It is a requirement that at all meetings, training and practice sessions, Atlanta Select coaches conduct a "Life Skills" session. Below Coach McCrae conducts a "Life Skills" session between games at the YBOA Nationals last summer. By the way, the team finished second in the nation.
What is a Life Skills Lesson? It is the laws of life, truths of life, keys to success, or ideals to live by. These are the things that are truly important in life. These are the things that make people truly successful and happy. To supplement our "Life Skills" program all Atlanta Select coaches are required to take and pass the Positive Coaching Alliance course dictated by the AAU National Headquarters.
During our Fall (September - January) Skills Development training Coach Hill, the CEO of Atlanta Select, ends each training session with a Life Skills lesson. Pictured below, Coach Hill discussed with a group of trainees the importance of showing respect, eating right, and preparing to have goals in life.
During team gatherings and meetings Atlanta Select coaches are required to discuss age appropriate subjects to their student athletes. Pictured below are brother coaches, La'Teef and Tahir Pyles, 10th and 8th grades PLATINUM teams, respectively, holding a "Life Skills" session after reviewing game highlights.
On Saturday, March 26, Coach Z, the COO of Atlanta Select, had a captive audiences as he discussed the "Keys to Success" to the Tenth Grades BLACK, SILVER and PRIME teams between scrimmage sessions of the teams.
By teaching these "Life Skills" we prepare our teams to face the challenges of life on and off the court, plus to develop SYNERGY to win more games. But the main intent is just to do the "right thing" as a basketball coach. Winning is simply a pleasant by-product of doing the "right thing". Our vision evolves into our mission -- we use basketball as a tool to expand the horizon of young people. Go Select!
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