Kinnelon Colts Basketball (2013-2014)
Coach Matt Arroyo
“Good Times and Hard Work go Hand in Hand...But Hard Work Always Comes First.”
Offenses
We will practice them and learn them on the court.
Colts Top 10 Offensive Anchors
1)Concentrate on each Possession- “Know your job”
2)Unselfish Team Play- “Make the extra pass”
3)Execution- “ Run the Play”
4)Shot Selection- “High Percentage”
5)Spacing- “Utilize the whole court”
6)The Paint- “ Keep it Open”
7)The Ball- “ Keep it out of trapping areas”
8)Ball Fakes- “Make them part of your game”
9)Shooting- “Always with Confidence”
10)Movement-“ Always Hard with a Purpose”
“Good, better best. Never let it rest. Until your good is better and your better is best.”
Defenses
We will practice them and learn them on the court.
Colts Top 10 Defensive Anchors
1)Attack the Offense- “Fouling Negates Hustle”
2)Stance and Space- “Push ball sideline & baseline”
3)Transition- “Stop the Ball and Communication”
4)Pressure- “Touches and Deflections”
5)Jump to the Ball- “Moving when ball is in the air”
6)Quick Help and Early Recovery- “Protect the Paint”
7)Front the Dominant Post- “5 Players Aware”
8)Pin the Ball- “Keep the Ball off the Top”
9)Cover Down- “Closest Defender to Ball on Recovery”
10)Box Out and Outlet- “Flood the Weak Side”
“Optimists enrich the present, enhance the future, challenge the improbable, and attain the impossible.”
Team Motivation & Discipline
We MUST BE a Positive Team
WE MUST BE There for our Teammates
We MUST BE a Great Team in Victory and Defeat
WE MUST BE Responsible On and Off the Court
WE MUST BE Mentally Tough and Rise Upeach Time we Fail
WE MUST BE Willing to Practice with 100% Focus at all Times
WE MUST BE in the Best Physical Shape of our Lives
We MUST BE a Team Built Upon the Foundation of Trust
WE MUST BE a Team that Never Gives Up
WE MUST BE A TEAM
“Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you.”
To Be a Colts Basketball Player
Relentlessly Pursue Excellence
Respect Yourself and Others
Take Full Responsibility
Develop and Demonstrate Loyalty
Put the Team before Yourself
Discipline Yourself so no one else has to
Make Hard Work Your Passion
Handle Success like you Handle Failure
Be Positive since It is the Only Way
“The Price of Excellence is Discipline. The Cost of Mediocrity is Disappointment.”