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Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Diamond Quick Hitter
Here is a quick hitter I put together that would be a good end-of-game quick hitter that would give you a quality corner 3, wing PNR action, with a post duck-in. One might think that you could trap the wing as 1 comes around for the fake hand-off. However, if this gets trapped, 1 will be open in the corner as his guy will be involved in the trap. At this point, 1 will have a baseline driving lane while the post seals his defender.
Matthew Syed: Does Talent Trump Effort?
Coach Troy Culley shares this video with us that I think you will really find interesting. It is something we have all probably talked about within our own coaching communities. I would be interested to hear some of your comments after listening to the video.
Todd Schlimgen: New BLOG Contributor - Mount Marty College Practice Drills
Professional
Bio: Todd is a native of Scotland, SD and a graduate of
Scotland HS and SDSU. He started his career in Sisseton, SD where he taught
American History and was the 8th grade football and 9th grade boys' basketball
coach for 2 years. He then went to Colman-Egan HS for 3 years where he taught
Spanish 1 & 2, 6th-8th Social Studies, and World History. He coached Jr.
High and Asst. Varsity Football, Head Girls' Basketball, and Head Boys' and
Girls' Golf. The girls' basketball team went to 2 state tournaments with 4th
and 2nd place finishes. They won 3 DVC regular season championships and 3 DVC
tourney championships. They had a record of 66-7 during his 3 seasons there.
The girls' golf team also won 3 DVC championships and qualified for 3 State B
Tournaments where they finished 4th, 2nd, and 5th to go along with an
individual boy taking a 2nd place finish at state. He then went to Harrisburg
HS for 1 year teaching Spanish 1 and was the Head Girls' Basketball Coach. They
went 13-9 and lost in the district championship. Since 2009, Todd has been an
Assistant Women's Basketball Coach and Assistant Men's and Women's Golf Coach
at Mount Marty College.
Coach Schlimgen is showing us some great shooting drills that they use at Mount Marty College. These drills are high in intensity, give players a lot of repetitions and are competitive. All characteristics of a a good drill.
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Practice Shooting Drills
As practice closes in for most of us, we are starting to narrow down specific drills that fit within out philosophy of the game. I think that can be one of most challenging yet most fulfilling elements of practice planning. I like the challenge of evaluating an existing drill and tweaking it to fit our style at Tea Area. Our head coach is very good about analyzing what we do and modifying existing drills to fit our system.
Therefore, my challenge today is for you to evaluate the shooting drills that I am going to share with you and modify them to fit your philosophy on footwork, offensive actions, and so on.
Therefore, my challenge today is for you to evaluate the shooting drills that I am going to share with you and modify them to fit your philosophy on footwork, offensive actions, and so on.
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
2-3 High Offenses
The 2-3 high offense offers a variety of different offensive actions. One of the most prominent offenses out of this formation is the Princeton offense. It allows for good cutting, screening and driving actions from the wing. I hope you find these various 2-3 high offenses beneficial.
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Sean Miller: Practice Drills
If you are like me, I am always looking for a new drill that I can adopt or modify to fit our style of play. Sean Miller is a great coach who has some great practice drills that I think you will all like.
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
David Saur: Relationships With Your Players
Relationships with our players…
As the season has begun for division 1 college basketball teams and the rest of the country soon to follow I wanted to touch on something that sometimes gets lost in the daily grind of a season but plays a huge role in the success of every team.
It is my belief that the better relationship you are able to build with your players the better chance you give your team to be successful. Of course NOTHING replaces talent, skill, toughness and execution but the deeper the bond you are able to build with your kids the more you will be able to get out of them. You will never be able to build the same bond with every player on your team but I believe the head coach must develop that bond with the core of his or her team. Assistant coaches play a major role in these relationships by creating a supplement to the bond the head coach has built with your team’s core but also building a relationship those players outside of that core. As those players often times can move a team in either direction on the success ladder.
From my experience it takes many attempts at spending time with your players on and off the basketball floor. I am certain that a player must KNOW a minimum of three things without question to have complete trust of you and ultimately push themselves to a point they never imagined they could reach. First a player must believe you truly care about them as a person and their success not only on the court but off it. You can build this bond through strictly life, school and personal conversations never once reaching the topic of basketball. I have found players find this time refreshing and you can often learn a lot more about your player than you ever thought through a simple conversation. The next thing a player must feel from you is that you believe in them as a basketball player. No matter how frustrated you might be with a certain player you must find a way to communicate your believe in your players ability and communicate your desire to help them reach their full potential together. That it’s a shared journey. I have found players really appreciate a coach who is not only demanding but believing. A few words of encouragement go a long way. The final thing a players needs from you is honesty. No matter how hard the truth might be for a player to hear you must give it to them straight up. If you are able to convince a player of my first two points first, this one is much easier for a player to hear. At the end of the day your players want to know exactly where they stand, they hate the grey area just as much as you do as a coach.
Call your players, text your players, talk with them after practice and even share a meal with them one on one. Just like building a relationship with that girl/guy you just met it takes time to build trust. Spend the time and give the effort and you can build a strong bond with your players…..Its more about the Susie’s and Joe’s than the X’s and O’s!
Dave Saur
Monday, October 7, 2013
Horns Zipper 2
I have been intrigued with zipper actions lately so I put together this set action that would be good for teams that have a strong PNR / DHO game. Hope that it is something that will help your playbook.
Golden State Horns 54 Slam
This is a set that I saw Golden State run last year that I found interesting, especially if you have a big who can attack off of the dribble.
Boston Celtics Punch 5
Doc Rivers is one of the best in the game at drawing up high scoring sets, especially out of time out situations. This is a set called Punch 5 and it is a nice quick hitter if you have a point guard who is good at shooting off screening actions. It also gives a nice post isolation as well.
Miami Heat Chest Get Set
Even though the Miami Heat have some amazing athletes, they run some of the best set actions in the NBA. Today, we are going to look at a set called Chest Get. It ends with a nice Side PNR action with a duck-in from the post and corner kick for a shooter
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Transition Offense
Well, it has been homecoming week here at our school and it has consumed most of my time and energy. With that being said, it has been a good week and the kids have been having fun. We have a big football game tomorrow night so I am excited to watch our players play a good game.
I thought I would share a variety of good transition drills that everyone can look at and modify to fit within their system. The one misconception that I see or hear when talking with coaches is that in order to be an effective transition team, you need to play like North Carolina, Grinnell, or VCU. The other misconception is that you have to have deep bench to have strong transition team. Being effective does not mean you have to push the ball as hard as you can and taking a shot within the first 10 seconds of the possession. Effective to me means that you use opportunistic situations to put pressure on the defense and hold them accountable for getting back on defense. Some games will allow for more opportunities than others.
Therefore, we are going to look at a number of transition resources. Some of these I have shared in my emails that I send out to those of you who subscribe, and others I have posted on here on my blog. Either way, I believe these resources can benefit any program. As always, take the elements that fit your team strengths. Hope they help.
I thought I would share a variety of good transition drills that everyone can look at and modify to fit within their system. The one misconception that I see or hear when talking with coaches is that in order to be an effective transition team, you need to play like North Carolina, Grinnell, or VCU. The other misconception is that you have to have deep bench to have strong transition team. Being effective does not mean you have to push the ball as hard as you can and taking a shot within the first 10 seconds of the possession. Effective to me means that you use opportunistic situations to put pressure on the defense and hold them accountable for getting back on defense. Some games will allow for more opportunities than others.
Therefore, we are going to look at a number of transition resources. Some of these I have shared in my emails that I send out to those of you who subscribe, and others I have posted on here on my blog. Either way, I believe these resources can benefit any program. As always, take the elements that fit your team strengths. Hope they help.
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