BASKETBALL DRILLS: MARKELLE FULTZ BODY TO BODY STEP-BACKS by Jefferson Mason was originally published by drdishbasketball.com. Dr. Dish Basketball is proud to present another amazing Skill Builder workout. We will focus on the body to body step-back shot which many players like Markelle Fultz have mastered. There are many ways an offensive player can use this move, but we will focus on…
Plays of the Week: Shooting Drills
Shooting drills serve a number of purposes for all basketball coaches. Often limited by time and practice space, quality shooting drills help maximize the resources available to most coaches. The best shooting drills provide great repetitions, on-court conditioning, and keep “standing in line” to a minimum. This week’s Plays of the Week features three shooting…
10 Areas for Coaching Growth
With the arrival of July, we’re still in the heart of summer with plenty of time to study and find ways to improve our teams for next season. In the coming months, if you’re looking for some different areas for coaching growth that would be worth your investment for the betterment of your program, consider…
Skills and Drills: Mid-Range Scoring Options
BASKETBALL DRILLS: MID-RANGE SCORING OPTIONS by Jefferson Mason was originally published by drdishbasketball.com. Dr. Dish Basketball is excited to bring you another great Drill of the Week. In this basketball drill, we used the Dr. Dish All-Star shooting machine away from the hoop to receive game-like passes and also to incorporate some finishes at the…
NBA Shooting Release Times
I measured how long it takes these 5 NBA players to catch the ball and release it down to the millisecond. To be a more effective shooter, and to be a tougher challenge for the opposing defense, get your shot off quicker! I measured the release times of top shooters in the NBA for the current…
Sharper Handles and a Quicker First Step
The off-season is the time of year to put in the work to get better. A huge part of building a championship team is developing the fundamental skills of your players. Developing a quicker first step and sharper handles doesn’t just happen when your player walks in the gym. It takes a lot of work and…
Off-Season Conditioning: Squats Part 2
Read Part 1 of Off-Season Conditioning: Squats here. To truly develop the athlete, proper muscle loading is essential. In this post we will examine glute vs quad loading. It is fairly easy to figure out which your player is doing, but a little bit harder of a fix. It takes a decent amount of awareness…
Man-to-Man Defense – Defending Screens
Defending Screens is part 4 of a 5 part series on drills that can help any man-to-man defensive system. Read part 1, Man-to-Man Defense – 2 Essential Questions here part 2 Man-to-Man Defense – Drills for On and Off Ball Defense here and part 3 Man-to-Man Defense – Team Post Defense here. In today’s post on man-to-man defense, we…
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Drill Progression – Phasing
Basketball coaches must acquire the valuable and fundamental coaching skill of phasing drill progressions. Practice planning is a skill, and like any other skill it must be practiced before there is proficiency. Expert level skills from players, such as shooting and passing, are not hard to spot. Just as players with the expert level skill in those…
Elite Defenders – How They Tick
Elite defenders have the following traits in common: length, athleticism, effort, awareness, and intelligence. That’s pretty obvious. In this article, we’ll go beyond those few characteristics and learn from one of the NBA’s best defenders, Tony Allen, and we’ll see the traits that make great defenders. Elite defenders guard the best offensive player on their team…