I’m often asked by coaches how many offensive basketball plays they should be running. My answer is always the same.
“As few as possible”
I feel strongly that most teams only need 2 offensive basketball plays: one against man to man and one versus a zone. Of course, you’ll need inbounds plays, press breaks, etc., but 2 half-court plays is all you really need.
When running [tag]basketball drills for kids[/tag], it is important to choose activities that build fundamentals, while allowing the kids to have fun and enjoy the game. My favorite [tag]basketball drill[/tag] for young players is Bump.
Coaches often ask me what techniques I use to make youth basketball drills most effective. My advice is to create a sense of competition that will encourage players to work harder, and therefore improve faster and have more fun.
I am a coach who takes the term “student-athete” VERY seriously. Student BEFORE athlete. I’ve been known to bench all-stars for poor grades. Basketball wins are great, but winning in school is far more important. In 20 years my players will be judged on how much they’ve learned in school, not by how many points they scored this season.
Did you know that basketball is BIG in Hawaii? I get letters from Hawaiian coaches all the time who are using my practice plans with their teams. One day I’ll have to set up a basketball coaching clinic out there…so we’ll all have an excuse to visit.
You quickly hit your EASY BUTTON, pull out the Basketball
Drills & Practice Plans and proceed to find a
*fun* drill that artfully masks it’s conditioning
elements in 3 seconds flat.
Do you get together with you team AWAY from the court?
Networking with other coaches is one of my favorite ways to get new ideas to use with my team. Do you have an idea I could post for other coaches to benefit from? If so let me know!
I needed a diversion from “real life” today…
I wanted to pass along a fascinating basketball coaching ‘case study’ I just completed.
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