Basketball Plays + Drills for Basketball

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.

What is a “good” basketball possession?

October 15, 2025 Don Sicko 3 comments

Would You Rather Score or Have a Good Possession? Obviously, the answer is both but realistically if you have 70 possessions in a game, for […]

Toughness: Real Goals For Every Team

October 15, 2025 Don Sicko No comments

Yesterday I watched Coach Tom Izzo’s Michigan St. Spartans practice and even though they were basically reviewing all their offense and defense in preparation for […]

Basketball In-Season Training Principles

October 15, 2025 Jon Sanderson No comments

Educate your athletes on the importance of training In-Season; they have to “buy in.” Program low volume rep schemes. High volume training can possibly lead […]

System For Conducting Tryouts

October 15, 2025 Don Sicko 1 comment

For the states that have already started high school and youth basketball, this article is probably moot for this season. But, those of you in […]

Free Technology That Makes Coaches Lives Easier – (Updated)

October 15, 2025 Andy Dold No comments

Being a coach is time consuming enough. Between practices, workouts, weight lifting, parent meetings, more parent meetings and dealing with your school’s administration there really […]