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…
Zone Offense Philosophy + 8 Attacking Principles!
A comprehensive checklist on zone offense to go through before the coming season, including 8 principles of attacking zone defenses. At the time of writing, it is the end of July – meaning basketball season will be here before we know it. As all of us coaches know, summer is the perfect time for professional development. Every year I…
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.
Wooden Award Watch: Luke Maye Player Breakdown
North Carolina’s Luke Maye has put himself in the Wooden Award conversation with a versatile skillset based on elite shooting and rebounding. MORE Wooden Award Watch Series: Jalen Brunson Player Breakdown Luke Maye blasted onto the scene during North Carolina’s title run last season and eventually hit the game winning shot in the national championship game. The 6’8″…
Man-to-Man Defense – Competitive Team Rebounding
Competitive Team Rebounding is part 5 of a 5 part series on drills that can help any man-to-man defensive system. Read part 1, Man-to-Man Defense – 2 Essential Questions here part 2 Man-to-Man Defense – Drills for On and Off Ball Defense here part 3 Man-to-Man Defense – Team Post Defense here and part 4 Man-to-Man Defense – Defending Screens. My…
1-3-1 Defense Drill Package
Once you have decided to run the 1-3-1 defense with your team, it is important that you utilize drills that reinforce the basic tenants of the defense. In this post I will share with you the drills we use to teach slides, coverages, and rebounding in the 1-3-1 defense. I believe in the “whole-part-whole” teaching…
Inside Players – Keys to Great Post Play
18 Keys to Develop Your Post Players Post men must have a positive self-image. They are conspicuous. Make them proud that they are tall. It’s important that the big guy touches the ball. Get him involved even if his primary role is defense, to set screens, or to rebound. Always teach your interior players how…
Gooroo Drill: Pride Rebounding
[vimeo id=”81046564″] Practice rebounding skills using box-out technique Setup One coach with ball is positioned around free throw line acting as shooter Six players are in the paint, with three designated as offensive team and three on defensive team Instructions Coach attempts jump shot (missing on purpose), and players in the paint position themselves for…
Gooroo Drill: Partner Box-Out
[vimeo id=”81046562″] Teach players box-out technique Setup Split players into two groups, forming two parallel lines 4-6 feet apart across the key facing each other Line facing basket is designated offensive team, while line with back to basket is on defense Players stand at least an arm’s length from each other and are partnered up…
Gooroo Drill: Rebound, Outlet, Jump Shot
[vimeo id=”81031931″] Combine skills and practice technique for rebounding, dribbling, passing and jump shot Setup Players form two lines, one at free throw line and one on right wing beyond three-point line First few players at free throw line have balls Instructions A coach throws ball off backboard to simulate a missed shot and first…