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NBA Shooting Drill – 5 Spot Combo

Atlanta Hawks shooting guard John Jenkins, in this Beat the Pro NBA Shooting Challenge by Drew Hanlen of Pure Sweat Basketball.

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Big Man Workout

Big Man Basketball Drills FIBA Clinic

October 21, 2025 hoopcoach No comments

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 […]

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Zone Run and Jump

Trapping 2-3 Zone for Dead Balls

October 21, 2025 hoopcoach No comments

“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 […]

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Transition Defense Principles

October 21, 2025 Don Sicko 1 comment

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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Finishing at the Basket Drill

October 21, 2025 hoopcoach 2 comments

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 […]

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Do You Coach “Players” or Positions?

October 21, 2025 Don Sicko 3 comments

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?

October 20, 2025 Don Sicko No comments

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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