Former Serbian player and OKK Beograd coach Vlade Djurovic’ recently hosted a FIBA basketball clinic that focused on big man basketball drills. The clinic was heavy on finesse and skill drills, but there were also some valuable takeaways for coaches and players of all levels. Djurovic’ is a proponent of Read More
“Waco” is a “call” out of a 2-3 zone. Essentially the objective is to catch the other team sleeping and jump the ball at half court while taking away all passes with the exception of the furthest player from the ball. We use it mostly out of timeouts or to Read More
The 7th post in Defensive Fundamentals and Teaching Points series will be on perhaps the most important piece – transition defense, arguably the cornerstone to any solid defensive program. We’ve previously spent considerable time discussing half court philosophy and technique, but if we don’t transition to the defensive end effectively Read More
Simple drill for working on finishing at the basket. Obviously your best bet is to pair your players up by athletic ability. My team would not have this many dunks but I still think there could be some value in finishing under duress. I have not tried this drill yet but Read More
The Golden St. Warriors’ re-shaping of the NBA necessitates a discussion on the concept of what we call “playing positions”. The Warriors literally played most of the last half of the championship series against the Cavs with two small forwards (Harrison Barnes and Draymond Green) and 5 guards (Stephen Curry, Read More
We recently asked coaches to reflect on whether or not their playing rotation might bury players on the bench. Sometimes this is a conscious decision with no apologies and at other times coaches can inadvertently create the very same scenario. In retrospect, one of the biggest mistakes I made as Read More
