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Coaching for Development: The Miracles’ Journey to Teamwork
- Marvin Harvey
- Jun 16
- 2 min read
When Skill, Sacrifice, and Strategy Collide
Before the highlights.Before the hardware.Before the scoreboard tilted in their favor…There was frustration, doubt—and a coach with a plan few understood.
In “Coaching for Development: The Miracles’ Journey to Teamwork,” we follow Coach Marvin Harvey and his AAU girls’ basketball team, The Miracles, through their first grueling tournament gauntlet. The talent was there. But so were the nerves, the egos, and the whispers of criticism—especially from the sidelines.
Parents wanted points.Coach Harvey wanted purpose.
He wasn’t there to build stars.He was there to build a team.
Harvey's philosophy wasn’t flashy. It was focused—on fundamentals, mental toughness, and the elusive quality that most youth teams never find: unity.
That unity was tested early.
Games didn’t always go their way. Mistakes piled up. And parents, some vocal and others quietly skeptical, questioned his rotations, his strategies, his refusal to play “hero ball.” But Harvey didn’t waver. Instead, he introduced something unexpected—the Cup Game.
What seemed like a simple coordination drill became a metaphor for everything he taught:🧠 Focus.🤝 Synchronization.💡 Awareness of one another.
Through repetition, frustration, and breakthroughs, something clicked. The girls weren’t just running plays—they were reading each other, covering gaps, and thinking like a single unit.
As the tournament progressed, so did their confidence. And when Harvey unveiled a new play—one built on timing, trust, and discipline—it worked because they worked.
What emerged wasn’t just a win on the scoreboard.It was the birth of a cohesive, resilient, and intelligent team—a miracle in motion.
Because Harvey wasn’t coaching for applause.He was coaching for development.And development takes time, trust, and a belief that we is greater than me.
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