The Peacocks of Saint Peter’s made it further than any 15-seed ever in the men’s NCAA tournament. Here are some XsOs behind the magical run in 10 play diagrams. It happens every March. One team becomes an NCAA Tournament darling, a fan favorite, an underdog story worthy of a movie script. Usually, the team making…
#ScoutingSmarter: How NCAA Tourney Teams Prepare For The Biggest Games with FastScout
In postseason play, pressure goes up and every detail matters. Here’s how FastScout helps NCAA Tourney teams game prep. Welcome to #ScoutingSmarter. Getting to the NCAA Tournament requires a tremendous amount of disciplined preparation. Throughout the season every basket counts and every defensive stop matters in getting to this point; the ultimate goal of competing…
Celebrating Women’s History Month: Highlighting WNBA & NCAAW Coaches
Women are getting increasingly more head coaching opportunities. This Women’s History Month we showcase a few making their mark on the game. You already know we get hyped when the calendar flips to March, and for good reason: BASKETBALL! Yet, there is another great reason to celebrate the third month of the year, and that’s…
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 Sheets For Basketball Coaches In FastDraw | #FastModelMadness23
Grab your printable blank diagram sheets to X and O your way through the NCAA Tournaments and join in the #FastModelMadness23. It’s March, and we’re feeling the Madness… the FastModel Madness, that is! We’ll be using the hashtag #FastModelMadness23 for all of our NCAA men’s and women’s tournament content. Search it on social media to…
XsOs Roundup: Division III, NAIA, High School Basketball Play Designs
Contributor Coach Tony Miller drops by to share his favorite play designs from non-D1 level teams in this XsOs Roundup. Welcome to March! The best month on the basketball calendar, I think we can all agree. No doubt the women’s and men’s NCAA Division I basketball tournaments will be a big part of our coaching…
The FastModel PlayBank Reaches 10,000 Total Diagrams! | #PlayBank10K
The PlayBank is celebrating a major milestone having reached 10,000 total plays and drills! Join us for 10 days of 10K. #PlayBank10K There’s no other way to begin this post other than thanking all the coaches out there. We wouldn’t have gotten this far without our loyal coaching community and hard-working TeamFastModel contributors – the…
5 Out vs 4 Out, 1 In Debate + FREE Mini Playbook FastTrade
Continuing the 5 Out vs 4 Out, 1 In conversation with play diagrams + get your free copy of the Celtics 41 Series mini playbook via FastTrade! Sometimes (oftentimes) the simplest questions garner the most interesting responses. A week ago we posed a question to coaches on Twitter: 5 Out or 4 Out, 1 In?…
FMS & USA Basketball Partnership Enhances Info Sharing Among U.S. Teams
USA Basketball teams utilize FastModel Sports elite coaching products to distribute video and other data to players and coaches. by Tom Carothers From radio to television, pay phones to cell phones, typewriters to computers, technology has made the spread of information faster and better. The sport of basketball also has continued to innovate and advance…
The Playbank’s Top 21 Drills of 2021
The internet’s best basketball XsOs resource had a banner year. Check out the Top 21 Drills of 2021 & data on how coaches used the Playbank. You can read more about our yearly reflections in this Top 21 Plays of 2021 post. But suffice to say, it was a tremendous 365 days for us and…