Author of: Coaching Champions for Life “Players will likely forget what you said and what you did, but they will not likely forget how you made them feel.” Great coaching takes an incredible amount of […]
Kill Drill: 3 Stops In-A-Row with Jeff Boals – Ohio Univ.
Watch as Coach Jeff Boals explains, and players demonstrate this defensive kill drill. The objective is for the defenders to get 3 stops in a row without using their hands for the first 20 seconds. […]
Backdoor Layups Drill with Marisa Moseley – Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison
Watch as Coach Marisa Moseley explains, and players demonstrate this backdoor layups drill. This is a timed drill where guards will make a pass to the elbow, and the wing will execute a backdoor cut […]
Are You Building a Better You? with Chet Scott – Built to Lead
Watch as Chet Scott explains why it’s necessary to build a “better you” to be an effective leader. The way coaches regulate or react to a room influences the type of team they have. He […]
Flex & Back Cut Shooting Drill with Ed Cooley – Georgetown Univ.
Watch as Coach Ed Cooley explains, and players demonstrate this flex and back cut shooting drill. The players form two lines. One side will execute a flex cut then open and drop, receiving a pass […]
Leadership Drives the Culture with Jon Gordon – The Jon Gordon Companies
Watch as Jon Gordon explains that leadership drives culture. It is important to identify what you stand for, what you want to be known for, and what you value. Culture is not static, it is […]
Teaching Three Mistake Routines
By: Colleen M. Hacker Originally Published in: Achieving Excellence Provided by: Human Kinetics Flush It The idea with this routine is that it is important to flush a mistake or error. A toilet is flushed […]
Pick and Roll vs. a Trap with Shaka Smart – Marquette Univ.
Watch as Coach Shaka Smart explains, and players demonstrate these pick and roll options versus a trapping defense. A “go” is when the defender guarding the picker is approaching the trap and the picker slips […]
Ball Screens with Kelly Graves – Univ. of Oregon
Watch as Coach Kelly Graves explains, and players demonstrate a series of ball screen drills. The first drill is a pin down with a curl, a flair, and a counter. The drill progresses by adding […]
Being a Good Teammate
By: John Klessinger – South River High School (MD) Originally Published in: A Coach’s Manual Provided by: Championship Productions “Great players and great teams want to be driven. They want to be pushed to the […]
Defense Day with Romeo De La Garza – Johnny Economedes High School (TX)
Watch as Coach Romeo De La Garza explains and breaks down the daily defensive drills that emphasize the intensity, aggressiveness, and mindset that is necessary for his team to win basketball games. The following defensive […]
Gamecocks Finishing Drill with Saddi Washington – Michigan State Univ.
Watch as Coach Saddi Washington explains, and Bigs demonstrate the Gamecocks Finishing Drill. The drill starts with a Big passing the ball and running to the left side of the foul line where they must […]
Chair Shooting Drill with Christina Camacho – Antonian College Preparatory High School (TX)
Watch as Coach Christina Camacho explains, and players demonstrate this chair shooting drill. The drill consists of a shooter, a rebounder, and two players to place the balls on the chairs. The shooter will start […]
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’, […]
Assistant Coach Checklist
By: Denise Corlett – (Retired) Stanford University Originally Published in: Winning Ways of Women Coaches Provided by: Human Kinetics ☐ Always be loyal to your head coach, staff, and school. At some point you might […]
Closeout Drill with Brad Underwood – Univ. of Illinois
Watch as Coach Brad Underwood explains that closeouts are simple basics that they stress daily at Illinois. The drill focuses on high, quick hands and being able to contain the ball while pressuring. The players […]
Secondary Offense: Floppy with Brooke Atkinson – Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Watch as Coach Brooke Atkinson discusses, and players demonstrate a secondary offensive set called ‘Floppy’ that gives your center the option of a single or double screen to setup the shot.
3-Point Shooting: 35 Drill with Ric Wesley – (Retired) Grand Valley State Univ.
Watch as Coach Ric Wesley explains, and players demonstrate this 3-point shooting ’35 Drill.’ The drill is a 3-man weave, shooting 3s with misses rebounded and the ball kicked back to the shooter. This is […]
Culture Is Not a Sign or a Saying with Seth Greenberg – ESPN
Watch as Seth Greenberg explains that building your culture takes time. Culture is not a sign or a saying but how you live every day and how you carry yourself. It involves being consistent and […]
7 Key Steps for Making Ethical Decisions
By: Dan Gould & Cliff Mallett Originally Published in: Sport Coaches Handbook Provided by: Human Kinetics To help you make ethical decisions in your own coaching, here are seven key steps. Recognize that ethical decisions […]
Anxiety, Expectations, and Pressure with Dr. Lee Dorpfeld – Univ. of South Florida
Watch as Dr. Lee Dorpfeld explains how he teaches athletes that you cannot control what is going to happen in the future. All the time wasted on worrying about the future keeps you from the […]