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I’m mostly writing this post to see if I am nuts or my players. My team is in the midst of a heated debate over the possibility of switching our uniform brands from Nike to Adidas. The uniforms are a budgeted item paid for entirely by our school. No shoe or uniform company gives us any…
Man play with a UCLA cut, Triple Stagger along the baseline, a Screen the Screener action out of the triple stagger and a Ball Screen at the end of the set just in case the plethora of screens did not result in an open shot. The play starts in a 3 out, 2 in set…
Man to man quick hitter that tries to hit a big man slipping on a screen and roll or skips over the top to the two-man in the corner. Play is relatively simple to put in but might take a second for the passer to read the defense correctly in a consistent manner. Here is…
Three and a half minute video with a few drills you can add your repertoire. None of these drills alone will make your team an outstanding defensive team but they will help develop an overall mindset of defensive importance within your program. If you are interested in the entire video from coach Don Showalter and Championship…
It’s a bit ironic that even in a “position-less” era, we still cling to the terms “guards”, “forwards” and “centers”. Even the more modern terms of “points”, “wings” and “posts” now seem inadequate. Historically, coaches would put two guards, two forwards and a center (or a point, two wings and two posts) on the floor…
Quality play out of a horns set. The play is initiated by entering the ball to one of the “horns”. There is a UCLA cut, flex screen and a dribble hand off with a staggered screen for the ball handler. Really nice play in my opinion. You will want to take a look at the…