My Coaches - Battier
People always ask me about the different coaches that I have
played for. I have been extrememly lucky to have played for the
best basketball coaches in the game. From my high school coach,
Kurt Keener, to my college coach at Duke, Mike Krzyzewski (or as
most people call him "Coach K"), to my professional coaches Hubie
Brown, Mike Fratello, and my current coach, Jeff Van Gundy, I have
had great coaches.
All of my coaches have taught me the right way to play
basketball. You would be surprised at how many players go through
their careers and are never properly taught how to play the game.
Basketball is a wonderful game, but there are many small nuances
that truly separate the good players from the outstanding players.
Many of these nuances can only be taught by your coach.
In high school at Detroit Country Day School outside of
Detroit, Michigan, my coach, Coach Keener, taught me how to work on
my game and taught me that the best players are the first to arrive
to practice and the last ones to leave the gym because they are
constantly working on their games.
In college at Duke University, Coach K taught me that to be a
great player, you must play with an incredible amount of passion
and discipline. The most important thing I learned from Coach
K,however, is that you must be a great teammate.
You must always push your teammates and you must never let down
your teammates by giving less than your best efforts. Only then
will your basketball abilities be maximized.
In the NBA, all of my coaches have taught me about what it
takes to win. While all of my professional coaches have somewhat
different philosophies on the way the game should be played, there
were many qualities that my professional coaches
shared. All were organized, preached about
discipline, and were very demanding that the teams I played on all
gave their best efforts every single night. This may seem like
obvious qualities that all coaches share, however, I have been
around the game of basketball longenough to know that there are
acutally few coaches that have these qualities.
I enjoy playing for my current coach, Jeff Van Gundy. He is a
very good motivator. He talks about the style of play that we must
employ to win every single day at practice and at games. We even
have giant posters in our practice facility that talk about things
like having low turnovers, taking high percentage shots, playing
team defense, and rebounding the basketball. He demands a high
level of concentration and effort every single practice and game.
He is a very smart person and I have learned a great deal fromhim.
Most people think he is always serious, but he actually has a great
sense of humor that most people don't see.
I would maybe like to coach my children (when I have them!) in
basketball someday. Because I have played for some of the best
coaches in basketball, I feel I am prepared to be a good coach
someday!!!!
Thanks for reading,
Talk to you soon,
Shane
ps. checkout my new "Battier" shoes from Peak. The new black
and red shoes are awesome! All my teammates are jealous and want a
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大家总爱问我对于不同教练的看法。我觉得自己很幸运，能够在最优秀的教练手下打球。从高中时代的库特－吉尼尔到杜克大学时的迈克－沙舍夫斯基（绰号K教头），到职业联赛中的胡比－布朗、迈克－弗拉特罗和现在的范甘迪，他们都相当出色。
所有这些教练都在教我如何去打球。也许你很难相信，许多球员终其一生都没有学会如何正确打球。篮球是一项很奇妙的运动，划分一名好球员和一名优秀球员的是许多细节。而这些只能由教练教你。
我在底特律的乡村日高中上学时，教练吉尼尔教会了我如何对待比赛：好球员应该是第一个到达训练场最后一个离开的人，因为他必须对这项运动持之以恒。
在杜克大学，K教练把我调教成一个出色的球员：你必须带着足够的激情和纪律性打球。我从K教练那学到的最重要的东西是，你必须成为一名出色的队友。你要永远推动你的队友向前，你不能偷工减料让队友失望。只有这样你才能最大限度发挥自己的篮球才华。
在NBA，所有的教练都教我如何赢球。虽然每个教练的篮球哲学都不同，但他们执教上也有许多相同之处。他们都会强调纪律，都会要求球队在每个晚上都发挥出最佳水平。听起来好像所有教练都有这些特点，但是，以我这么多年的篮球生涯观察，这样的教练真的不多。
我现在的教练是范甘迪，在他手下打球我很高兴。他善于激发你的潜能。他告诉我们必须去赢得每天的训练和比赛。在我们的训练场边，贴着许多海报，上面写着降低失误，提高命中率，强调整体防守、注意抢篮板。他要求每场训练和比赛都有很高的强度和质量。他聪明绝顶，我从他那里学到了很多东西。很多人都认为范甘迪太严肃，但他私下里其实非常有幽默感。
我希望能够教我的孩子（等他们出生以后！）打篮球。因为我曾在那么多顶尖教练手下效力，我觉得自己有一天能够成为一名不错的教练！
感谢你的阅读，
回见，
肖恩
另：收到了匹克的新款巴蒂尔球鞋。这种红黑相间的款式太牛了！所有队友都很嫉妒，他们都想要一双。
