If you want basketball players, you have to help them develop. Teach your players the game.
PostWorkout Transition Sprint layups Rim run post Seal & follow ball Trailer shot Shot fake (1 on dribble) Rip through Progression shot jump- reverse (Hand-off) (Roll on downscreen) (Sweep action) Pitch Ahead Series Screen (Lob) Roll/Wedge way back Roll, locate& finish (spin) Roll, seal- across lane (high-low) Corner of back board Low Post Series Drop...
Concepts Shooting is Repetition The difference between a good shooter and a great shooter is about 30,000 shots in the summer. Dick Motta This repetition is even more important than the fundamentals. There have been great shooters who have glaring flaws in their fundamentals. The consistency of the repetition, however, overcame the poor fundamentals...
Concepts Balance leads to Quickness. Most players violate the 5th Principle of Balance and thereby greatly impede their quickness. Balance, along with Footwork, must precede all fundamental teaching. It is interesting that the only coach who seems to have fully emphasized the Principles of Balance in his teaching was arguably the most successful coach in...
Use this basketball shooting workout as a preseason workout for your players. It can even be used in the early season or during the season when you want to get in a good shooting session. Players can certainly perform this workout individually but if you have gym time and space available have all your players...
The following 9 post moves are designed to take advantage of the open baseline when the defender is playing close and to the middle. The moves are either on the catch or created through solid footwork. Baseline Power Move 1 When looking over the inside shoulder, the post player sees that the defender is playing...
You will often find your team going up against another team who has a deadly accurate shooter. He may not only be accurate, but he may understand how to move without the basketball, how to read the defense, and how to catch in a position to shoot quickly. A good shooter can be difficult to...
Rebounding is an essential part of winning basketball games. I wont say its overlooked, but I think many coaches dont emphasize the importance enough. Games are won and lost in a variety of ways but if your team consistently loses the rebounding battle, you will find yourself on the losing end more frequently. Rebounding is...
At all levels of basketball there is a fine line between shooting ability. There are great, good, average, and awful shooters yet most all of these think they are in the good category at a minimum. In my 34 years of coaching Ive worked with all types of shooters and scorers. As a graduate assistant...
Individual defensive techniques are very important in your overall defensive scheme. These ideas and tactics should be emphasized with your players as you teach one-on-one skills within your overall team defense. We know the importance of helpside defense and how a good team defense can utterly disrupt an opponent, however, each individual defender must also...
Purpose: To work on and improve shooting with the variety of shots and moves in this shooting drill that can be performed alone or with a partner. Drill: You need a partner, a basketball, and a basket. The drill is performed as follows: First 5: Layups off of one or two feet guarded by teammate....