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 […]
High Fives – Improve Team Chemistry, Energy, and Excitement
A very simple way for you to improve your team’s chemistry, team energy, and just have more fun is to encourage more high fives, chest bumps, fist bumps, and so on. I read somewhere that NBA teams whose players had the most physical contact during games early in the season were the most successful down the […]
Practice Plan and Drills – Summer Team Camp Day 4
Here’s the plan for day 4 of the youth summer skills camp for our 5th grade team. Practice Plan – Team Camp Day 4 Pre-practice routine – Acknowledge & talk with each player Defense Star close outs 5on5 shell – no movement. dribble every time. Dribbling and Defense Dribble tag – everyone is it. 1 pt […]
Practice Plan and Drills – Summer Team Camp Day 2 and 3
The format for day 2 and 3 were very similar to day 1. So I’ll just post a few adjustments that we made. Here’s what we changed on day 2 and 3… We ran shell drill from a 4 out 1 in formation instead of 5 out. This allows us to teach “post positioning” and […]
Practice Plan and Drills – Summer Team Camp Day 1
A few weeks ago, a number of coaches replied and wanted more details about our youth summer camp that was extremely productive for us. Here’s the practice plan and drills that I used for the first day of the team camp. I deviated and improvised at times — but for the most part we stuck […]
Updates – New Video, Motion Offense Shoot, and Getting Back to Camp Details
Sorry I haven’t been able to blog more about the details of our youth summer camp yet. Quite a few coaches wanted drills, practice plans, etc… I’ve been busy filming more drills for our ballhandling & footwork workouts and just finished a week long video shoot with Don Kelbick for a new motion offense DVD set […]
New (At Home) Ballhandling & Footwork Workouts and Technology That I Use
I have some new workouts and technology that I’d like to tell you about… The workouts were designed by me — so if you don’t like them you can blame me!! I spent the last 12 months developing ballhandling and footwork workouts that players can do in their driveway, their basement, on the court, or anywhere […]
Summer Basketball Camp Drills – Part 1 (Pre-Practice Routine)
Since several coaches contacted me wanting more info about our summer team camp, I’m writing a few blog posts explaining the drills and details about the camp… The first thing we did at the camp was teach our players a new “pre-practice routine”. We implemented a pre-practice routine last year and I loved it! I […]
Run a Summer Skills Camp for Your Team – It’s Incredibly Productive
Last year I tried something new. We ran a 4-day summer skills camp for my daughter’s 4th grade basketball team. It was VERY productive! So I tried it again this summer as 5th graders… We just finished the camp and it was incredibly productive again. It’s one of the best things I have done and […]
Fill and Backdoor Cut Drill – Improve Team Offense & Skills at the Same Time
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 […]
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