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Basketball Drills
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Rebounding Tips
This question comes from Derek Fulwiler, a friend, former player, coaching peer, and Head Varsity Girls Coach at Ballard High School in Seattle, Washington. Q: Any Tips on Offensive Rebounding? A: This is a broad topic, with a broad variety of possible
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Motion Offense
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Flex Offense basketball coaching guide
The complete flex offense broken-down for coaches at all levels.
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1-4 high delay game
5 minute animated video tutorial now included at the end of this page! This is a very simple delay game that can be run out a 1-4 high set. It can be used to preserve a late-game lead. This set can
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Basketball Press Break
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Zone Press Breaker
In response to a question posted by Coach Jeff on 4/18/2008
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Beating a man to man trapping press
A simple and astonishingly effective approach to handling man to man pressure.
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Basketball Defense Drills
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Shell Drill: Baseline Penetration
Defending baseline penetration: Most half court man to man defenses in today’s game try to influence the ball handler to the sideline when the ball is in the middle of the floor and towards the baseline when the ball is
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6 on 4 Shell Drill
The 6 on 4 shell is really just an extension of the 4 on 4 baseline penetration version of the shell with two added advantages: 1. It utilizes more players (keeping players active and involved), and 2. It places specific
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Basketball Shooting Drills
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The best basketball shooting drill out there
3 men, 2 balls Purpose: To repetitively drill spot up shooting and following the shot. Organization: 3 players per hoop. Players 1 and 2 stand at either elbow with a ball. Player 3 stands in the short corner Procedure: 1. On the whistle, player 1: Shoots Rebounds his shot
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Team Free Throw Shooting Drill: 2 Line Free Throws
An excellent drill for shooting free throws under game conditions
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Basketball Plays
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Zone Press Breaker
In response to a question posted by Coach Jeff on 4/18/2008
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Basketball Quick hitters : Thirty One
This quick hitter is a situational play that should only be run for an athletic guard who can catch and finish near the rim. 31 probably should not be part of a team’s regular offensive attack, and with very few exceptions
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Other Recent Articles
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Coaches Academy Webinar: Coaching Mental Toughness
Announcing a free basketball coaching webinar this Thursday on Coaching Mental Toughness, held by Coaches Academy. Register now to secure your seat.
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Competitive Basketball Practices: Q&A
How to
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reinforce positive outcomes
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Ask the Coach: Influencing the dribbler
Q: On M2M defense, do you turn a man baseline or middle and why?
A: A lot of how you defend the perimeter depends on the size of your big players. Generally speaking, I like to influence the dribbler towards the baseline for the following reason: When we rotate out to help against a player on [...] -
Low Post Defense – Full-Front
After receiving several questions about how to defend the low post, I put together 3 articles that act as a primer on the three most prominent approaches to low post defense – full-fronting, playing behind, and 3/4 denial . My personal preference to to full-front the low post, my it is important to note [...]
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A different look at Isiah Thomas
This is a blog posting that I put up several months ago, during the Isiah Thomas/Knicks sexual harassment case. My views on this issue have been unpopular to say the least, though I didn’t get even one online response despite posting this article in at least 10 blogs. In fact, this posting seemed to be [...]
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5-Out Motion-Entry – Animated Basketball Play: Down
Down is a motion offense entry set that creates basket-area mismatches and scoring opportunities for good shooting guards.
