A look at pin screens and reads for the cutter with a little help from The University of Virginia Cavaliers Patient. Precise. Deliberate. Cerebral. Disciplined. All words used to describe the University of Virginia’s present-day version of the Mover Blocker Offense and the pace at which they run it. Some of these words are meant as compliments from…
Coach: Simple Suggestions for Improved Practice
In the quest for more effective basketball practices, the answer lies in simplicity, engagement, evaluation and positivity. Every coach understands it’s not what happens in games that determines the outcome of a season. It’s what happens during the practices leading up to games. Here are four simple suggestions to make sure you’re getting most of those…
Wooden Award Watch: Jalen Brunson Player Breakdown
Villanova’s Jalen Brunson is a player of the year candidate who excels at fundamentals for a complete overall game. Jalen Brunson has been a staple of college basketball for the last 3 seasons. The Villanova junior is a coach’s dream when it comes to point guard play. He is a winner and leader who can shoot…
Failure IS an Option!
Most people attempt to avoid failure. In the realm of athletics, however, failing can be the key to finding success. The 1995 movie Apollo 13 is about the ill-fated NASA mission that saw an explosion aboard the Apollo 13 spacecraft which caused the mission’s goal of landing on the moon to be aborted. As the NASA…
Building a Culture of Greatness – Pillar 1: Unity
Our Building a Culture of Greatness series aims to help teams come together by sharing real life examples of team culture. Pillar 1: Unity “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” -African Proverb The single, greatest joy in a team sport is losing yourself in the team.…
Video Playbook: Dallas Action
A breakdown of the Dallas Mavericks trademark sequence of actions – “Dallas Action” – and how it flows through their playbook. When a series of actions is so closely associated with a team that the actions adopt the team moniker, you know they have been fruitful. Such is the case for the trademark “Dallas Action”…
Better Coaches Mindset: Feedback, Criticism and Trust
This is the third post of the #BetterCoaches Mindset series in partnership with HoopGrind, and was originally published on its site here. Read the first post exploring the Hedgehog Concept here, and the second post on Passion vs Obsession here. If you attend any basketball practice around the world, you are likely to hear the Coach stressing…
Go Home Coach: 5 Ways to Save Time and Be More Efficient
The basketball season is long and grueling. Once practices and games begin, the days and nights can blend together. In order to lead and mentor their teams, coaches often sacrifice things like time with family, friends, themselves, not to mention sleep and exercise. Having a proper work/life balance is important to the health of coaches, and…
Behind the Scenes – The Inside Out
Thrive3, a leading basketball skills training group, is excited to partner with FastModel Sports to offer our weekly videos series, The Inside Out, on the FMS blog platform and directly to its audience of coaches, trainers and players. The series will provide drills from Thrive3’s player development system used to train top athletes from youth to professional levels. Along with basketball…
Better Coaches Mindset: Passion vs Obsession
This is the second post of a #BetterCoaches Mindset series in partnership with HoopGrind, and was originally published on their site here. Read the first post exploring the Hedgehog Concept here. If you are reading this, there is a strong possibility that basketball is your passion. The purpose of this article is to explain the difference…