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…
Breaking It Down: FastDraw Chalk Talk With Tony Miller
Coaches are loving our new Chalk Talk series on YouTube which breaks down plays from around the game using FastDraw in 60 seconds. Hopefully you’ve seen the movie Gone in 60 Seconds, and if you haven’t, you should because it’s excellent. Now, welcome to Basketball in 60 Seconds! FastDraw Chalk Talk, a YouTube series, is…
Plays Of The Week: Quick Hitter SLOBs From The NBA
Put your players in an immediate scoring position from a dead ball with these SLOBs that work from the game’s highest level. Let’s start with a question: Do you try to score from a sideline out of bounds (or is it sideline inbounds?) situation? Some coaches may and some may not — and neither is…
Tips On Maximizing Your COVID Season For Coaches & Programs
A list of helpful tips on navigating yourself and your program through this unusual COVID season from Radius Athletics and Tony Miller. Nothing gets us pumped up like seeing dedicated and passionate coaches talk about teaching the game of basketball and getting better at what they do. Even better when the discussion involves two individuals…
Defense Debate: Which Way Do You Force Opponents?
Last Sunday we asked a simple question on Twitter, and the coaching community turned up to debate forcing Middle vs Baseline on defense. As people tend to do at the start of a new year, we have been reflecting lately. We feel fortunate to have such a passionate base of coaches that are more than…
Playbank Recap: The Most Downloaded Drills of 2020
The most popular offensive, defensive, transition, conditioning and player development drills and SSG’s on the Playbank last year. Ok, so you know about the Playbank. Good. There isn’t much more to say about it than what we wrote in the Top Plays of 2020 blog post, which if you didn’t check out yet, definitely do…
Playbank Recap: The Most Downloaded Diagrams of 2020
It’s been a quite a year, but that didn’t stop basketball coaches from utilizing our one-of-a-kind resource, the Playbank. It’s no secret: The FastModel Sports Playbank is an incredibly valuable resource for coaches of all levels. We’re on the verge of surpassing 9,000 total diagrams for coaches to browse! Some more stats from this year:…
December To Get Better: Virtual Coaching Clinic – Winter 2020
We partnered with Coaches Clinic for a virtual clinic for basketball coaches this December 27-29. We have a special software discount, too! Let’s start with a positive: 2020 is almost over. We know many high school seasons are on a hiatus until 2021, so with that in mind, what better to do this final month…
FIBA Partners With FMS to Innovate Global Basketball Through Software
“We look forward to growing the game of basketball together with FastModel.” Bart Prinssen, Head of Equipment & Venue Centre at FIBA FIBA’s Equipment & Venue Centre launches new program and welcomes FastModel Sports as exclusive endorsed partner in the software category. MIES (Switzerland) – FIBA’s Equipment & Venue Centre has announced that FastModel Sports…
Plays of the Week: Post Up Sets = Big Benefits
For when you really need a bucket, these post up plays are designed to get easy looks from close range — but the benefits don’t end there. Hot take alert: The post up is not dead! It might not be the “sexy” thing to do in this era of long range three-balls, but pounding the…