Kevin Eastman Thoughts

More ideas from one of the greatest coaches in the game. In my mind he is the best at skill development.

Theory of two:
• It takes two minutes to show any skill.
• It takes two weeks doing it every single day to get comfortable with the skill.
• It takes two months working on a skill everyday to get good enough to execute in
a game.

Shooting form:
• Be ready on the catch.
• Ten toes to the rim (if you have ten toes to the rim you will be square to the
basket).
• Only change his form if the shot doesn’t go in. Make him the best worst form
shooter.
• Two second rule: As soon as it’s 1 cm into our players fingers I’m counting one
two. Players don’t have a great understanding of game speed when working out.
• The better the shooter you are, the better your shot fake needs to be. Definition of
a shot fake is a real shot that you don’t shoot.

Shoot free-throws until you miss, and count how many in a row.

My goal right now is to get everything you can teach in the game down to three bullet
points. It makes it easier for players to take in:
• For shooting:
• Perfect feet.
• Ready for catch.
• Perfect follow through.

Three things skill development can do for you:
• It can create a career.
• It can improve a career.
• It can revitalize a career.