Watch as Coach Billy Goffney explains and players demonstrate this 10 shell diamond press drill. This shell drill is a great way to teach rotations for their 1-2-1-1 press without using a ball. Coach places […]
Chair Pivot Shooting Drill with Fred Williams – Auburn Univ.
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. […]
Shooting: Shakes and Pin Downs with Liam Simmons – Colorado Christian Univ.
Watch as Coach Liam Simmons explains, and players demonstrate this shake (Clippers) and pin downs (Celtics) shooting drill. Coach states that they prefer to shoot from their offense and run a lot of shakes and […]
Leadership is Authentic, Relentless, Selfless Service to a Cause with Colonel Craig Flowers – Sideline Leadership
Watch as Colonel Craig Flowers explains that the term leadership is often clouded by clichés. He explains that in its simplest form leadership is service to a cause. Many times, Coaches fail to define leadership, […]
NIL: What High School Students Need to Know
By: David T. Morris Author of: Student Athletes: Control Your Own Destiny NIL is an exciting opportunity for both college and high school athletes, but before you dive into name, image, and likeness deals as […]
Dribble Drive Shooting Drill with Hassan Nizam – Central Michigan Univ.
Watch as Coach Hassan Nizam explains, and players demonstrate this dribble drive shooting drill. This is a five-minute competitive drill with the players shooting from five different spots with the focus on game speed reps […]
Find the Passion and Spread the Joy with Carla Berube – Princeton Univ.
Watch as Coach Carla Berube discusses how she encourages everyone to have passion and to spread the joy. Enjoy being around your players and encourage the young adults you are coaching to enjoy and love […]
Leadership: What Type of Team Do You Want to Be? with Robert Grasso – La Jolla Country Day School (CA)
Robert Grasso discusses how coaches must determine with their players what type of standards and values they must set that define their teams. It is important to ask questions so that players understand why they […]
Pre-Season Practice Philosophy with Tad Boyle – Univ. of Colorado
Watch as Coach Tad Boyle explains his pre-season practice philosophy. His goal for every practice is to try to improve on one aspect of the offense and defense at every practice. Competition is also part […]
What Does it Take to Hold Someone Accountable? with Stephen Mackey – 2Words Character Development
Stephen Mackey explains that it takes expectation, equipping, and encouragement to teach students and athletes to be accountable. You can have a very high standard but if you don’t teach them how to achieve it, […]
Transition Attack 5 Out Transition, Strength and Weaknesses
By: Marty Gross Originally Published in: Transition Attack 5 Out Transition The 5-out motion offense is an alternative approach to transition and primary offense for basketball teams at any level, but especially youth basketball. It’s […]
TABC Exclusive Interview Series: Transition Progression with Vickie Benson – Westlake High School (TX)
The TABC Exclusive Interview Series, partnered with Basketball Coaches Insider, is for TABC Members ONLY! Watch as Coach Vickie Benson discusses offensive transition progression and how she makes her drills as game-like as possible. Some […]
Finishing: Reading the Defender with TJ Rosene – Emmanuel Univ.
Watch as Coach TJ Rosene explains, and players demonstrate these 3 finishing drills based on reading the defender. He emphasizes using a teaching methodology of teach – learn – compete. The drill starts with the […]
3-Point Shooting Test with Missy Traversi and Tony DiClemente – Army West Point
Watch as Coach Missy Traversi explains that her program has a 3-point shooting test that every player must pass. This is a pre-season test, with each shooter having 15 minutes to complete three 5-minute shooting […]
Helping Athletes Overcome Perfectionism with Stephen Mackey – 2Words Character Development
Watch as Stephen Mackey explains that athletes are dealing with pressure and expectations that come from the community and from themselves. Most athletes do not expect growth or personal best but instead, perfection. Athletes should […]
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 […]
Developing Athletes at Practice
By: Adam Sarancik Author of: Coaching Champions for Life “The best athletes have the most potential to be the best players.” Prior to, and possibly including 8th grade, I think all players benefit from playing […]
Post Play: Power Back Drill with Katie Abrahamson-Henderson – Univ. of Georgia
Watch as Coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson explains, and players demonstrate this power back drill. Many times, a player gets an offensive rebound and they put it back up but without any balance. The drill focuses on […]
5-Out Cutting Drill: 3-on-2 + 1 Cutters with Kyle Lintelman – McKinney Boyd High School (TX)
Watch as Coach Kyle Lintelman discusses cutting and the guideline his players use to determine when to cut based on where people drive and by reading the opponent’s defense. These guidelines are taught in a […]
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 […]
Where Your Shot Starts with Andrew Secor – #MakeShots Basketball Training
Watch as Coach Andrew Secor explains, and players demonstrate where your shots should start. There are 3 key steps to a shot: the height of the ball, how tight the ball is held, and the […]
Coaches’ Legal Duties
By: Rainer Martens & Robin S. Vealey Originally Published in: Successful Coaching Provided by: Human Kinetics Over the past 50 years, through thousands of lawsuits, the U.S. courts have defined and continued to define your […]
Transition: Cincinnati 1-On-1 Drill with Nate Oats – University of Alabama
Watch as Coach Nate Oats explains, and players demonstrate this Cincinnati 1-on-1 transition drill. The offense should have the advantage so that they become comfortable playing aggressively. Players should develop the mindset of being aggressive […]
Chair Dribbling Drill with Christina Camacho – Judson High School (TX)
Watch as Coach Christina Camacho explains, and players demonstrate this chair dribbling drill. This is a change of direction drill with the players attacking the chairs in one direction, using the right hand and returning […]
Guard Mikans with Bart Brooks – Belmont Univ.
Watch as Coach Bart Brooks explains, and players demonstrate these ‘Mikans.’ The drill starts with a dribble move, finishing with regular layups. The 2nd option is called ‘Goofies’ where the driver finishes with the right […]
Partner Passing Drill with Bryan Smothers – Wayne State Univ.
Watch as Coach Bryan Smothers explains, and players demonstrate these partner passing warmups. The drill starts with a volley using one hand and progresses to a “one bounce/one dribble, snap”. Variations include using one ball […]
Post Moves: Power Hook and Drop Step with Saddi Washington – Michigan State Univ.
Watch as Coach Saddi Washington explains, and players demonstrate these post moves. The post player receives a pass from the wing and will jab to the baseline then execute a power hook to the middle. […]
You Have Served and Served Well
By: Adam Sarancik Author of: Coaching Champions for Life There are very few certainties in life. In coaching, one of those certainties is that no matter the season, no matter the league, no matter the […]
Finish Drill with Rodney Terry – Univ. of Texas
Watch as Coach Rodney Terry explains, and players demonstrate this finish drill. The focus is to be able to play through contact, to shot fake and gather, and be able to finish. The players line […]
Practice Intensity with Kim Barnes Arico – Univ. of Michigan
Watch as Coach Kim Barnes Arico explains how her team wants to be the hardest working team in America and how to achieve this. The managers and staff keep practice points everyday which are based […]