Basketball is a dynamic sport played at high speeds that require the ability to accelerate and decelerate, land, cut and jump effectively. With these conditions comes the risk for injury if our athletes are not prepared. It is no surprise that high school athletes account for approximately 2 million injuries each year. Part of this…
It’s very likely that a good percentage of Hoop Coach readership has at least a passing knowledge of the role of the Portsmouth Invitational (commonly and affectionately called the PIT) in the world of basketball.  Started in 1953 in Portsmouth, Va., the PIT annually invites 64 of the best college seniors to play 3 games…
Staggered Ball Screen Play that initiates from a sideline out of bounds situation. Â Good call for the end of a quarter or half to get the ball in your best player’s hands and let them go to work. View the animation of VCU Staggered Ball Screen from Sideline
For the last month or so, I’ve been helping a former player of mine coach a fairly talented 16U travel team. After several practices and games, I approached one of the players and asked him what his thought process was when his man had the ball on the perimeter. His answer came quickly and confidently,…
Two on One transition drill that has a “chaser lay-up” component. The drill starts like the image to the left. Â A coach is represented by the cone with a ball Coach passes to the offensive player (X1) who sprints down the floor and attempts to make a lay-up while being chased by 1 and 2….
Sideline Out of Bounds Plays with multiple scoring options: 2 comes off a back screen from the 5 1 screens the screener creating a lob option for the 5 1 open after setting the back screen for the 5 3 inbounds to the 4, 4 passes back to the 3 and receives a back screen…
