Tevo
- Wilmette, IL
Question (or two) for anyone who knows these things:
How much specialized development, on a player-by-player basis, is done during the normal course of summer time or in-season practice at Illinois? As in, if a certain guy is clearly deficient (or could simply become MUCH more effective) in a single skill, how much time can be reasonably devoted to that skill with a coach? If, for example, a big man has a good handle on 80% of his needed skillsets and conditioning, etc. but his FT's are horrendous, how much time can he reasonably spend one-on-one with a coach to refine his form, work on mental aspects, etc? Do the coaches have the time/bandwidth to spend an hour a day with one player on one skill?
If Morez walked in, for example, with excellent skills in the "old school" forward categories of position, footwork, boxing out, defensive rotation, etc. but developing a consistent 12-15' shot would make him deadly, would he be able to focus significant practice time, with a coach, to improve that skill? Or is it something like "There's 15 minutes of skill development per practice, and some guys go to the "shooting coach" and some go to the "ball handling coach", etc."
And how much does this answer depend on the program? Are some programs much more focused on individual skill development, and others on teamwork/scrimmages, etc? How much does that sort of thing play into recruiting pitches?
How much specialized development, on a player-by-player basis, is done during the normal course of summer time or in-season practice at Illinois? As in, if a certain guy is clearly deficient (or could simply become MUCH more effective) in a single skill, how much time can be reasonably devoted to that skill with a coach? If, for example, a big man has a good handle on 80% of his needed skillsets and conditioning, etc. but his FT's are horrendous, how much time can he reasonably spend one-on-one with a coach to refine his form, work on mental aspects, etc? Do the coaches have the time/bandwidth to spend an hour a day with one player on one skill?
If Morez walked in, for example, with excellent skills in the "old school" forward categories of position, footwork, boxing out, defensive rotation, etc. but developing a consistent 12-15' shot would make him deadly, would he be able to focus significant practice time, with a coach, to improve that skill? Or is it something like "There's 15 minutes of skill development per practice, and some guys go to the "shooting coach" and some go to the "ball handling coach", etc."
And how much does this answer depend on the program? Are some programs much more focused on individual skill development, and others on teamwork/scrimmages, etc? How much does that sort of thing play into recruiting pitches?