We live in a basketball world where style usually gets noticed more than substance. A player with strong 1-on-1 offensive skills (jab, shoulder fake, foot-fake, spin, pull-up jump shot) often gets rewarded with millions of dollars from an NBA contract and endorsements. While this “highlight” brand of basketball may dominate the talking points on ESPN…
Motion Offense – Four-Player Drills
In Vol. 7 of the FastModel Motion Offense Forum we progress to four-player drills to teach passing, screening, cutting, floor balance and reading the defense. In building and refining a motion offense, especially one of the four-out variety, you will rely more heavily upon four-player drills than any other drill grouping. The carryover from practice…
5 Lessons from a Golfer: Play It As It Lies
After much reflecting, I decided to write down all of the things I have learned having grown up with a golf club in one hand and a basketball in the other. One was my favorite sport, but the other was my best sport, a sport that I ended up playing in college – golf. A…
UConn Chin Series
The University of Connecticut Women’s Basketball team won their 10th NCAA Championship and 3rd in a row Tuesday night. Coach Geno Auriemma has won titles with some of the greatest players in women’s basketball history. Loaded again with 3 All Americans (Stewart, Mosqueda-Lewis, Jefferson) UConn ran a number of Chin sets that put the Notre Dame defense…
2015 NCAA Championship Game Recap
Duke topped Wisconsin 68-63 on Monday night to end another incredible college basketball season. The win gave Mike Krzyzewski his 5th NCAA Championship. In 40 years of coaching, Coach K has now compiled a 1,018-310 record, 12 Final Four appearances, 13 ACC Tournament Championships, 12 Regular Season ACC Championships, and has been named the Basketball…
FastDraw – Play Library Spring Cleaning
Now that the season is over, it’s a good time to organize your thoughts on the previous season and your plan for the upcoming offseason. It’s also a good time to organize your Play Library in FastDraw. Between talking with other coaches, studying games on TV, or visiting the FastModel Plays and Drills Library, we are constantly…
FINAL FOUR – Kentucky Wildcats
The 2014-15 Kentucky Wildcats are on a historic run this season, and after going 34-0 during the regular season, everybody is tuning in to see if they can cap off an undefeated season with a National Championship. Kentucky has not been beat this season, but that does not mean that they cannot be beaten. Playing…
FINAL FOUR – Duke Blue Devils
Mike Krzyzewski has his Duke Blue Devils dancing in the Final Four once again. This is Coach K’s 12th trip to the Final Four. The last time Duke made it to the Final Four in 2010, the Blue Devils won a NCAA Championship over Butler. In 11 previous Final Four appearances, Duke has won the NCAA…
FINAL FOUR – Wisconsin Badgers
Things must feel very familiar for Wisconsin Badger basketball fans. Bo Ryan’s club qualified for their second consecutive Final Four by narrowly defeating Arizona in the West Region final, just like in 2014. The Badgers knocked off Oregon in the Round of 32, just like in 2014. And just like in 2014 the Badgers will…
FINAL FOUR – Michigan State Spartans
Most counted them out early. Surprising many, Michigan State has now reached the Final Four. Though Michigan State has qualities of traditional Tom Izzo teams such as offensive rebounding and toughness, they are unique. They are shooting more outside shots-less paint shots, which is ultimately stretching the floor, allowing for a higher PPP in transition offense…