We’re keeping an ongoing list of the top XsOs of the 2021 NBA Playoffs sent in by Team FastModel coaches, so bookmark and swing by often! The 2021 NBA Playoffs are heating up as many series are coming to a boiling point. As coaches, there is plenty to learn from watching elite basketball in pressure…
Transition Drag Screens
Three #TransitionOffenseTips for effective drag screens If we breakdown offense into two phases – transition offense and halfcourt offense – the goal is to blend those two phases together. One ends where the other begins and there is no seam between them. To accomplish this the offense needs to arrive in space before they create…
Off-Season Development: Team FastModel Coaches Share Their Goals
The off-season is SEPARATION SEASON! Take a look at which areas Team FastModel coaches are aiming to improve and how this summer. Welcome to the 2021 off-season, aka Separation Season – where coaches are made. As coaches, we demand our players improve between the final game of last season and the first practice of the…
New FMS Content Featuring Policy For Basketball Coaches
An update to our global network of coaches on how to properly feature content created with FastDraw and FastScout to grow the game. Read Full Press Release If you’ve followed FastModel Sports as a company over the years, you’ll know that we’re all about growing the game of basketball. That is our ultimate goal and…
XsOs Vault: Play Designs From Legendary NBA Coaches
Coach Dymetrius Ware dug through his FastDraw library for classic NBA sets by Phil Jackson, Jerry Sloan, Lenny Wilkens, Pat Riley and more. The 2021 NBA Playoffs are well underway as several first round series are coming to a close. It’s been exciting to watch as always, and of course there are plenty of great…
Guide to the 2021 EuroLeague Final Four in Cologne
Our favorite plays diagrams from EuroLeague Final Four teams FC Barcelona, CSKA Moscow, Anadolu Efes Istanbul and AX Armani Exchange Milano. Just as we did with the Basketball Champions League, Basketball Africa League and WNBA recently, we have again assembled TeamFastModel contributors, both internationally and U.S.-based, to cover the games and share all of their…
Growing The Game: 2021 Canada Basketball Super Clinic Returns
Our latest initiative in Growing The Game is sponsoring the virtual 2021 Canada Basketball Super Clinic. Coaches – sign up now! It’s the basketball off season in North America, but coaches know there is no off season when it comes to development – both for players and for themselves. Getting better is a year round…
BCL Coverage Recap: How We Spread European Hoops to a Global Audience
The 2021 BCL competition presented the perfect opportunity for FMS to share elite European basketball with our passionate coaching community. As the global standard for basketball coaching software, we’ve made a commitment to serve coaches everywhere. And that means covering basketball everywhere, including at the recent Basketball Champions League Final 8 competition. We employed a…
Employee Spotlight: Zach Tooley
In this FastModel X’s and O’s feature, we’re excited to introduce Zach Tooley, our Product Manager. An avid outdoorsman with a passion for hockey & basketball, here’s his story: What’s your name? Zach Tooley What’s your hometown? Littleton, CO How many years have you worked at FastModel Sports? About 2 and a half years What’s…
Growing the Game: An Intro to the Basketball Africa League
The inaugural season of the Basketball Africa League will showcase the continent’s talent in a 2-week competition. Get ready with these sets! We’re all about growing the game here at FMS, and nothing could be more aligned with this philosophy than the upcoming Basketball Africa League. The BAL, as it’s referred to, tips off Sunday,…