https://coachsclimb.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/impractical-jokers-ncaa-march-madness-breakdown-tru-tv-clippit.mp4 Belmont's Coach Byrd draws up a great late game Backscreen Pick & Pop for Three. https://coachsclimb.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ncaa-basketball-tournament-a-first-round-game-cbs-clippit.mp4 Minnesota gets a great look for Coffey following a Shuffle STS (Screen the Screener) flowing nicely into a Pindown DHO (Dribble Hand-Off), again for Three. https://coachsclimb.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ncaa-basketball-tournament-a-first-round-game-tbs-clippit.mp4 Possibly 1 of the plays of the night with Ja' Morant being … Continue reading Opening Round – Top 5 Thursday
Packline Passing Game
It is a 3v3 closeout drill that embeds our defensive principles with an offensive incentive to move the ball to score. We are looking to start with a simple 3-man closeout and off-ball positioning. Once the ball is passed around the horn, ball goes live. It looks a little something like this... Keep in mind … Continue reading Packline Passing Game
Shooting Form
Somewhere along the way, someone taught Shawn Marion how to shoot. It ended up looking like this. Not exactly the poster-child for shooting mechanics, but very fun to replicate in a game of H.O.R.S.E. Nothing taken away from"The Matrix," he was a highly decorated pro. Marion played 16 seasons amassed over 17,000 points, won a … Continue reading Shooting Form
Secondary Break
Is Pace-n-Space taking over the Secondary Break? In college I can specifically remember doing dummy progressions of our secondary break options. We would put 5-10 minutes on the clock going 5v0 running break after break - "Bulls, Carolina, Celtics, Chicago" ... I could still run these actions. The game is continually evolving to a faster … Continue reading Secondary Break
Sight of Hands
Offense sometimes try to incorporate false action as an attempt to decoy defenders to create space for driving opportunities. So, defenses opt to use more of an optical illusion in effort to visually shrink the floor discouraging penetration. The art of deception plays a role in effectiveness on both ends of the floor. When in … Continue reading Sight of Hands
Exploiting Baseline
Exhibit A for why I hate giving offensive players an advantage on closeouts or stance. First off - I get it. The Storm won the WNBA Championship last night, so it is not conducive to use a clip showing the eventual WNBA Champions getting beat on one possession. Not only are they winning by 16 … Continue reading Exploiting Baseline
Create Your Own Opportunities
*Video provided by YouTube and Alan Stein & StrongerTeam It is not uncommon to associate yourself with the pedestal of the coach's circle, or think you're at the bottom of the totem pole - hell, the tagline to my own blog is "A Coach's Climb" referring to a figurative ladder that all aspiring coaches are expected to climb in … Continue reading Create Your Own Opportunities
Building Trust
"They won't care how much you know until they know how much you care." -- John Wooden, Former UCLA Head Coach
X’s and O’s
Time-out has been called. 15 seconds on the clock with the ball placed side out closest to the bench. The players are sitting on the bench waiting for your call that will determine the outcome of the game. You already discussed strategy with the coaches to see if there any weaknesses from previous scout, or … Continue reading X’s and O’s
Coach's Climb 