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How To Develop Great Spacing On Offense – Spacing Drills For Your Motion Offense

December 1, 2015 by Jeff Haefner 1 Comment

I explain motion offense to our teams in two sentences… “We want spacing and ball movement until we get a good shot. Get all the rebounds and loose balls.” That’s how I explain it to our 3rd graders, 5th graders, and 10th graders.  Everything we teach comes from that.  Those words are repeated hundreds of times […]

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5th Grade Girls Practice Plan #2

November 14, 2015 by Jeff Haefner 2 Comments

This was a really good practice for our 5th grade team.  Worked hard and played really good during the scrimmage…  HUGE improvement from our first practice! Emphasis for Players – Communication, Leadership, and Hustle Plays (Effort) Celebrate successes and effort. Chest bumps, high 5s, fist bumps. Communicate in all drills. Block 1 (6:30) – Shooting, Footwork & […]

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3rd Grade Boys Basketball Practice Plan #5

November 10, 2015 by Jeff Haefner 3 Comments

Even though this practice plan is for 3rd graders (8 and 9 year olds), you can get ideas and use these drills for other age levels. I use many of these same drills below in our 5th grade and high school practices.  I’ll post some of those plans too once we start practices for the older […]

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It’s Not Christmas – No gifts for our opponent!

November 3, 2015 by Jeff Haefner 4 Comments

I found this saying in the UC coaching clinic notes that I really like… “It’s not Christmas”. Meaning – No gifts for our opponent. Examples: Layups Free throws Bad fouls Open 3’s for good shooter Turnovers for touchdown This fits my coaching philosophy and seems like a good way to get young athletes playing the right way. […]

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3rd Grade Boys Basketball Practice Plan #4

October 30, 2015 by Jeff Haefner 6 Comments

Here’s our practice plan for 3rd grade boys basketball. It was a good practice… fast paced. I’ve bee using “blocks” for our practices lately. It’s usually 15 minutes for each block, which makes it easier for me to stay on track… I know I should finish a block every quarter hour. I have a parent […]

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Learning About Basketball In Your Car – Listening to Podcasts

October 24, 2015 by Jeff Haefner Leave a Comment

When I’m in the car, I like to listen to podcasts and learn about basketball.  Not only does it make time go much faster (avoid boredom) but I also get to learn about basketball and improve as a coach. Yesterday I listened to Episode #9 – The Magic Words and Workouts That Took An Unknown […]

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New Article and Training on the Edge

October 23, 2015 by Jeff Haefner Leave a Comment

I posted a new article on Breakthrough called 10 Creative Passing & Footwork Drills You Can Do On Your Own – NO Partner Needed. This might be something you can give to your players so they can work on their skills on their own. Train on the Edge! In the article, I mentioned a new […]

Filed Under: Player Development

Our Transition Offense. Super Simple.

October 7, 2015 by Jeff Haefner Leave a Comment

We run a really simple transition offense.  I run this with our 3rd and 5th grade youth teams.  I also plan to run this with our 10th grade high school team this year. In the half court, we run a 5 out motion offense.  I mention this because I think it’s important for your transition […]

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Posted a New Article / Drill Progression on Breakthrough

September 22, 2015 by Jeff Haefner Leave a Comment

Here’s a new article I wrote up and posted on Breakthrough… 11 Drill Progressions to Improve Your Ballhandling and 1v1 Dribbling Moves I think it’s pretty good, but since I wrote it I guess I’m a bit biased.    

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How To Get ALL Your Players Sprinting Back In Transition Defense

September 16, 2015 by Jeff Haefner 3 Comments

We all know the FIRST THREE STEPS are critical for getting back into good transition defense.  Those first three steps must be a sprint!  In most cases, if the first three steps are a sprint, the following steps will follow suit and players will be in a good position to stop the ball. But how do […]

Filed Under: 5th grade basketball, Defense, Strategy

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I’m a basketball coach, skill development trainer, and Co-Owner of Breakthrough Basketball. I currently live in Marion, Iowa with my wife, two kids, and our golden retriever (Izzy).

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