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Fill and Backdoor Cut Drill – Improve Team Offense & Skills at the Same Time

May 24, 2015 by Jeff Haefner Leave a Comment

With most of our drills, we take a “piece” of our motion offense and turn it into a skill development combo drill.  This allows you to work more efficiently because you’re practicing your team offense and improving skills at the same time. Here’s a drill that incorporates the “filling to the ball” aspect of our offense […]

Filed Under: 4th Grade Basketball, Drills, Offense, Player Development

Posted a New Drill – Partner Pass and Pivot

May 14, 2015 by Jeff Haefner Leave a Comment

I just posted a new drill and video called Partner Pass and Pivot. This is one of my favorite drills to teach youth players footwork and passing.  We use this drill in almost every practice with beginners between the ages of 6 and 10 years old.  You can also use this drill as a “warm […]

Filed Under: 3rd Grade Basketball, 4th Grade Basketball, Drills, Player Development

Yes… I Do Play My Favorites

May 10, 2015 by Jeff Haefner 33 Comments

Photo credit: DSC_1480 via photopin (license) After reading the article I Do Have Favorites, written by an unknown author, I was inspired to write my own version… I’ll bet every coach has been accused of playing their favorites! I have yet to be directly accused of this by a parent.  But I’m certain a few […]

Filed Under: Positive Impact

Here’s an Excellent Video – Game Based Skill Drills

May 7, 2015 by Jeff Haefner Leave a Comment

This is a follow up to the previous post and video… A Games Approach to Teaching Basketball Skills. As I have mentioned, I’m a huge fan of game based learning drills.  They’re fun and better simulate what actually happens in a game… The traditional drills (ex: dribbling around cones) have their place in your practices.  However […]

Filed Under: Drills, Player Development, Practice Strategy

A Games Approach to Teaching Basketball Skills – Video & Drills

April 30, 2015 by Jeff Haefner 2 Comments

Below you’ll find an excellent video by Mike MacKay called A Games Approach to Teaching Basketball Skills. I’m a huge fan of game based drills and learning. This videos give you some really good drills and ideas on how to develop your players using “games approach”. You’ll also learn how to create your own drills […]

Filed Under: Drills, Player Development, Practice Strategy

Another Favorite Drill – Triangle Pass and Cut

April 25, 2015 by Jeff Haefner Leave a Comment

Here’s another one of my favorite drills…. Triangle Pass and Cut. We use this drill with our 4th grade girls team and our 10th grade boys team. I like this drill because it takes a piece of our offense (pass and cut) and allows us to work on our skills (passing, timing, lay ups) at […]

Filed Under: 4th Grade Basketball, Drills, Offense, Player Development

Favorite Drill – 1v1 Dribbling with Traps

April 24, 2015 by Jeff Haefner Leave a Comment

This is one of my favorite drills.  I use this drill with both my 4th grade girls team and 10th grade boys team. 1v1 Dribbling with Traps Less experienced players should play basic 1v1 drills first.  Once they master those basic drills and can consistently advance the ball in 1v1 situation, you can add the more […]

Filed Under: 4th Grade Basketball, Drills

Another Bo Ryan Article – How to Avoid Fouls

April 9, 2015 by Jeff Haefner Leave a Comment

Here’s another Bo Ryan article that gives you interesting insight into how he leads the nation each year in fewest committed fouls. Good read. http://www.si.com/college-basketball/2015/03/24/wisconsin-ncaa-tournament-fouls  

Filed Under: Stats, Strategy

The Secret Behind Bo Ryan’s Consistent Success

April 3, 2015 by Jeff Haefner Leave a Comment

I love Bo Ryan’s basketball coaching formula!  And I found an awesome article giving you insight behind his consistent success. As an Iowa fan that watches a lot of Big Ten basketball, I see Bo Ryan and the Wisconsin Badgers quite a bit.  It’s amazing what Bo Ryan gets accomplished every single year.  He has things […]

Filed Under: Strategy

4 Out 1 In Motion Offense Rules

March 23, 2015 by Jeff Haefner 76 Comments

With our 10th grade boys’ team, we ran a 4-out 1-in motion offense. We used this offense against man to man defense and ALL zone defenses. It worked great!! Other than a couple “end of quarter set plays”, we never changed what we ran. We always ran our 41 motion offense regardless of what defense […]

Filed Under: Offense

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About Me

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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