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Two Key Concepts to Improve Screening and Cutting in ANY Offense
While my preferred offense is motion offense, every successful offense in the game of basketball utilizes some form of screening and cutting. Sadly, both coaches and players seldom view the acts of screening and cutting off a screen as essential, … Continue reading
Developing Skills for Players by Position – Post Players
In a previous post I discussed the need for all players to master certain key fundamental skills. I also included two excerpts from my new book Fine Tuning Your Team’s Position Play, providing information on concepts for point guards. In … Continue reading
Developing Basketball Skills for Players by Position
Basketball is one of the hardest sports to master due to the simple fact there are so many skills each player must master. Regardless of the position played, players must have basic footwork skills, be able to play one-on-one defense … Continue reading
Thanks to the Coaches Who Buy My Books! Number One on Amazon Again!
I want to thank all the coaches who have shown their support for my efforts to share what I have learned about the great game of basketball and coaching! (Not to mention help pay some bills) I checked the Top … Continue reading
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Five Drills/Concepts for Emphasizing Rebounding
Regardless of your style of play, rebounding is an essential component to winning basketball games! Here are several concepts and drills to build excellent rebounding habits. Assign an Assistant – Emphasize! Sounds too easy? Try this approach and see the … Continue reading
Video of Great Live Dribble Move – John Stockton no less!
Below is a link to a great live dribble move called shoulder to hip. It is a way to get past a good defender once the ball handler has initiated the dribble. I wish I had dreamed this move up! … Continue reading
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Downloads Page is Now Handouts/Clinic Notes Page!
The good folks at Hyperlinks Media who design and maintain my website for me have rebuilt the Downloads page. The name has been changed to Handouts/Clinic Notes and I now have the ability to organize notes and handouts by type. … Continue reading
New Graduate Program in Coaching!
My college alma mater, Greenville College, has announced it is starting a new Master’s program in coaching. You may never have heard of Greenville College, but it turns out coaches who go on to be very successful in a wide … Continue reading
Fine Tuning Your Team’s Position Play to be Available Soon!
The next book in the Fine Tuning Series, Fine Tuning Your Team’s Position Play, will be available soon on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. For those who like eBooks, it will be some time before this book is available in … Continue reading
From Teach to Win: Rewarding Intangibles
Rewarding the Intangibles of Sport Players do what their coach emphasizes. If a coach teaches fundamentals but never requires players to use these skills in a game, players will quickly learn the coach only pays lip service to fundamentals and … Continue reading