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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.

Northwestern Double Screen & Pop

October 17, 2025 hoopcoach

Variation of a man set Northwestern ran against Michigan St. The play has a double ball screen, double down screen and a pin down for […]

Basketball Plays

Get the Lead and Keep It

October 17, 2025 Don Sicko No comments

You’ve heard numerous times in broadcasts of college or pro sports a variation of the following statement made during a recent MLB televised game between […]

Down – Zone Baseline Play vs 23

October 17, 2025 hoopcoach

Easy Zone Baseline out of Bounds Play to get a layup for the inbounder. Probably a good idea to have a taller player inbound the […]

Basketball Plays

Playing Rotation Thoughts for Coaches

October 17, 2025 Don Sicko No comments

In a past article, “The Realities of Playing Rotations”, we shared some thoughts for players who were either totally left out of their playing rotations […]

Fun, Individual Shooting Drill

October 16, 2025 hoopcoach 4 comments

Really good individual shooting drill that can be made competitive via score and timing the drill. My wife and I think the scoring system is flawed. […]

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Post-Game Adjustments Checklist

October 16, 2025 Don Sicko No comments

In a past article, we discussed in-game adjustments. This post will focus post-game adjustments facing a quick turnaround. If one has an extended period of […]

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