You have to be a true believer in Allen Iverson gif for this one. That’s what makes it so intriguing, Silver has been trumpeting the past six months that international bball, especially Euro ball, has surpassed the American model because they do way more practice and drills. College coaches are growing in voice that Silver has it wrong.
College coaches are specifically disputing the fact that practice and drills are not important? (I’m not calling you a liar. But man I find that hard to believe.)
What have College coaches specifically said? That’s interesting .I am genuinely curious.
Are you sure this isn’t more about lack of
QUALITY of drills & skills being taught at the Youth/AAU level than the
QUANITITY of practice time?
The quality is everything:
Practice might make perfect. Practice might also make Permanent. What if you’re practicing the wrong things? Not good.
I mean AAU sucks. And of course that is definitely…play, play, play…and virtually, zero skill development. I think most college coaches and (even regular school coaches) dislike AAU for those reasons.
I really like good Zone Defense.
AAU almost makes me hate it. So many learned bad habits.