For Players

Basketball Program Playbook for Players

This book helps players organize (and stay organized) the overall approach to their game, both on and off the court, throughout the entire season. Below you'll find a description of each section; at the bottom of this page you can see sample forms you'll find in this book.

Book Details:

• Paperback
• Bound
• 183 pages
• ISBN: 979-8999449207

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Buying In

This section introduces players to the foundational aspects of this book and the tools within it, including understanding how to Dare Greatly, the I Do, We Do, You Do method, and The 1% Approach, an organized technique to identify areas for improvement throughout the entire season. This section should be reviewed and completed with input from the coach (and other players as necessary). This approach includes:

• Defining being present in the "arena".
• Owning one's own responsibility for learning and leading.
• Identifying 3 areas for growth.
• Determining how you will measure growth.
• Tracking your growth, percent by percent, throughout the season.

Program Plays

Included in the playbook are 17 pages of program play forms, designed to be filled out throughout the season as players learn the coach's plays that are to be used in a game. Each form includes: 

• Describing the play in words; drawing the play in a court diagram.
• Identifying when the play should be used.
• Determining why the play is effective.
• Defining the player's specific role in the play.
• Determining the types of teams that the play is effective against.

Weekly Planning

The playbook includes 16 weeks of the Weekly Planning form for use throughout the season. This form should be completed at the beginning of each week, helping players become more organized and habitual. This is also the place where coaches can assign their players various assignments, like leading film review, or completing the "I Do, We Do, You Do" review for practices (as discussed in the coach's version of this book). Each weekly plan includes:

• The schedule for the week (both practices and games).
• A to-do list for improving on their 1% goals.
• A check-list of key things to track for practice, games, and school.

Film & Scouting Report

The playbook includes 32 film & scouting reports to prep for each game. This comprehensive but succinct review allows players to build their Basketball IQ by focusing on game analysis and preparation in a way that is often not-yet habitual. Each report includes:

• Assessment and analysis for teams' sets, offensive/defensive plays, shot charts, and player stats.
• Scouting analysis for matchups, defensive strengths, and weak points.
• Blank court diagrams for sets to be used in a game.

Post-Game Review

After each game, this playbook provides a post-game review form players can use to analyze and improve their game. This review includes:

• What went right? What went wrong?
• Offensive and defensive improvement areas.
• Assessment of leadership, bench demeanor, and other non-stat performance areas of their teammates.