When you choose your EOG plays, choose/design plays that work against both man and zone. (Sneaky is an example). That way if the coach changes defense during a time out, the play you drew up still works. Plus it takes you less time to teach them (because you have fewer plays).
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If you watched the Bulls last night (who won by the way), you would have seen Derrick Rose commit numerous turnovers and shoot multiple air balls in the 4th quarter. I remember at least two shots that totally missed everything. Complete air balls! Yet D-Rose stayed aggressive. He still wanted the ball. He didn’t hesitate
I don’t know about you but I watched quite a few of the state playoff games in Iowa recently. I noticed a few things we could all learn from. I’m sure if you watched in other states you noticed the same things happened all across the country. Every team that made it far in the
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I believe there are two things all basketball offenses should do, no matter what type of defense you face, or what your players’ strengths might be. And I think too many coaches get away from this… First, I believe you should always try to get the ball inside against ALL types of zone and man
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I came across this article by Jay Bilas. It’s a really good article that I think parents and youth coaches should read. If you want your child and/or players to get better, you should be aware of what Jay Bilas says in this article: http://assets.espn.go.com/ncb/columns/bilas_jay/1488688.html He makes a really good point about the difference between
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Hi All, We’re super excited to announce our NEW DVD developed by Bob Bigelow – one of the world’s leading authorities on youth basketball and training youth coaches!! Bob is a former NBA player who has spent the last 20 years studying youth sports and youth basketball, and has given hundreds of clinics to youth
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We released a new Post Development and Footwork book with 2 SPECIAL offers only available THIS WEEK… You can check out the new Book and special offers here: http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/pr/post-play.html Those of you that have been follow us for a while know that we have never said anything like this before… But for the first time,
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According to coaches that subscribe to our newsletter, one of the BIGGEST challenges they face is motivating players on a consistent basis! We all know it can be extremely difficult to get players to stay focused and work hard the entire season. Yet, player motivation can have a dramatic effect on your success… By effectively
We believe that all coaches should proactively FIX and take time to IMPROVE their players shooting stroke after the season is over. Why is this so important and why should you do this after the season? For starters, I guarantee that you have at least a couple players on your team that have detrimental shooting
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We just wrapped up our bonus tele-seminar for customers that ordered the Motion Offense eBook last night… During the tele-seminar a few youth coaches asked some very good and interesting questions. One question in particular was… “I coach 5th grade girls. We only practice once a week for one hour. What would you recommend that
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