Watch as Coach Fred Williams explains and demonstrates the Chair Pivot Shooting Drill. The drill is in game-speed for 35 seconds and the focus is on the pivot, staying low, and driving for a layup. […]
Four Around One Space Drill with Dedrique Taylor – California State Univ., Fullerton
Watch as Coach Dedrique Taylor explains, and players demonstrate the Four Around One Space Drill. The focus is to create spacing and ball movement so someone has a shot. The drill can be run from […]
Finishing Drills with Zak Boisvert – St. Louis Univ.
Watch as Coach Zak Boisvert explains and players demonstrate these six finishing drills. Coach believes in placing his players in situations where they have an advantage and seeing if they can keep the advantage to […]
Elbow Throws Shooting and Footwork Drill with Andrew Secor – #MakeShots Basketball Training
Watch as Coach Andrew Secor explains, and players demonstrate this elbow throws shooting drill. This is a 3-player drill with the offensive player receiving the ball from the top, letting it bounce once then catching […]
The Sports Nutrition Challenge Hiding in Plain Sight
By: Greta Jarvis, MS, MPH Founder of: Center for Active Women It was around sophomore year of high school when my classmates, teammates, and friends started restricting their eating: the Flat Belly Diet, the Cabbage […]
TABC Exclusive Mini Sessions: The Lost Art of Basketball Blobs with Meaghan Hodapp – Wylie East High School (TX)
The TABC Exclusive Mini Sessions, partnered with Basketball Coaches Insider, is for TABC Members ONLY! Meaghan Hodapp, Head Girls Basketball Coach at Wylie East High School in Wylie, TX, explains the lost art of Basketball […]
Good Shot, Great Shot Drill with Rodney Terry – ESPN
Watch as Coach Rodney Terry explains and players demonstrate the Good Shot, Great Shot Drill. This is a great ball sharing drill emphasizing making one more pass for a great shot. Players line up around […]
Defense: 1-On-1 Closeout Drill with Kim Barnes Arico – Univ. of Michigan
Watch as Coach Kim Barnes Arico explains that this competitive 1-on-1 closeout drill is one of her favorites. The drill emphasizes taking away the middle of the paint and forcing the opponent into uncomfortable positions.
Show Up and Don’t Miss the Game with Randy Fox – FoxPoint.Net
Watch as Randy Fox explains that leaders need to pursue excellence, not perfection, as perfection is not attainable or sustainable. He states that an individual can always be searching for the highest and best level […]
6 Make Shooting Drill with Brad Brownell – Clemson University
Watch as Coach Brad Brownell explains and players execute this 6-Make shooting drill. There are four shooting areas: left corner and wing, right corner and wing. Coach Brownell emphasizes sliding with the hands above the […]
Mindset: Stop Blaming & Complaining with Alan Stein, Jr.
Alan discusses awareness and mindset which may be the #1 separator from good to great and from great to elite. A winner’s mindset involves having extreme accountability and ownership for everything in your life. You […]
Communication
Originally Published in: The Coach’s Bulletin Board It’s not what we say, but what they hear. “The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” (George Bernard Shaw) NEGATIVE words […]
Bear 1-on-1 Defensive Drill with Dusty May – Univ. of Michigan
Watch as Coach Dusty May explains, and players demonstrate the Bear 1-on-1 Defensive Drill. The drill focuses on a defender’s gap positioning and responsibilities. When the offensive player catches the pass, the defender will swipe […]
Chair Closeout Drill with Stephanie Desmarais – Claudia Taylor ‘Lady Bird’ Johnson High School (TX)
Watch as Coach Stephanie Desmarais explains, and players demonstrate this chair closeout drill. The focus is on communication, contesting the shot, the distance between them and the opponent, and staying in a low wide stance. […]
Mental Toughness: A Skill That Can Be Developed with Dr. Colleen Hacker – Team USA / Pacific Lutheran Univ.
Watch as Dr. Colleen Hacker explains that mental toughness is a skill, and it can be developed. It is about how an individual responds to adversity, difficult situations, setbacks, and failure. Mental toughness is not […]
TABC Exclusive Mini Sessions: Lock Left Defense with Jason Cantwell – The Village School (TX)
The TABC Exclusive Mini Sessions, partnered with Basketball Coaches Insider, is for TABC Members ONLY! Watch as Jason Cantwell, Head Girls Basketball Coach at The Village School in Houston, TX, explains the lock left defense […]
Perfect Passing Drill with Chris Holtmann – DePaul Univ.
Watch as Coach Chris Holtmann explains and players demonstrate this perfect passing drill. The drill focuses on playing off penetration with six different actions: Drive to baseline – pass to drip shooter Drive to baseline […]
4v4 Drill with Jay Demings – USA Basketball
Watch as Jay Demings explains the 4×4 drill. This drill emphasizes passing and shooting. Divide your team into three groups of four players with the teams rotating in and out. The three rules of this […]
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 […]
Run & Gun Warmup Drill with Ken George – Hope College
Watch as Coach Ken George explains and players demonstrate the Run & Gun Warmup Drill, which is the final drill before practice starts. This is a 4-minute down-and-back drill with 3 shots taken at each […]
Neutral Thinking with Cori Close – UCLA
Watch as Coach Cori Close explains that she has changed her opinion on trying to get her players to be positive. She now encourages her players to get into neutral thinking which is expecting the […]
Ball Pressure Closeout Drill with Dwayne Stephens – Western Michigan Univ.
Watch as Coach Dwayne Stephens explains, and player demonstrates this ball control close out drill. He teaches defenders not to chop their feet when closing out. He stresses closing quickly with a high hand then […]
Around the World Big Man Drill with Saddi Washington – Michigan State Univ.
Watch as Coach Saddi Washington explains, and players demonstrate the ‘Around the World’ big man shooting and footwork drill. Each player must sprint around the cone and receive a pass and finish with a layup. […]
Running Effective Meetings
By: Rainer Martens & Robin S. Vealey Originally Published in: Successful Coaching Provided by: Human Kinetics Let’s face it, everyone would prefer fewer meetings, but they are necessary at times, and you need to be […]
Contesting Shots and Boxouts with Wes Miller – Univ. of Cincinnati
Watch as Coach Wes Miller explains, and with players demonstrates contesting shots and boxouts. Their rule on contesting a shot is to hit the ground and come back in to find the ball to help […]
Argentina Conditioning with Yolett McPhee-McCuin – Univ. of Mississippi
Watch as Coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin explains, and players demonstrate this passing and conditioning drill. This is a timed conditioning drill that usually is for one to three minutes but should be adjusted for your team.
Winning Thoughts Require Zero Talent with Jay Demings – USA Basketball
Watch as Jay Demings describes the meaning of ‘winning thoughts that require zero talent’. These thoughts do not require talent from your players but DO require effort. Being on time, work ethic, effort, body language, […]
Blockout Technique Drill with Greg Gard – Univ. of Wisconsin
Watch as Coach Greg Gard explains, and players demonstrate the “Blockout Technique Drill.” This drill consists of a line of four players, each approaching a trainer to simulate a blockout. A second variation of this […]
9-Dot Challenge with James Leath – Mental Performance Coach
Watch as Mental Performance Coach James Leath presents a group of athletes with the 9-Dot Challenge. The challenge has 4 rules and the athletes have 5 minutes to work by themselves, then with a partner, […]
Open Culture
Originally Published in: Raise Your Game Another important part of culture is a sense of openness. If no one shares what they think, the culture becomes one of fear, suspicion, and failure. Problems fester […]