Oskar Zibwe The incumbent National Player of the Year has been incredibly outspoken about his claims. He wasn’t exactly critical, but he wanted people to know the changes were happening behind the scenes.
“You want to be so tough on them but sometimes you really mess up their minds. You’re making it worse,” Tshiebwe said bluntly About your recent interactions with Calipari. “And coach, he came out and now he’s starting to motivate them. ‘No, you’re a good guy! Come see me! Do this, do this!’ And kids now are stepping up because they hear more positive things.“
As society continues to progress, so does the younger generation. In terms of how head coaches challenge their players, what worked five years ago may not necessarily work for players with the same skill sets and attitudes today.
The reasons are myriad, and social media is the driving force behind it. Times are changing and reps need to adapt to those changes or risk team chemistry becoming irrelevant because of it. How can you expect the highest level of performance if a player (or someone for life) is not in the right mental state?
Summed up as briefly as possible, it makes sense too. Humans prefer positivity to negativity.
Kentucky point guard: ‘You can’t play anything, you can’t do anything in life if your head and mental awareness aren’t intact’ servile wheeler said at a pre-LSU press conference on Monday.“You can’t work if you’re not mentally stable. You can’t play basketball if you’re not mentally stable. Basketball is a lot mental. It’s about confidence. It’s about knowing when to be and when to go, like I said, it’s not just basketball, it’s life. You cannot pursue your dreams and aspirations by spoiling yourself“
Near the end of 2022, Alabama football head coach Nick Saban spoke about how he had to change his approach to coaching some players in recent seasons. He ditched the yelling and yelling tactics in favor of something more friendly and approachable.
“I’ve found that players respond better to being taught or shown the wrong thing rather than actually yelling or yelling.” Saban said in November, by Tuscaloosa News. “I don’t think that’s a very good thing.”
It’s no secret that Calipari has shown a tendency over the years to do exactly the same things that Saban is actively trying to change about his approach to coaching. even said Some children do not respond to coaches who get their point across by yelling, while others do. But the point is that head coaches should adapt individually to get the most out of each player, rather than treating them the same.
It seems to be the case between Calipari and senior forward Jacob ToppinOr Saturday, when Toppin dropped a career-high 24 points against Louisville. He did so until the afternoon of
Shortly before winning 86-63 “after hitting rock bottom” Against the Cardinals, Toppin had some important talks with Calipari, his teammates, and his support group. Calipari brought Toppin back to the starting lineup ahead of an impressive performance against Louisville after coming off the bench in his previous two games.
“I was in a rough patch that I needed to get out of. I’ve had a lot of support from my teammates and coaching staff and it feels great to be back to my old self. I feel good mentally and physically. ‘” Toppin said on Saturday. “I had a good talk with my coach Cal the other day, I had a good talk with my teammates, and then I called a few other people to try and get back in the right place mentally. It helped a lot. .”
The result was his best outing in a Kentucky uniform.
For someone like Toppin who has more to lose, the weight of the world rests on his shoulders. He needs to be mentored and taught differently from others who: Adu Tierro Also funny girltwo freshmen looking to crack the rotation more often — while being first-round draft picks this summer, they aren’t necessarily focused on leading their team to a national title.
Kentucky Basketball’s director of player development, TJ Beisner, said: said in a social media post on Sunday That the program is collectively learning how to make these connections between staff and players more effective.
What we have discovered as staff is that the young people we work with today are not only different than when we were that age, but the young people we worked with five years ago. Social media continues to be very influential in that regard, but it is also important to know that we are living through pandemics, social challenges and changes, and many other impacts. It gave us a different type of youth to teach.
They often have players who have very high emotional intelligence, but can have difficulty handling a large amount of feedback (both good and bad) from fans, family, coaches, teammates, etc. . They are more comfortable evaluating. We’re talking about mental health, but we need more support.
It obviously brings us new challenges. We have to evolve with the players. And I love that Coach Calipari allows us to do that (and challenge!).
As the season progressed, like all teams, we had some challenges on the court, but we faced some unique challenges both as a group and individually, and off the court. While we have many resources available to provide support, this is an area we would like to continue improving, and we welcome your thoughts and suggestions on what has worked for your organization or team.
One of my favorite resources is Chris Bosh’s Letters To A Young Athlete. There are many great lessons in this for dealing with the pressures and challenges of competition at a high level. Players seem to like it because it comes from a place they can really trust and it’s a fun read.
This is the message we shared with the entire team before this week’s game. Short, direct, and general so that it can reach the entire group.
Share any resources or strategies that have helped your team.
TJ Beisner, Kentucky Basketball Player Development Director
Playing for a school like Kentucky certainly makes this a tougher task. Everything is put under the microscope. Anything less than near perfect is criticized. The whole team understands that, and there’s even more emphasis on being mentally locked to move forward and how to make it happen.
“That’s what everyone stresses, but you have to make sure you’re strong because there are a lot of ups and downs to play here,” Wheeler added. “When you’re high, when you win, everyone thinks you’re the best in the world. When you lose, everyone acts like it’s the end of the world. Anything you can do will obviously help you a lot.”
