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Many of us struggle, even annually, to come up with an offensive scheme that best suits our personnel-especially if we have little or no control of our roster. Even when we are in a recruiting situation, players who we thought could do certain things don’t pan out for various reasons. Read More
Simple, effective transition offense drill with UConn Coach Geno Auriemma.
Recent FIBA Clinic with Golden State Warriors associate head coach Mike Brown, going over early offense flow and how this is crucial to dominating the game. The clinic is done completely “on-court” and certainly worth taking a few minutes to learn some of the principles and subtleties of the most Read More
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_jNqB2nYMM?wmode=opaque&w=560&h=315] Good drill for working on defense, scoring with limited dribbles and toughening players up.
Mention the word pivoting to many players and some coaches and they’re apt to give you a blank stare or look like they have a stick in their eye. When was the last time you saw a player practicing pivoting on his own or heard a coach lecture on pivoting Read More
In watching a lot basketball at the high school, collegiate and NBA levels, I’m always reminded that the best coached teams and players at all three levels are fundamentally grounded in the same basic way: Each player who catches and “faces up”-“fights” to square to the basket-no matter how great Read More