By: Wade Gilbert Originally Published in: Coaching Better Every Season Provided by: Human Kinetics Athletes will never reach their peak performance unless a deliberate and sustained effort to teach and build trusting relationships occurs […]
Two-Ball Finishing Drill with Saddi Washington – Michigan State Univ.
Watch as Coach Saddi Washington explains, and the Bigs demonstrate this two-ball finishing drill. The goal is to get 20 makes in 20 seconds. Although this drill involves the Bigs, it can be used for […]
6-Minute Shooting Drill with Teri Moren – Indiana Univ.
Watch as Coach Teri Moren explains, and players demonstrate this 6-minute shooting drill. The drill consists of three types of shots: basket cut layups, sweep pull-ups, and rhythm threes. Each shot is timed for one […]
Transition Progression Drill with Vickie Benson – Westlake High School (TX)
Watch as Coach Vickie Benson explains and shows practice and game clips of this transition progression drill. The drill starts in the half court with 4 on 4, and with a steal or made basket, […]
3 Press: Defensive Matchups with Bucky McMillan – Texas A&M Univ.
Watch as Coach Bucky McMillan explains that the most important thing to their 3 press is how they match up. This is called the deny press, and the objective is to not let the opponent […]
Training and Stimulating Tendons and Ligaments with Cristian Plascencia – The Durable Athlete
Watch as Cristian Plascencia explains and players demonstrate these five warm-up exercises that train and stimulate a player’s tendons and ligaments. Cristian states that 85% of basketball injuries involve connective tissue injuries (tendons and ligaments). […]
The Decisive Intangible for All College Athlete Recruits
Author of Coaching Champions for Life, and many others: click here. Most college coaches have similar goals, philosophies, and priorities when recruiting athletes for their program. In short, they want people, athletes, and players who […]
Everything Starts with Rebounding – Brad Underwood – Univ. of Illinois
Watch as Coach Brad Underwood explains that everything starts with rebounding and having more opportunities to score is the result. Another plus is not having to run your offense against a set defense. Their transition […]
Circle-Up Scramble Drill with Bryan Smothers – Wayne State Univ.
Watch as Coach Bryan Smothers explains, and players demonstrate this timed circle-up scramble drill. The drill involves 3 defenders positioned under the basket with 4 offensive players on the perimeter. The defenders will move in […]
Parents and Guardians
By: Rainer Martens & Robin S. Vealey Originally Published in: Successful Coaching Many coaches find that the most challenging relationship to manage is their relationship with their athletes’ parents. This includes guardians, but we will […]
Commitments Will Determine Your Destiny with Cori Close – UCLA
Watch as Coach explains that she believes that your commitments, not your feelings or goals, will determine your destiny. Every week the players write down their commitments and share them with their buddy group. The […]
Pick and Roll Twist Turndown with Shaka Smart – Marquette Univ.
Watch as Coach Shaka Smart explains and demonstrates this pick and roll twist turndown which involves changing the angle of the pick. The Big runs up to set the pick and at the last moment […]
Develop Relationships with Alan Stein, Jr.
Watch as Alan Stein, Jr. discusses the importance of developing relationships with your players. Know your personnel and play to their strengths. Work with the players on their fundamentals and basics. Develop relationships with the […]
Rebounding: Hit – Find – Fetch with Tom Izzo – Michigan State Univ.
Watch as Coach Tom Izzo discusses, and players demonstrate box-out technique with this rebounding drill. The defensive player on a shot, will attack the offensive player, making contact. The offensive player will take two steps […]
The Lost Art of Basketball BLOBS with Meaghan Hodapp – Wylie East High School (TX)
Watch as Coach Meaghan Hodapp discusses the lost art of blobs (baseline out of bounds plays). She believes blobs are an opportunity to score easy points without setting up your offense. She will show diagrams […]
Around the Horn Passing with Mark Montgomery – Univ. of Detroit Mercy
Watch as Coach Mark Montgomery explains, and players demonstrate this “Around the Horn” passing drill. The drill has four players lined up around the perimeter. Every player will make an L or V cut to […]
The Butterfly Effect
Originally Published in: The Leadership Playbook One person can have such a strong effect on the world such as Martin Luther King, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Michael Jordan, and Mother Teresa. In the same way, […]
Finishing Drills with Zak Boisvert – St. Louis Univ.
Watch as Coach Zak Boisvert explains, and players demonstrate these five finishing drills. Coach believes in placing his players in situations where they have an advantage and seeing if they can keep the advantage to […]