Watch as Coach Matt Brown explains, and players demonstrate this windup face dodge off the swing pass drill. The emphasis is to freeze the defense by using the windup and preventing an easy defensive flow.
Defensive Shuttle Drill with Sarah Kellner – Regis University
Watch as Coach Sarah Kellner explains and players demonstrate this defensive shuttle drill. The drill consists of three attackers and one defender with defensive emphasis on approach and body position. The defender is forcing the […]
How the “Why?” Generation Is Making Coaches Better with Stephen Mackey – 2Words Character Development
Stephen Mackey gives an interesting take on how today’s generation always asking ‘why?’ can make your coaches better. When coaches communicate, they should always start with ‘yes’ and not ‘no’. If you start with ‘no’, […]
Slow-Motion Approaches with Dave Pietramala – Syracuse Univ.
Watch as Coach Dave Pietramala explains, and players demonstrate the technique and positioning for a defender’s slow-motion approach. He wants the defender to be fat with the outside shoulder on the offensive player’s inside shoulder. […]
Communicating Your Vision with Dr. Alex Auerbach – Toronto Raptors
Watch as Dr. Alex Auerbach discusses setting goals on a vision. Great coaches have the ability to communicate to an individual or team on what they can accomplish and convey the belief that they can […]
Buying In
By: Alan Stein, Jr. Originally Published in: Raise Your Game Buy-in means that the members of your organization choose to embrace, share, and maintain the culture a coach is trying to create. A culture doesn’t […]
Two-Man Game: Wall Pick with Chris Wojcik and Ryder Garnsey – Univ. of Notre Dame
Watch as Coaches Chris Wojcik and Ryder Garnsey explain, and players demonstrate this two-man game wall pick. The goal is to create horizontal as well as vertical spacing with these picks. Without vertical space, it […]
Sidestep and Switch Shooting Drill with Ryan Moran – UMBC
Watch as Coach Ryan Moran explains, and players demonstrate this sidestep and switch shooting drill. The player will be told to go as there is no feed in and they will execute a sidestep switch […]
Hazing in Athletics
Hazing in Athletics: A Culture that the Realm of Athletics and Coaching May Unknowingly Contribute To! By: Rick Farnham, Retired AD – University of Vermont Athletics have always professed that “sports build character,” but it […]