John Dunning, who won five NCAA titles as head coach at University of the Pacific and Stanford, talks here about how players can benefit from writing in journals.

Early in practices, Dunning would have players write down one thing they wanted to work on during that day's training session. He would also have them write how they were going to help a teammate other than by playing.

"Setting goals can add a huge amount to practice," Dunning says. "(It's important) to hold people responsible in practice for how hard they work. If you don't work hard, you don't deserve to get better."

Dunning emphasizes that helping teammates get better is just as important as working on your own game. "Players need to figure out how they're going to help the team be more competitive, and do whatever it is they can do to help the group," he says. "I think that's part of practice."