The NCAA men’s college basketball season tips of on Nov. 25 so we’re celebrating with a #Top25XsOs series. First up, Honorable Mention Teams. #Top25XsOs: Honorable Mention Teams | Teams 25-21 | Teams 20-16 | Teams 15-11 | Teams 10-6 | Teams 5-1 You can also follow this series by searching the hashtag #Top25XsOs on Twitter!…
3rd Time’s a Charm: Making Adjustments for Postseason Matchups
As the postseason arrives, many teams will face an opponent for a third time. What’s the key to winning a matchup when teams know each other so well? Preparation and adjustments. We see it happen often. A team sweeps its opponent during the regular season, winning both at home and on the road. Then, when meeting in…
Xavier Stagger Series
The Xavier Musketeers are the lowest seed still in the 2017 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. They are in the Sweet Sixteen after taking down Maryland and Florida State. Much of their success is due to constant defensive adjustments, the hot hand of Trevon Bluiett, and the offensive playbook of Head Coach Chris Mack. One portion…
FastDraw #PlayOTD – Xavier – Staggers
Xavier – Staggers The off-season is the ideal time to take your coaching game to the next level. Get FastDraw today and organize your #XsOs like a pro!
Run It Again
The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Art of Calling the Same Play on Back to Back Possessions Often times, we, as coaches are tempted to create an extensive playbook full of offensive sets for multiple situations and looks. Lately, there has been a trend of devoting a great deal of play calling one or two plays…
Shooting Drills to Enhance Your Offense – Flex
This is part two in a five-part series on shooting drills to enhance your offense. Hopefully, some of these drills will be useful to you. If not, maybe you can design a drill that repeats the most crucial action of your go-to plays. Flex Offense Shooting (Get Shooting Drills out of Flex Sets HERE) Our…
Shooting Drills to Enhance Your Offense – Ballscreen Sets
One of the things that has been useful for our program is the ability to turn most of our offensive plays into shooting drills. Not only are our players getting up a great amount of shots, they are practicing the necessary footwork, muscle work, and floor movement that make our sets successful. Shooting reps and playbook…
NCAA Tournament Preview: Maryland Terrapins
The Maryland Terrapins have had a somewhat successful season remaining within the Top 20 all season under the leadership of Head Coach Mark Turgeon. Turgeon’s utilized a playbook that has works with the strengths of his players. Melo Trimble, a talented pick and roll point guard, Diamond Stone, a mobile freshman big man, and…