The off-season is SEPARATION SEASON! Take a look at which areas Team FastModel coaches are aiming to improve and how this summer. Welcome to the 2021 off-season, aka Separation Season – where coaches are made. As coaches, we demand our players improve between the final game of last season and the first practice of the…
Off-Season Improvement: Time to Get Better as a “Coach”
Make sure part of your off-season preparation is devoted to you becoming a better coach in general, not just a better coach in basketball. Normally, my posts here are often reposted from original blogs on my own site, Great Resources for Coaches site, and I’ve been grateful that FastModel Sports has allowed me to spread my…
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…
Time for Tires: Ideas to Mix Up Strength and Conditioning
Flipping tires is a fun strength and conditioning exercise that is also functional for basketball players to develop explosiveness. The last thing a coach wants is for players to be disengaged, no matter if it’s a practice, game, film session, weight workout or any other activity. One of our program beliefs is that conditioning should be fun – we will rarely just run…
Off-Season Conditioning: Squats
Teaching correct movement is extremely important, especially with squats. If we train without focus on the correct muscle activation players will still get stronger, but they will be strengthening their misalignments and imbalances. How many kids are taught proper form from their first squat on? I’m talking just a simple body weight squat. It should…
Off-Season Conditioning: Back to Movement Basics
Off-season conditioning is more than getting in the weight room and hitting the track. Identifying your strengths and weakness and getting back to basics is crucial to getting the most out of your off-season. Do a squat…where do you feel it? Do a push up…where do you feel it? Did you know there are right…
Player Development: Solo Summer Shooting Workout
As the school year is wrapping up for the majority of your players, it is time to begin thinking about individual player development. Regardless of how active your team is in the off-season, it is vital that players take responsibility for their own development through working out on their own daily. Below you will find…
3 Areas Important to Player Development
The late summer and early fall months are a great time of year for player development. Coaches anxiously await to see who will put on a couple of inches and to see who is working on their game. For most players, their Coach sees them at open gyms, team camps or other workouts. Some players spend…