant coach for the Sacramento Kings, McClanaghan utilized his basketball IQ to teach other prospects when not having the physical capabilities to succeed with them himself.

   After wanting to have private-practices and be anonymous for his first 3 years, when signing a deal with Dime, his skill training with elite athletes became articles in magazines and well-known videos on youtube. This past summer, McClanaghan mainly worked out with Mayo, Evans, Rose, and Westbrook for a length of 2 months. Being a great shooter and coach of how to create your own shot, Rob McClanaghan mainly takes in determined players with the need to improve their mid-range/beyond the arc shot. In his way of creating a game-similar experience, McClanaghan makes them go through 20-mininute intense stretches with ball checks, and wall-pads to create resistance on the shot.

With all four of these guards seemingly having potential breakout seasons with spectacular first week statistics and all having credited their McClanaghan workout for a lot of their improvement, it seems to be a trend that the sub-par players with great knowledge turn out to be the best coaches. In no way am I saying i will become more than an ok college coach, but these success stories definitely give me some inspiration.

 

[sheltwon3Participant]

Reke good luck man.  I did at one point want to coach b ball but things never turned that way for me but I do hope you do a great job so good luck and be blessed.

[sheltwon3Participant]

Reke good luck man.  I did at one point want to coach b ball but things never turned that way for me but I do hope you do a great job so good luck and be blessed.

[andxxxParticipant]

 good luck man

[andxxxParticipant]

 good luck man

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