I like the fact that you have trialled several different types of warm-ups and still not found an answer except, 'It's individual.'
The best coaches (in my opinion) think 'What can I do to bring out the best in the players?' rather than 'How can I get the players to do what I want?'
I learned to shoot a hook shot in 6th grade by watching Kareem Abdul Jabbar on TV. We didn’t work on it at practice, nobody taught the footwork, and I didn’t use any drills. Just watching and playing with it in my backyard. It wasn’t structured. It wasn’t work, but it wasn’t “just play” either.
Two years later, my 8th grade coach gave me a book on shooting technique and I did the same thing using ideas from the book and imitating Michael Jordan’s shot in my backyard. I’d never been given any serious formal training in how to shoot a jump shot till that point and actually used to take my free throws underhanded.
Totally “backward” progression in terms of shooting instruction. Still made my high school team. Loving the game and wanting to do something better come first.
I like the fact that you have trialled several different types of warm-ups and still not found an answer except, 'It's individual.'
The best coaches (in my opinion) think 'What can I do to bring out the best in the players?' rather than 'How can I get the players to do what I want?'
I learned to shoot a hook shot in 6th grade by watching Kareem Abdul Jabbar on TV. We didn’t work on it at practice, nobody taught the footwork, and I didn’t use any drills. Just watching and playing with it in my backyard. It wasn’t structured. It wasn’t work, but it wasn’t “just play” either.
Two years later, my 8th grade coach gave me a book on shooting technique and I did the same thing using ideas from the book and imitating Michael Jordan’s shot in my backyard. I’d never been given any serious formal training in how to shoot a jump shot till that point and actually used to take my free throws underhanded.
Totally “backward” progression in terms of shooting instruction. Still made my high school team. Loving the game and wanting to do something better come first.