There’s 10 seconds left in the game. You’re down 3, with no timeouts left, so you can’t set up an inbounds play. What do your players do? If you don’t have a play you can call from the sideline for a quick three, they’ll just come down the court and heave up a low percentage [...]
Our team practices will be designed to involve all of our coaches and to condition our team while in a practice setting. Furthering individual skills will be emphasized, yet our primary goal will be to build the team concept.
One of the biggest challenge I am facing, despite the short attention span of the 8 and 9 year olds, is two of the players have autism. Each one has a different quirk. What I have found is to plan my practices in advance down to the minute from start to finish, but limiting each exercise/drill to 10 or 15 minutes each, and most importantly participating in the drills with the kids.
I’m a big fan of the handoff, I believe it functions very much like a pick and roll, but there is the advantage of being able to run it guard to guard, and the fact that most of the time it captures the defense off guard, as it is a split second decision and can [...]
When faced with the zone, there are a couple of things that are key to having any success. You’re going to need to hit open shots, move the ball quickly, and make sure your big men are involved – whether that’s getting a post touch or crashing the offensive glass. Whether it’s a 3-2, 2-3, [...]
At the beginning of the season, there is one problem that almost all coaches can identify with having to deal with – conditioning. Being in better shape than your opponent is a massive advantage, yet running constantly in practice is not very good for player morale, and definitely won’t make you too popular in the [...]
There are two aspects of defense that you need to perfect if you want to dominate on that end of the floor – individual defense, and team defense. If your players can’t do a good job of keeping their men in front of them, it doesn’t matter how good your help rotations are – the [...]
The pick and roll is one of the most dangerous plays in basketball, and with the right players running it, can be damn near impossible to guard. And while some of your player’s will have a natural feel for when and how to run it, you’re going to want to explain each and every option [...]
Earlier I wrote about how to get the triangle offense setup, and today, I will be exploring the various options available to you after that first entry pass. There are a number of things you can do, and you should adjust accordingly depending on your team’s strengths and weaknesses. These vary from a corner pick [...]
Phil Jackson, considered by many to be the greatest basketball coach of all-time, was the brainchild behind one of the most dominant offenses in NBA history, engineering his teams to 11 championships over the last 20 years. This offense is the famed Triangle offense, and it has long been heralded as an offense that allows [...]
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