It seems at least once a week when I watch an NBA game, I see teams employ the “Hack-A-Shaq” strategy. This strategy involves sending poor free throw shooters to the free throw line to help take their opponents out of an offensive rhythm in the process. Now, whether or not this strategy actually works is…
Wrinkles to Create Open Shots Within Your Offense
As the second half of the season is getting ready to kick off and teams are beginning to enter conference play, it is vital that coaches add some new wrinkles into their offense to keep opponents honest. The efficiency of your team’s offense is dictated by your ability to take care of the ball, create…
Grading Your Team: Mid-Term Chemistry Report
I hope you have used November and December to prepare your team for the main part of your season as conference play heats up for most of us. This time of year, you shouldn’t have to be coaching effort and instead be fine-tuning your team for a chance to advance to postseason play. By now,…
Top 10 Plays of 2015 – pt 2
(See FastModel Sports’ Top 10 Plays of 2015 pt 1 (6-10) here: http://team.fastmodelsports.com/2016/01/01/top-10-plays-of-2015-pt-1/) A consistent theme as we released our #FastDrawTop100 this year was Zone Offense. Coaches are seeing more and more zone at every level and are looking for new ways to attack any zone they might see. 7 of our top 10 plays…
Top 10 Plays of 2015 – pt 1
2015 was a great year for us at FastModel Sports. With the launch of team.fastmodelsports.com and the growth of our Basketball Plays & Drills Playbank, we were able to share more great #XsOs with our coaching community than ever before. The driving force behind our success has been our amazing group of basketball coaches willing…
Identifying the Culture Gap
Building team culture seems like such a huge task and feels so overwhelming. Where do you start? The first step is to identify where you are and where you want to be. In another post, I asked how you would describe your culture in your own words. Today, I’d like you to consider the same question…
BBALLBREAKDOWN – Dribble Drive Motion Offense
Coach Nick got on the court to demonstrate some of FastModel’s most popular sets. In today’s episode, watch how Vance Walberg’s Dribble Drive Motion has helped make successful teams out of John Calipari’s Kentucky Wildcats, and George Karl’s Denver Nuggets. SUBSCRIBE HERE FOR MORE: http://bit.ly/BBallSub
Why the Dr. Dish is Unique in FastDraw
When you’re drawing up plays with the Dr. Dish in FastDraw, you might notice that one side of the net is a tad smaller than the other. We designed this specifically to differentiate the front of the net from the back of the net. Why is this important? With the Dr. Dish All Star Machine,…
3 Point Quick Hitter vs 2-3 Zone
If you are looking for a play to get you an open 3-point field goal, this play, if ran correctly, should get you a great look at the basket (with rebounders in place to keep the possession alive). Lets begin… Notice the alignment, we want our 4 and our 5 to have our middle and…
Five Common Motion Offense Trouble Spots
Troubleshooting five common sticking points in four-out motion offense As part of our mentoring program and online clinics, I work with high school basketball coaches across the country on step-by-step implementation of four-out motion offense. The preseason saw us work through proper drill progressions, practice planning techniques and now that the season is here, film…