Being able to see the pressure coming from the defense, calmly find the opening, and execute your offense is extremely valuable. Most players will panic when they see the double on the way, or throw up a wild layup if they feel the defense on their back. But if you put your players through these [...]
Reading the pick and roll may look like an art, with the array of beautiful passes and dribble moves guys masters like Steve Nash and Chris Paul use; but in reality, it’s more like a science or math. Each time you run the pick and roll the defense has to decide what they are willing [...]
One incredibly effective move, used by scoring aficionados from Paul Pierce to Kobe Bryant, is the pump fake. A good pump fake will not only free you up from the defense when used correctly, but even just having it in your arsenal will keep the defense wary. But executing the pump fake properly is just [...]
As a former power forward, I believe that toughness and aggressiveness can go a long way down on the block – especially when it comes to rebounding. That’s why I put a big focus on drills that I feel promote these characteristics in players – you’ll find out very quickly who the most competitive players [...]
While we had a chance recently to check out the art of passing into the post, it is just as important for our point guard to be able to get the ball to the wing. Your point guards ability to get your other players the ball in places where they are comfortable and have an [...]
As a coach who’s had the blessing of having some very talented wing players on my teams, but who believes the right way to play basketball is from the inside out, I sometimes have trouble getting my players to throw the ball into the post. Not only do they rarely throw it in, but because [...]
The goal of the drill is to try and steal (knock out of bounds) your teammates ball without losing yours and keeping on the correct hand according to the coach’s whistle. The players love the competitiveness of this drill.
Having post players who can affect the game in multiple ways is a huge asset for any team. Most teams have big men who are either fast and mobile, strong and physical, or perceptive and skilled – but the real gold mine is a player who has all of these talents. And the only way [...]
Here is one of my favorite dribbling drill for kids. I call it No Look Dribbling.
Here are a couple of drills I use often in my practices. The first one is a good drill to get in shape early in the season. The Illini drill allows each player the opportunity to be a sprinter and a shooter.
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