Formacion Equipo
05 March 2009
You want to win competitions? Better form solid team. Because these days, more than ever before, the shape of a team is the most important thing – even more important than the coaching. Here’s how you create a killer team.
Let’s start from scratch. When selecting players for our winning team, we look for: athleticism, versatility, personality and at least one superstar. We also need the medical guys to be absolutely certain about the physical condition of our dream team – we don’t want to have players benched half the season.
We need all that, but most of all we need trust. The coach and general manager should work together as one with the team’s resources and goals on their mind.
Now about the players - today’s game is becoming more and more athletic everyday, so they better be the very best athletes you can afford. A team that lacks athleticism cannot compete at top level.
As well as athletic, the team must be fundamentally sound.
Balance is the key word here. We need versatile players – players who are interchangeable on the court. In a twelve-man roster we only need four specialists: the point guard, the center, the shooter, and the defensive specialist. The remainder of my dream team can play at a minimum of two positions.
The team should work together as one throughout the season. For this, we need chemistry. So when you’re scouting, it’s essential to get as much information about a player’s personality as possible. Go see him live to check his reaction to a bad call, a substitution, or to the pressure of the crowd. Try to find out everything about his background, his family and friends and his practice habits – is he working out in the gym all day, or is he slacking around. Better yet – talk to him face to face and make up your own opinion. This is essential because with the wrong personality in your team – you can forget about chemistry.
So we’ve got the top athletes, the versatility and the chemistry – now get the superstar. Who can win if the system and the team cannot? He’ll give your whole team personality and gives you an edge over opponents. Plus a great player has the quality – to help teammates overcome their fear, igniting confidence and improving their ability to play under pressure.
Now that you have your great team, you’ve got great expectations – these will only be met if everyone in the process is responsible for their decisions and puts the team’s goals first - AND NOT THEIR OWN.
Good luck with your team - trying to beat mine.
Coach Messina
Let’s start from scratch. When selecting players for our winning team, we look for: athleticism, versatility, personality and at least one superstar. We also need the medical guys to be absolutely certain about the physical condition of our dream team – we don’t want to have players benched half the season.
We need all that, but most of all we need trust. The coach and general manager should work together as one with the team’s resources and goals on their mind.
Now about the players - today’s game is becoming more and more athletic everyday, so they better be the very best athletes you can afford. A team that lacks athleticism cannot compete at top level.
As well as athletic, the team must be fundamentally sound.
Balance is the key word here. We need versatile players – players who are interchangeable on the court. In a twelve-man roster we only need four specialists: the point guard, the center, the shooter, and the defensive specialist. The remainder of my dream team can play at a minimum of two positions.
The team should work together as one throughout the season. For this, we need chemistry. So when you’re scouting, it’s essential to get as much information about a player’s personality as possible. Go see him live to check his reaction to a bad call, a substitution, or to the pressure of the crowd. Try to find out everything about his background, his family and friends and his practice habits – is he working out in the gym all day, or is he slacking around. Better yet – talk to him face to face and make up your own opinion. This is essential because with the wrong personality in your team – you can forget about chemistry.
So we’ve got the top athletes, the versatility and the chemistry – now get the superstar. Who can win if the system and the team cannot? He’ll give your whole team personality and gives you an edge over opponents. Plus a great player has the quality – to help teammates overcome their fear, igniting confidence and improving their ability to play under pressure.
Now that you have your great team, you’ve got great expectations – these will only be met if everyone in the process is responsible for their decisions and puts the team’s goals first - AND NOT THEIR OWN.
Good luck with your team - trying to beat mine.
Coach Messina
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