Being Thankful
Be thankful for being able to be around or play the game we love. Not everyone gets the opportunity to watch their kids play. Not...
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Deonte Tatum
Nov 21
Your Next Big Things is a Little Thing
Rob Yanders, a legendary Missouri State basketball player and fellow baseball coach, once said, “Your next big thing is a little thing.”...
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Deonte Tatum
Nov 14
Keep It Simple
People say basketball is often compared to life. When you take care of the simple things, life gets better. If you keep the game simple,...
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Deonte Tatum
Oct 31
Teams That Play the Best Together Usually Win
Over the past several weeks, I have been in talk with other coaches and former college and professional players. First off, most of them...
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Deonte Tatum
Oct 24
Practice the Way You Want to Play
The phrase " going through the motions " is often used to describe players who are too cool to work hard or lack focus in their workouts...
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Deonte Tatum
Oct 17
It Takes Courage to be an Elite Player
Courage comes from the Latin word cor, which means "heart." Players who exhibit courage are often given the ball, told to shoot it,...
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Deonte Tatum
Oct 10
Play Free
Players who would rather not fail than try will have a hard time showing what they can do. When you listen to great players, they own...
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Deonte Tatum
Oct 3
Will & Want
Many players often want what they can’t have while others will themselves to get what they want. As a coach, I ask players all the time...
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Deonte Tatum
Sep 26
Decision Making pt. 2
You can be a talented basketball player, but if you make the game harder for your teammates and coaches, they won’t like playing with...
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Deonte Tatum
Sep 19
Decision Making
Decision making: the game within the game. Make decisions from a place of knowledge and understanding. The better decision-makers players...
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Deonte Tatum
Sep 12
Point Guards pt. 3
Thinking and talking about point guards is always fun. The game is slowly moving away from point guards who can only defend or lead. The...
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Deonte Tatum
Sep 5
Point Guards pt. 2
Point guards must have a relentless desire to win. Coaches want point guards who are extreme competitors. They know when it’s time to...
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Deonte Tatum
Aug 29
Point Guards
Point Guards are like air traffic controllers; if they don’t send out the correct information, there will be confusion and crashes. They...
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Deonte Tatum
Aug 22
Responsibility, Requirements, Excuses, & Stretches
Responsibility: knowing what must be done and doing it without excuse or blame. Ownership of what has been given to you to nurture, grow,...
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Deonte Tatum
Aug 15
Watching Men's USA Basketball at the Olympics
Watching the USA men’s basketball team play over the summer has brought about many thoughts. Thoughts like how do the best players in the...
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Deonte Tatum
Aug 8
How Do You Take Coaching?
Being coached is a skill. The greatest players in the world love to be coached and in environments where elite standards and expectations...
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Deonte Tatum
Aug 1
Goals
Goals are an essential component of a player’s development and success. Goals are the object of a person's ambition or effort, an aim or...
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Deonte Tatum
Jul 25
Accountability
I love that routines and habits belong to you. No one is accountable for you doing them or not doing them. However, they both will show...
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Deonte Tatum
Jul 18
Habits
Habits are the repetition of the same thought or physical action develops into a habit which, repeated frequently enough, becomes an...
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Deonte Tatum
Jul 11
Build a Routine
What’s a routine, and why do we need them? Routines are regular series of movements or similar things used in performance. They help us...
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