Most of you will well remember Coach Jud Heathcote, who coached the Michigan State Spartans, led by Magic Johnson to the 1979 NCAA championship over […]
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Transition Defense Principles
The 7th post in Defensive Fundamentals and Teaching Points series will be on perhaps the most important piece – transition defense, arguably the cornerstone to […]
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Do You Coach “Players” or Positions?
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 […]
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Do You Mix Your Starters and Subs At Practice?
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 […]
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Team Defense Drill – Close Outs
Players line up like the image on the left. 5 passes to 6 then sprints at 2 to close out 6 passes to 1 then […]
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Coaching Basketball: Do Other Coaches Think You’re A Difference Maker?
Some years ago, some friends and I were discussing other coaches’ programs- like we all do. A certain coach’s name was brought up whose identity […]
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