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Sprague Basketball "Coaching Objectives"

The Sprague Basketball Coaching Objectives are what the coaching staff of the Sprague Basketball Program is striving to provide for the basketball players at Sprague. 

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Increase Player Development

  • The Coaching Staff will offer a variety of opportunities for athletes to improve their skill development and athletic development 

  • The Coaching Staff will offer a variety of opportunities in the off season to play 5 on 5 and develop their game

  • The Coaching Staff will emphasize skill development and shooting every practice

  • The Coaching Staff will have demanding practices that push players past their comfort zones 

  • The Coaching Staff will review film weekly with the team and will review individual/team statistics in order to improve performance

  • The Coaching Staff will review individual goals (and team goals) with each member of the program and look to set a plan for off-season and in-season development

  • The Coaching Staff will aggressively pursue adding additional player development resources with fundraised money (I.E. Shooting Machines)

Provide Academic Support and Accountability 

  • The Coaching Staff will stress the importance of going to class, getting to class on time, and doing your best in every class

  • The Coaching Staff will check everyone in program's grade weekly and have conversations with student-athlete's performing below their maximum potential in the classroom

  • The Coaching Staff will hold "Study Halls" for student-athletes that have below a "C" in a class 2 times a week during the season

  • The Coaching Staff will hold accountable student-athletes who do not attend class, have a repeated history of being tardy, or are not acting with integrity in the classroom 

  • The Coaching Staff will reward student-athletes in the program that have made tremendous progress or have finished the semester with all A's and B's

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Teach Life Skills

  • The Coaching Staff will stress the importance of integrity on and off the court

  • The Coaching Staff will demand your best effort and attitude every single day

  • The Coaching Staff will use opportunities throughout the season (games, practices, etc.) to teach about life skills

  • The Coaching Staff will provide at least 1 opportunity for a project to help the community 

  • The Coaching Staff will teach student-athletes to communicate with their coaches on absences and hold athletes accountable who do not

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  • The Coaching Staff will emphasize and teach that while we are trying to be successful at the game of basketball winning is not the only thing being a part of the basketball program is about

Create a Culture of Family

  • The Coaching Staff will create an environment where everyone (Regardless of role on the team) will feel valued

  • The Coaching Staff will organize team bonding activities to create a family atmosphere 

  • The Coaching Staff will emphasize cheering on your teammates on the bench and celebrating others success

  • The Coaching Staff will emphasize playing as a team, ball movement, and working together to be successful

  • The Coaching Staff will bring back former Sprague Basketball Alumni to team events 

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