Players Playbook

This page includes a listing of all the posts written to give players tips on skill development, leadership, and competing. 

Just scroll down the post, find titles of interest, click on the title. 

Off-Season

Players Playbook- 10 Tasks for Off-Season

Players Playbook- Focus for Summer

Players Playbook - Off-Season Thoughts for Serious Player

Coaches’ Corner- End of Season Player Packet

Off-Season Focus

4 Tips for the Off-Season

The Player Who Surprises The Coach

Skill Development

Players Playbook- Working to Become a Good Three Point Shooter

Secret To Shooting

5 Tips To Build Shooters

Secret to Great FT Shooting

Becoming More Physical

Organized Pre-Practice

My Shot Is Broken

Championship Performance 

Players Playbook- 5 Steps to Championship Growth

Trusting Yourself in Big Games

Secrets of Championship Coaches

5 Tips for Players to Make Your Season Successful

Learning From Sue Bird

Championship Motivation- NC Women’s Soccer

Winning Formula: Choices, Sacrifice, Leadership

Competing in Games

Players Playbook: Have Three Things

X/O’s: Changing Up Ball Screens

Hailey VanLith- Building Toughness

Jay Bilas- Essay on Toughness

Jay Bilas Book on Toughness- My Takes

NBA/WNBA Thoughts- May 20, 2025

Stats Ways To Evaluate Players

Dealing with Adversity

Molly Watson’s Play

Leadership

What Great Leaders Look Like

From Silver Streak to Lt. Col: Sara Wood’s Vision for Leadership

Chuck Noll- Leadership

Leadership by Kaylee Miller

Leadership by Chelsea Stevenson

Leadership by Lexi Daniels Demott

Leadership by Casey Williams

Leadership by Rainee Sibley Meeker

Leadership by Megan Young

Leadership by Jess Howard

Leadership by Andie Allison Leibach

Leadership by Jenna Bicego Wesselhoeft

Leadership by Jaque Howard Gohlinghorst

Leadership by Sara Wood

Personal Growth & Goal Setting

10 Tips for Athletes- Using Sports to Grow Life Skills

Questions Players Should Be Asking Themselves

Trust the Process

Trust the Process- Part 1

Team Building & Culture

Culture- We Don’t Do That Here

Team Chemistry- The Value of Summer Basketball

Winning Isn’t Everyone’s Priority

Two Worst Losses

Mike Trueblood- It’s Still a Team Sport

Humility- Quality Needed by Players, Coaches, and Teams

What Makes A Great Teammate by Kaylee Miller

5 Pillars of Culture

M.I.N.D.S.E.T.

Parents

Andie Leibach- Credits Her Parents for Positive Sports Journey

Alan Stein’s Advice To Parents

Joey Range- Why Didn’t You Yell More At Your Kids Games

Slappin’ Glass: John Tauer- Successfully Parenting Athletes

Strength and Conditioning

Weight Room Isn’t For Everyone

Caitlin Clark- Wt Room Important?

Championship Weight Training- The Latest Movement in HS Sports

Edgerson & Kisler- Value of Weight Room

Noonan- Building a Culture- Building Stronger, Quicker Athletes

Advice of Great Coaches & Players

Vince Lombardi Quotes

Pete Carril- The Smart Take From the Strong

Coach K- Leading with the Heart

Exploring Our Limits- Dr. Terry Orlick

Wooden’s 7 Point Creed

Wooden’s Two Sets of Three

North Carolina Women’s Soccer: Team’s Core Values

Players Playbook with Brenna Saline- HOF Secrets to Success

Veronica Burton: Value of Self-Accountability

Katie Ledecky: Not About Winning THE Race, About Winning YOUR Race

Sonia Citron’s Playbook: 8 Strategies for Success

Gauge Shipp- Insight From State Champ

Basketball 101- Jeff VanGundy Quotes

Hoosiers Quotes and Lessons

College

6 Questions College Coaches Ask About HS Players

What Colleges Look For

Brenna Saline- College Basketball- Be Willing to Work Harder Than You Ever Have

AAU Teams

Players Playbook- What Your Shot Tells Me About You

Thoughts of a College Coach About Club/AAU Experience

Travel Ball- Yes or No?