COACH MEYER: "Have you ever seen a great program that doesn't have great communication."I don't think Coach would get an argument from anyone that's been in the game for even a short time. Therefore if we know it's true, then what are we doing to develop that phases of the game. At Duke, they teach three phases of basketball: offense, defense, communication.
There are a lot of ways to help your team communicate better but we'll start with a simple one that has been very effective in our program over the years -- and yes, it's another Coach Meyer staple -- ECHO YELLS.
The way Echo Yells works is that when a coach calls our a drill, the team, in unison, must call it back out to the coach. If a player is coming down the floor and calling out an entry, we want our team to utilize an Echo Yells. We even have our strength coach utilizing it in the weight room.
The key to Echo Yells is that not only does it get them talking, but it means that they first must be listening.
