Coach Aaron Schuck breaks down the best BLOBs from Arizona, South Carolina, Stanford and UConn ahead of the NCAAW Final Four. Are BLOB’s the key to winning the NCAAW Final Four? It may seem like a silly question, but hear me out… When taking a look at the teams who made it to the NCAAW…
Employee Spotlight – NcKell Copeland
In this FastModel X’s and O’s feature, we’re excited to introduce our Senior Account Manager, NcKell Copeland. A retired hooper with 13 years of DI coaching experience and a passion for helping our FastModel coaches, NcKell heads up our sales efforts in women’s basketball. Here’s her story: What’s your hometown? San Jose, CA How many…
Loyola Chicago Ramblers Offense: 5 Out Delay Transition Breakdown
The 8-seed Ramblers of Loyola Chicago are enjoying another epic NCAA tourney run thanks to their elite offensive execution. Loyola Chicago ruined a lot of brackets in its magical run to the Final Four in 2018. Another run shouldn’t come as a surprise or catch fans off guard this year. The 8-seeded Ramblers have the…
Pro Tips: How Coaches Can Maximize March Madness With FastDraw
March Madness provides an incredible opportunity for basketball coaches to learn from some of the best in the business. FastDraw can help! We all know coaches share (and steal) plays from each other, it’s a natural part of the game. So what better chance to do so than in the month of March? With over…
Printable Blank Diagram Sheet For Basketball Coaches In FastDraw
Grab your printable blank diagram sheet to X and O your way through the NCAA Tournaments and join in the #FastModelMadness21. It’s March, and we’re feeling the Madness… the FastModel Madness, that is! We’ll be using the hashtag #FastModelMadness21 for all of our NCAA men’s and women’s tournament content. Search it on social media to…
FMS Watch Party: Live XsOs Show For Big Ten Tourney Championship
We went live for a FMS Watch Party with a few coaching friends to break down the Big Ten Tourney title game between Ohio State and Illinois. Sometimes, you just need something a little different in your basketball game coverage. As a sports software company that prides itself on innovation, we took the opportunity to…
The Planning Fallacy And How It Relates To Coaching
The Planning Fallacy explains why human beings, including basketball coaches, are terrible at estimating how long something will take. In my work counseling coaches, my clients often ask how long I think it will take their teams to learn an offense, defense or engrain some fundamental habit. There is no way I can accurately answer…
Iowa Hawkeyes XsOs: Men’s and Women’s Teams Both Top-3 In Scoring
Both programs in Iowa City are lighting up opponents, scoring 85 and 88 PPG respectively. Here’s a look at some of the best Hawkeyes sets. It’s a good time to be a college basketball player or coach on the University of Iowa campus. The Hawkeyes men’s and women’s basketball teams are near the top of…
NCAAW XsOs Roundup: Teams Ready For A Deep Tourney Run
It’s March and tourney time is approaching fast. Let’s dive into some of the best #XsOs from Top 25 NCAAW teams, plus a few bonus contenders. The days of UConn and Tennessee battling it out every year for the NCAAW National Championship are becoming a distant memory. The popularity and skill in the women’s game…
Utah Jazz Arguably Run NBA’s Best ATO’s Under Quin Snyder
Head coach Quin Snyder has the Utah Jazz off to a red hot start this season, in part due to creative and aggressive After Time Out plays. At the time publication, head coach Quin Snyder has led the Utah Jazz to the best record in the entire NBA at 20-5. Snyder deservedly collected the NBA’s…