Coach Andrew Lacey of Richard Bland College shares the qualities he looks for in players and various positions during the recruiting evaluation process. As a college coach, I often get asked by high school and AAU coaches about how my staff and I evaluate potential recruits. As many of these coaches read this blog, I…
Championship Mindset: Keys to Winning in the Postseason
Lessons on what it takes to win when it matters most – the postseason – from a coach with a track record of success. Every year, we prepare and plan to play on the last possible day in March. At Varina High School, where I spent six years building a program from the ground up, we made that an…
Buying In to Defense: Four Tips for Your Team
Most young players naturally enjoy offense more than defense, but these simple tips and drills will have your team excited to defend. Coming off our 2017-18 Virginia state title, I have reflected on some of the things we did defensively that helped us achieve our success. Coaching in this era, where so much emphasis is…
Nail Your Next Interview: Create a Coaching Portfolio
As the game of basketball has changed, so has the way to get a coaching job. Creating a coaching portfolio is a must when interviewing for a position. With the 2017-2018 basketball season coming to a close, many athletic departments will begin coaching searches to fill vacancies. In the constantly evolving business of basketball, the interview process…
Practice Structure Ideas – Philosophy
As most high school coaches are gearing up to start practice within the next month, I wanted share a list of Top 20 Tips on practice structure. These are personal to our program, so obviously take what you like and adjust it to fit your team. The emphasis should be on doing the things your team…
Personal Commitment Statement
Anyone that is in the coaching profession or have been in this profession will understand this simple post. As coaches we give so much of our time, making sure our program is the best it can be under our leadership. Often time we do this at the expense of spending less time with our own…
Final Four – Oregon High Post Offense
Oregon is, arguably, the hottest team left in the NCAA tournament. There are many offensive concepts within their offense that make them a balanced team. Coach Dana Altman and his Oregon Ducks use a variation of a 4 out offensive set where at times they will play their post player in the high post area…
Sweet 16 Preview – Midwest Region
Kansas v. Purdue In a game that has the chance to be one of the best in the tournament, Kansas vs Purdue features two extreme contrasting styles. Kansas’s style is very guard oriented with arguably the best backcourt in the country. Purdue’s front line is anchored by double-double machine Caleb Swanigan and the Boilermakers are…
NCAA Tournament – Iowa State Motion
2 Out 3 In Motion Offense Today’s basketball offense breakdown comes from the 2 Out 3 In Motion Offense. Iowa State used the concepts once used by Steve Alford when he was at New Mexico. The 2 Out 3 In motion offense is very unique, which allows the post area to become open for isolation plays and…
Buffalo- Double Drag/Double Stagger Set
Play of the Day – Buffalo Double Drag/Double Stagger Here is a quick hitter that Buffalo used early in the first half against Miami that lead to the getting a wide open three. They did a great job out of the 1-4 set at creating space for quick penetration or the kick for three. FastDraw…
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