Counseling Coaches Series: Basketball Coaching, like music, has genres. You don’t have to know or even pretend to care about all of them. (Note: This blog originally appeared at radiusathletics.com and is reposted with permission.) Imagine you have a friend, and this friend is into classical music. He can tell Beethoven from Bach within the…
The Story of My First Final Four Experience by Konner Beste
A rookie to the Final Four, Konner Beste recaps the event and shares why it was a transformational experience in his young coaching career. The Final Four is easily the most important and impactful event for basketball coaches to attend to grow their career. And I wish I would have attended my first one sooner than this…
Crash the Glass: Making a Case for Offensive Rebounding
There is no doubt that offensive rebounding can aid your overall efficiency as an offense. It creates extra opportunities for an offense and can produce high quality looks versus a scrambling defense. For teams that do not shoot the ball particularly well it would seem that offensive rebounding should take on an even more important role. They would seem to need those extra opportunities in order to maintain the kind of offensive efficiency that is necessary to win games.
NextGen Coaches: Key Takeaways and Videos from the Inaugural Event
NextGen Coaches was created by FastModel Sports and CoachingU to do just that: develop the next generation of elite basketball coaches. The 2019 Final Four in Minneapolis saw two leaders and long-time partners in the basketball coaching industry, CoachingU and FastModel Sports, team up to present the first ever NextGen Coaches event. An audience of…
Final Four Preview: Virginia Brings Elite Efficiency on Both Sides of the Ball
Head Coach Tony Bennett has Virginia in the Final Four behind the clear concepts that power the Cavaliers offense and defense. Final Four Team Previews: Texas Tech | Michigan State | Auburn Even though the Virginia Cavaliers spent the entire season near the top of the polls, they were probably the #1 seed that was…
Final Four Preview: Auburn Combine’s Explosive Offense with Pressure Defense
Here’s how the Auburn Tigers expose opponents on both ends of the floor. Will they continue to do so in the Final Four? Final Four Team Previews: Texas Tech | Virginia | Michigan State Giant killers. That is what the Auburn Tigers have been during their 2019 NCAA Tournament run. The SEC program took down the top…
Final Four Preview: Texas Tech Defense Puts Opponents on Red Alert
A look into the defensive principles and philosophies behind 3-seed Texas Tech’s impressive run to the Final Four. Final Four Team Previews: Auburn | Virginia | Michigan State Going into this year’s tournament, it was the Virginia Cavaliers’ defense that had everyone talking. But heading into college basketball’s final weekend, all the chatter is about…
Auburn Tigers – Transition Threes
The Auburn Tigers (28-9, #5 Midwest Region) high-powered offensive attack is propelled by transition threes. Let’s look at how they manufacture them. The Auburn Tigers love the three-point shot. The Tigers are sixteenth in the nation in three-point percentage, shooting 38.2% from behind the line. Auburn’s 11.5 three-pointers made per game is tops in the…
Unrivaled Off-Season: Best Basketball Coaching App to Build Your Program Once the Final Buzzer Sounds
FastModel Sports breaks down how top coaches are using a basketball coaching app like MaxOne to win the off-season. The clock hits zero, the final buzzer sounds, and just like that, you find yourself addressing your team one last time. Perhaps your season ended in the best way possible, a championship, a buzzer beater, a…
NCAA Tournament: Viewing Guide by Style of Play
No matter what type of basketball you prefer to watch, the NCAA Tournament has it. Here’s who to watch based on style of play. The beauty of the NCAA Tournament is that it has something to offer for everyone. Upsets, check. Blue-bloods, check. Great defense, check. Creative plays, check. Whatever you are looking for, the tournament…