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In this episode by basketball coaches for basketball coaches…
(originally recorded on 7/3/13)
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I. Will you accept the D.O.S.E. Challenge: Scheduling Change Through Sports Community 
Service & Engagement? Click here for more information on using the power of sports to impact your local community.
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What does D.O.S.E. stand for?
- Days of Service and Engagement
What is the challenge?
- Simply for any coach, at any level, in any sport, in any country to include at least one community service activity or community engagement strategy on their official public game schedule. What you do and how you do it is completely up to you, but we do provide some examples if you are interested.
II. An interview with Coach Matt Insell, Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Ole Miss- a NCAA DI member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). 
- For a link to Matt’s bio from the official Ole Miss website please click here.
Among the things we discuss are…
- How the Ole Miss job played out & his coaching background with the Tennessee Men, coaching AAU, working at Louisiana Tech, moving on to Kentucky, and finally to Ole Miss.
- Learning how to help young females further their career off the court from Kentucky Head Women’s Basketball Coach Matthew Mitchell.
- How apparent adversity of not getting the Western Kentucky job turned to the opportunity at Ole Miss.
- How the interview process worked at Ole Miss & how he prepared (shout out to Tulane Head Men’s Basketball Coach Ed Conroy).
- His leadership style.
- Their goals- be the fastest team in the country both offensively and defensively.
- Preseason ideas: 4 parts of a basketball player- mind, body, heart, and spirit
- In season ideas: Practice planning- 2 hour max practice, 1st 45 minutes on defense.
- Post season meeting ideas: tells players: “Give me five goals.”
- His thoughts on balancing his personal life to prevent burnout.
- “If you ever get to the point you don’t think you can learn the game you need to retire.”
- Recruiting tiebreakers: “Do they have that dog in them?”
- Recruiting tips for players.
- Thoughts on the skill development vs. games debate at the youth level
III. Basketball Coaching Tip of the Week: Rebounding Tips from former UConn Head Men’s 
Basketball Coach Jim Calhoun
“Defensive Rebounding Tips
- Attitude.
- Contact- first step.
- Box- either reverse or front pivot.
- Control- buttocks, legs, elbows.
- Read- release, find ball, quickness to it.
- Rebound- strong, two hands.
- Outlet…
Offensive Rebounding Tips
- Attitude- go after very ball.
- Active- don’t allow yourself to stay boxed out.
- Spin, hook, elbow, step away- step back.
- Tip ball to your other hand.”
Source: Coach & Athletic Director, April, 2004
Until next time, Coach ’em up!
Hal Wilson
About the author: After coaching and working with basketball teams at the college, high school, and youth level in a variety of roles for 18 years, I have returned to finish my Ph.D. in Kinesiology & Sport Studies. This www.CoachingBasketballWisely.com website is a way to share the coaching tips, strategies, and techniques gathered in a career in coaching. See more info on me here.
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