"Toughness" Drill

Do you deserve to win?

Rick Pitino opens his book Success is a Choice with the following: "Winston Churchill's rallying cry for the British people during WWII was simple and succinct: hoping and praying for victory was fine, but deserving it was what really mattered.

What does it mean to 'deserve victory'?
According to Churchill, victory comes only to those who work long and hard, who are willing to pay the price in

Defining Toughness in College Hoops

Once again, Jay Bilas hits the nail on the head: the word "tough" and "toughness" gets thrown around so much in the sports world- but what does it really mean? How does one show toughness?

Coaches, THIS IS A MUST READ ARTICLE(click here)!! Bilas details how toughness can be accomplished by executing each of the following fundamentals:








Set a good screen

Set up your cut

Talk on defense