Here’s an email I send to parents of our YOUTH TEAMS right before our first tournament. Feel free to get ideas or copy pieces of it for your own use. Before getting to the letter, keep in mind I have been coaching various levels for a long time. Things like “unequal playing time” might not be […]
How To Develop Great Spacing On Offense – Spacing Drills For Your Motion Offense
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 […]
5th Grade Girls Practice Plan #2
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 & […]
3rd Grade Boys Basketball Practice Plan #5
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 […]
It’s Not Christmas – No gifts for our opponent!
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. […]
3rd Grade Boys Basketball Practice Plan #4
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 […]
Learning About Basketball In Your Car – Listening to Podcasts
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 […]
New Article and Training on the Edge
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 […]
Our Transition Offense. Super Simple.
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 […]
Posted a New Article / Drill Progression on Breakthrough
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.