Ben Chase is an Assistant Coach on the Women's Basketball Staff at Army. In this podcast, Coach Chase discusses how his team departed from a traditional style of basketball practice and embraced small-sided games as their primary focus.

Show Notes:

2:54 - Qualities of student athletes at Army 5:10 - Perspectives from coaching collegiate men's and women's basketball 10:14 - The "why" behind decision making/small sided games (@Noah Laroche) 13:34 - Maximizing participation and development in practice 16:24 - Coaching intent over execution 21:46 - Applying military adaptability to a growth mindset 22:14 - Playing with principles instead of rules 24:00 - Adjusting to small sided games 28:06 - Adding constraints/adjusting scoring values to emphasize shot selection 32:00 - Making practice intentionally sloppy 34:00 - Situations, not drills 36:38 - Getting more "real reps"

Quotes 14:44 - "Fun is probably the most underrated part of the college athletics experience" 27:00 - "We feel good when it looks good..If you're really embracing this mindset and practice framework, every time it starts to look good, you have to make it harder so it looks sloppy again." 33:22 - "We want them operating in the zone of optimum performance" 37:32 - Real rep = a shot that has preparation, execution, and reflection

Books Mentioned: "Mindset" "Team of Teams"

Social Media: Twitter: @ArmyCoachB