#32 When the Drill Breaks
From Everyday Mike by Mike Earles
January 14, 2026 · 5 min · Season 2 · Episode 32
About this episode
Mike Earles discusses a basketball drill that highlights the importance of teamwork and communication in overcoming challenges.
What happens when a drill slows down, gets clunky, or falls apart? In this episode of Everyday Mike, I share a simple basketball drill that reveals something much bigger about teamwork, communication, and response. When mistakes happen — and they always do — teams have a choice. Do we freeze and wait? Or do we communicate, adjust, and move forward together? This one’s for coaches, athletes, and parents who want to build teams — and habits — that hold up when things get hard.
People in this episode
Host: Mike Earles
Topics covered
- teamwork
- communication
- basketball drills
- coaching
- response to mistakes
Keywords
- basketball
- teamwork
- communication
- coaching
- athletes
- parents
- mistakes
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