These plays and drills were the coaching community’s favorites and most downloaded diagrams from the PlayBank in 2022. Another year is in the books. Like many of you, we like to do a little reflecting in the new year. And as we do every year, we dug into the PlayBank, the internet’s best resource for…
Ryukyu Golden Kings Latest to Experience the Benefits of FastScout Pro
The cutting-edge scouting software is taking the coaching world by storm as international clubs like the Ryukyu Golden Kings are implementing it with resounding success. Since 2010, FastModel Sports has woven its way into the fabric of basketball in America. From youth levels to college programs and professional teams, our intuitive software has helped thousands…
6 Drills to Sharpen Your Team Defense
A breakdown of six foundational drills for high school basketball coaches that help improve overall team defense. A good team defense sets a nice floor for your season. If your team is hard to score on, it can consistently compete in games no matter the talent level. In my coaching career I’ve settled on a…
Olympiacos Wins Greek Cup, Reaches EuroLeague Final Four With Help of FastScout Pro
Greek club Olympiacos Piraeus is the latest FastScout Pro Success Story coming off a dominant season in which head coach Georgios Bartzokas and staff implemented our cutting edge software. One of the most successful coaches in EuroLeague history, Georgios Bartzokas knows a thing or two about running a winning basketball club. He took over as…
Melbourne United Finds Innovative Ways to Maximize the Value of FastScout Pro
A perennial powerhouse in Australia’s National Basketball League (NBL), we catch up with the coaching staff from Melbourne United to find out more about the club’s secret to success. Winning a championship in any league at any level of basketball is incredibly difficult. A lot has to go right during the regular season and playoffs.…
FastScout Pro Success Story: South Sudan Men’s National Team On The Rise
FastScout Pro helps Africa’s South Sudan men’s national team maximize its resources, leading to unprecedented FIBA World Cup Qualifying success and world ranking. Look out basketball world, here comes South Sudan. The South Sudan men’s national team was established in 2011 and became an official member of FIBA in 2013, competing in the federation’s Africa…
The 2022 WNBA All-Star Game Comes to Chicago! #WNBAXsOs
We’re hyped to have FastModel’s home city host the 2022 WNBA All-Star Game! Check out these top plays from the lineup of captains, veterans and young stars. The 2022 WNBA All-Star Game will tip off this Sunday, July 10 from Wintrust Arena at 1 PM ET live on ABC. It’s the league’s 18th such game…
Title IX 50th Anniversary: Celebrating a Milestone Moment in Sports
A look at the impact of Title IX on girl’s and women’s basketball, plus personal insights from our FMS employees. “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal…
Recruiting Evaluation Process: Qualities Coaches Look for in Players & Positions
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…
Anadolu Efes XsOs: Back 2 Back EuroLeague Champs
Coach Antonios Kourmoulis shares XsOs from 2022 (and 2021) EuroLeague title winner, Anadolu Efes with FastDraw diagrams and video clips. “Basketball is a simple game.” Ergin Ataman, head coach of Anadolu Efes, said this to the media ahead of the 2022 EuroLeague Final Four in Belgrade, Serbia. The Turkish powerhouse club from Istanbul then went…