#146 Coach Phil Jackson (8): On Experimenting as a coach

<p>1.     Why it’s important for coaches to take time to commemorate noteworthy holidays and occurrences.</p>

<p>2.     Coach Pat Rice embracing systematic innovation in his football program.</p>

<p>3.     Choice architecture—Behavioral economics and Coach Kelly Sheffield.</p>

<p>4.     Developing a culture of experimentation.</p>

<p>5.     Intellectual humility.</p>

<p>6.     Finding the sweet spot between rigidity and constant change.</p>

<p>7.     Pre-studying before trying new things.</p>

<p>8.     Evaluating marginal gains and losses.</p>

<p>9.     Scrutiny from trying new things.</p>

<p>10.  The positive effects and experimental culture can have on the spirit of a team.</p>

<p>11.  The late 1960s was a time when “breaking the mold” was happening in many spaces.</p>

<p>12.  Tai Chi as a valuable contributor to sport.</p>

<p>13.  Experiments that don’t work.</p>

<p>14.  Tailoring your system to players’ attributes.</p>

<p>15.  Mindfulness and meditation beginnings as a player. Finding the breath and the quiet.</p>

<p>16.  Dean Smith and Bobby Knight’s comments on “turning off the lights and holding hands before the games.” Then contacting George Mumford to work with the team.</p>

<p>17.  The importance of the beginning of practice. “They will remember more from the beginning of practice.” Skills and drills.</p>

<p>18.  Homophily and propinquity in coaching and athletics. Examples from the game of basketball.</p>

<p>19.  The importance of language.</p>

<p>20.  Coach Ekker’s conversation with John Wooden. “<em>I </em>changed, not the players.”</p>

<p>21.  Seeing the potential of the team. </p>

<p>22.  The team “starting to use your language.”</p>

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