Practice Intensity

“Once practice began, everyone was expected to operate at full throttle.  I wanted to practice at game speed.  We would never allow for anything but full speed and full effort in games, and I wanted us to practice exactly like we played.  I believe when you give athletes a chance to perform at varying levels of intensity, you offer an invitation for varying levels of performance. “  Pete Carroll

Under Your Control

“The quality of practice greatly influences the outcome of games, and of great significance is that practice is something that your team can control.”  Brian Williams

Daily Thought - Roy Williams

During practices I want to show my team everything that they an possibly be exposed to in a game and what to do against it.  I try no to do anything that doesn’t correlate directly to our next opponent.  I kid Jerod Haase all the time about how he and his former high school basketball coach used to run basketball camps and start out with a figure-eight drill.  I told him, “Why would you practice the figure eight?  That’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard.  You don’t do that in a game, do you?”
Roy  Williams, Hard Work

Structure of Practice

"I'm a strong believer that the structure of your practice is the singulary most determining reason for your success or lack of success as a coach."  Bob Knight