Basketball Plays + Drills for Basketball

Tips for Basketball Players

Every player can be part junkyard dog. Be your team’s best practice player; it will pay dividends. Don’t specialize yourself so much that you become […]

Inside Portsmouth Invitational

May 28, 2026 Don Sicko No comments

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 […]

Staggered Ball Screen from Sideline – VCU

May 28, 2026 hoopcoach

Staggered Ball Screen Play that initiates from a sideline out of bounds situation. Good call for the end of a quarter or half to get […]

Basketball Plays

On the Ball Defense

May 27, 2026 Don Sicko 2 comments

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 […]

Zone Offense with strong focus on utilizing the Short Corner

May 27, 2026 hoopcoach No comments

Zone Offense with a strong focus on getting the ball into the short corner. The offense sometimes even utilizes wing players flashing into the short […]