The ability to execute and score off of your team’s half court sets is a crucial component to winning games. You practice your half court sets most days in practice and you constantly try to instill the importance of executing those plays in your players. Do you spend the same amount of time and place…
Gooroo Drill: Dynamic Warm-Up #2
Activate players and prevent injuries Setup Line up players along baseline (see diagram) Instructions Perform Knee to Chest and Froggy to half court and back Perform Fast to Fastest full-court and back Do 20 reps of each jumping drill: Right Foot Side-to-Side and Left Foot Side-to-Side Tara’s Tips Encourage players to do the following: Take…
Plays of the Week – Jan 30, 2015
The flare screen is one of the best actions in basketball. Coaches spend hours drilling pick-and-roll defense and how to handle down screens. But I have found that covering flare screens is an under-taught aspect of basketball. Some keys to effective flare screens: The screeners back should be pointed to the corner of the court.…
Plays of the Week – Jan 23, 2015
Tug Motion is my absolute favorite zone offense. We ran this zone offense during my last season at Montana State and had tons of success. We often had too much success and teams switched out of 2-3 quickly. It did help that we the top 2 all time 3 point shooters playing 2 and 3…
Plays of the Week January 9
The Triangle Series by Nate Hill (@coachnatehill) Triangle #1 – Post Feed I would like to thank Coach Nick (@bballbreakdown) of bballbreakdown.com for posting a YouTube breakdown of the four basic Triangle actions (Part 1 and Part 2). After watching those videos, I searched and found a Tex Winter and Phil Jackson video. I used all…
Top Ten Drills 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…
2014 Men’s Final Four Preview
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Top 10 Books for Basketball Coaches
We can all agree that any book written by or about John Wooden are some of the best books to read to improve as coaches. However, there a number of thought provoking reads that will not only help you become a better coach, but a better person. Below is a list of some of our…
5 Essential Phases of a Basketball Post-Game Routine
Some programs do not give this topic the attention it deserves, post-game routines need to be addressed with the same sense of urgency as the pre-game routines. As a college head coach, I ensured these five phases of post-game breakdown were part of our routine after every game. PHASE I: POST-GAME LOCKER ROOM MEETING Briefly address…
Creating a Culture of Belief with Positivity from Jon Gordon
Last year on my trip to the Men’s Final Four, I was fortunate enough to hear renowned speaker Jon Gordon. If you are not familiar with Jon, I highly recommend you hop over to his website after reading and sign up for his newsletter and purchase his books, you won’t be disappointed. As the season is underway…