Watch as Coach Nicki Collen explains, and players demonstrate the Play to the Rise Drill. The goal is to create an overload to one side with an occupied corner. The guard and the post will […]
What Are We Doing to Create a Championship Culture? with Robert Grasso – La Jolla Country Day School (CA)
Robert Grasso asks the question, “what can we do to create a championship culture?” Every team has a culture – are you working to develop the kind of culture you want? Robert states that if […]
Three-Man, 2- and 3-Ball Warm Up Drills with Matthew Sandoval – Jack C. Hays High School (TX)
Watch as Coach Matthew Sandoval explains and players demonstrate these three men, 2 & 3 ball warmup drills. The first drill starts with three lines of players with the outside lines being passers and dribblers. […]
Searching for Confidence? Adopt a “GPS Mindset”
By: Danny Ourian, M.A., CMPC (Certified Mental Performance Consultant) – Hoops Minded Think about a GPS device. What are its features? Here are a few: Real-Time Tracking: a GPS makes changes minute by minute based […]
Defense: Keys to Stopping Stars with Stan Van Gundy
Watch as Coach Stan Van Gundy explains his defensive keys for stopping the opponent’s best player. The keys include: stopping transition baskets, preventing cuts and making the player take jump shots, boxing out, and not […]
Switch Drill with Robyn Fralick – Bowling Green State Univ.
Watch as Coach Robyn Fralick explains, and players demonstrate this switch drill. In a pressure trapping system the defense is often scrambling and the players must communicate and get matched up.
Encouraging Players to Coach Their Teammates with Duane Gregory – (Retired) Mansfield Timberview High School (TX)
Watch as Coach Duane Gregory explains that he believes in his players coaching and communicating with each other. A player must have the courage to coach another player and that player needs to be receptive. […]
Quick Hands and Behind the Back Passing with Andrea Robinson and Kadi Creel – DeSoto High School (TX)
Watch as Coaches Andrea Robinson and Kadi Creel explain, and players demonstrate this quick hands drill. The players form two lines facing each other with one line throwing a chest pass and the other line […]
Culture Is Not a Sign or a Saying with Seth Greenberg – ESPN
Watch as Seth Greenberg explains that building your culture takes time. Culture is not a sign or a saying but how you live every day and how you carry yourself. It involves being consistent and […]
Why Should Coaches Coach?
Coaches at high levels at prestigious programs need to win to keep their jobs. Winning consistently makes recruiting easier, keeps the fan base energized, the administration and boosters happy, and the financial bottom line healthy. […]
Low Post Passing Drill with Ric Wesley – (Retired) Grand Valley State Univ.
Watch as Coach Ric Wesley explains, and players demonstrate this low post passing drill. The drill starts with the ‘angle pass’ which is a semi-lofted pass from the wing to the big. The big wants […]
Bigs’ Boxout Drill with Cornelius Mitchell – Mansfield Legacy High School (TX)
Watch as Coach Cornelius Mitchell explains, and players demonstrate this big man boxout drill. This drill focuses on contesting and boxing out on defense. On offense, the drill deals with boxing out and stacking the […]
2-on-2 Blockout Drill with Kim Barnes Arico – Univ. of Michigan
Watch as Coach Kim Barnes Arico explains, and players demonstrate this 2-on-2 blockout drill. Coach emphasizes not running to the rim and being too far under the basket. The defense players must blockout and rebound […]
Ball Screen Bump Drill with Jason Hooten – Sam Houston State Univ.
Watch as Coach Jason Hooten discusses this ball screen bump drill that will give your big an open lane to the basket.
Leading a Staff
By: Tara VanDerveer Originally Published in: Winning Ways of Women Coaches Provided by: Human Kinetics Whoever you have, make the most of it. Be efficient with your time, and be specific about what you want […]
Transition: Rebound and Bring It with Andy Bronkema – Ferris State Univ.
Watch as Coach Andy Bronkema explains, and players demonstrate this transition rebound and bring it drill. This is a three-trip drill with the 2 rebounding the ball and bringing it up the floor, the 3 […]
Why Pack Line Defense with Jacey Brooks – Univ. at Buffalo
Watch as Coach Jacey Brooks explains her defensive philosophy and the pack line defense. It is important that your players practice the defensive fundamentals, learn the system, and buy in.
Players Are a Reflection of Their Coach in Practice with Kelvin Sampson – Univ. of Houston
Watch as Coach Kelvin Sampson explains how confidence makes the difference in coaching. He doesn’t believe the old saying that the players are a reflection of their coach but more to the tune of a […]
Accountability and Empathy with Dr. Greg Dale – Duke Univ.
Watch as Dr. Dale discusses accountability and empathy. Your program should have high standards, and everyone should be held accountable to those standards. He describes empathy as the ability to put yourself in someone else’s […]
A Lot of Try
By: Coach Mickey Marley Originally Published in: Game Ready – 52 Takeaways for Winning Previously, I shared that my daddy was a professional cowboy in Texas. Kid Marley had many clever sayings related to his […]
Blitz the Star on a Side Pick and Roll with Stan Van Gundy
Watch as Coach Stan Van Gundy explains, and players demonstrate this blitz technique on a side pick and roll. It is important that the players communicate by calling out blitz. The low defender picks up […]
Motion Offense: Shots for Both Cutters with Mark Kellogg – West Virginia Univ.
Watch as Coach Mark Kellogg explains, and players demonstrate this motion offense #1 cut drill where both cutters will get a shot. This drill can be timed or based on how many shots are made […]
Coaching Is a Noble Profession with Jay Bilas – ESPN Basketball Analyst
Coaches hold a lot of power and influence over their players and have a responsibility to make sure the entire team has a great experience. It is not only about winning and losing, and the […]
Ball Screen Defense: Blitz with Dana Ford – Missouri State Univ.
Watch as Coach Dana Ford explains, and players demonstrate this blitz technique when defending a ball screen. The purpose is not to trap the ball handler, but to force them to dribble the ball to […]
Blackhawk Drill with Jacey Brooks – Univ. at Buffalo
Watch as Coach Jacey Brooks discusses, and players demonstrate this pack line defense drill that works in sets of three. The player on defense must get a stop in the third set to rotate out. […]
Knowing What Wins with Alan Stein, Jr.
Watch as Alan discusses his experience with the basketball staff at Queens University and how they have used data and analytics to determine the four key statistical categories that will influence winning a game: turnovers […]
Footwork Series with Andrea Robinson and Kadi Creel – DeSoto HS (TX)
Watch as Coaches Andrea Robinson and Kadi Creel explain, and players demonstrate this footwork series. The series involves players opening to the middle, driving, and finishing. The players will flip the ball to themselves, to […]
Catching Is Just as Important as Passing with Ras Vanderloo – USA Basketball
Watch as Coach Ras Vanderloo explains how catching the ball is just as important as passing it. He stresses that it’s important to teach the fundamentals of passing and catching the ball and gives examples […]
Hazing in Athletics
Hazing in Athletics: A Culture that the Realm of Athletics and Coaching May Unknowingly Contribute To! By: Rick Farnham, Retired AD – University of Vermont Athletics have always professed that “sports build character,” but it […]
Nash Passing Drill with Ali Farokhmanesh – Colorado State Univ.
Watch as Coach Ali Farokhmanesh explains and players demonstrate this warm up one-handed passing drill. The players must maintain a good stance and take one dribble and pass the ball. Variations can be added to […]