Notes taken from the 2012 Brayden Carr Foundation Coaching Clinic. University of Cincinnati Men’s Basketball Coach Mick Cronin spoke on some of his on and off court philosophies for the Bearcats! Off the Court Each day his players are being recruited to not listen to him (from outsiders). Accept it and work to counteract that negativity-why…
6 Drills to Sharpen Your Team Defense
10 Tips to DOMINATE the Preseason for Basketball Coaches
4 Drills to Become An Effective Pressing Team
If you have not read our article yet discussing Shaka Smart’s key’s to full-court pressing defense, we recommend you hop on over and read that article before diving into the drills below! Circle Trap The Circle Trap drill is one of the best drills to not only teach your offensive players how to handle traps under…
Importance of Planning and Tracking Basketball Training & Practices
by Joe Lucas Joe is the founder and head trainer at The World of Hoops. The World of Hoops provides intelligent and intense basketball skill and strength training, both online and in-person. There is a reason lanes are painted on the highway; if drivers didn’t have those lines, no one would know where to drive. There would…
Top 10 Drills and Plays for Youth Basketball
As the school year ends around the country that means one thing, basketball camp season is upon us. There are thousands of excellent basketball camps around the United States to attend. Below are five drills to start working on before hitting the hardwood this summer. Additionally, I have included five plays that work great for youth basketball…
2013 NBA Playoffs: Best Plays of the Night – May 11-15
This week’s best NBA plays diagrammed using FastDraw playbook software. Check them out and save your favorites to your FastDraw library. Golden State Warriors Elbow Flex While us coaches are all very familiar with the Flex, I have learned recently that many young players today are not familiar with how to run the play or guard…
16 Plays from the 2013 NBA Playoff Teams
Are you enjoying the first round? Below you’ll find the most popular plays from the 2013 NBA Playoff Teams. Take a look and save your favorites to your FastDraw library. Don’t have FastDraw basketball playbook software? Check it out here. We also have over 4,000 basketball plays and drills in our content library – free for everyone! Click any…
Taking Your Offense to the Next Level
All the talk among basketball gurus these days is about how the NBA game is now moving into the college ranks. Well, I agree to the extent that ballscreens are more prevalent in college basketball, but there are still some facets of the NBA that have not yet made their way into the college ranks.…