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Coach Doaty on the Equal and Opposite Reactions in Basketball

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Coach Doaty

Randal S. Doaty Focus & Attitude Coach Co-Developer of BIMPS4 Basketball Software For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Yes, I am talking about basketball. Although this phrase is commonly associated with physics, it is also … Continue reading →

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Coach Doaty on Why Basketball Is Considered a Game of Runs

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Coach Doaty

Randal S. Doaty Focus & Attitude Coach More than any other sport, basketball is considered a game of runs. This common label references the scoring nature of the sport. If you look at a game score timeline you would … Continue reading →

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Coach Doaty on Coaches Modeling Focus & Attitude Behaviors

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Coach Doaty

Randal S. Doaty Focus & Attitude Coach If you have played or coached basketball for any amount of time, you have surely encountered a game where athletic performance did not match athletic ability. I have heard more than one … Continue reading →

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Coach Doaty on the Candy Bag Effect

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Coach Doaty

Coach Randal S. Doaty Focus and Attitude Coaching has generated some interesting revelations. One of the mental landmines that I unearthed early in my basketball focus and attitude coaching career was the team candy bag. A large net bag … Continue reading →

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Coach Doaty on Hyper-Neuro-Stimulation Syndrome (HNSS) in Basketball

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Coach Doaty

Coach Randal Doaty Hyper-Neuro-Stimulation Syndrome (HNSS) sounds like a frightening disease or an otherwise disabling condition. HNSS is actually just a term that I personally coined for a phenomenon that I have been observing over the past 18 years in … Continue reading →

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Coach Doaty on Focus and Attitude Coaching

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Coach Doaty

Coach Randal S. Doaty The notion of having a specific coaching position dedicated to “Focus & Attitude Coaching” might seem absurd in the traditional basketball team model. Some folks might believe this position is nothing more than the average sports psychologist in sweats. … Continue reading →

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Coach Doaty on the Basketball Success Molecule

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Coach Doaty

Coach Randal S. Doaty If success in basketball were a molecule it would consist of these four elements – focus, attitude, strategy and skill. The strategy and skill elements have long been hailed as the only two really … Continue reading →