Players who are willing to sacrifice their body for a loose ball seem to gain more playing time. Photo cred – Ty Freeman
Every coach seems to exclaim to their team “PLAY HARD!!” How can you teach that concept to your players without turning the game into a foul fest? Here is a chart that we adapted from coach Bruce Weber while coached at the University of Illinois.
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Jonathan Hemingway is the owner of Coach Hemingway Basketball, Inc. Hemingway is on the Board of Selectors for the Naismith Trophy. He has worked within the basketball community since 1995 as a coach, camp director and journalist. He works as the assistant director of scouting for the JumpOffPlus.com and the OTRHoopsReport.com, which are scouting reports that service over 200 college and universities nationwide. Reach him via email at JonathanHemingway@PeachStateBasketball.com.
