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Coaching Basketball Practices Effectively: Key Points to Consider

Coaching Basketball Practices Effectively: Key Points to Consider

Concepts for effective early-season practice planning

Zone Offense Fundamentals and Core Concepts

Zone Offense Fundamentals and Core Concepts

One of the more common requests that I receive from coaches of all ages is for a good zone offense:
That is a difficult request for me to answer, mainly because I usually don’t know the first thing about their team, other than occasional mention of the age group they coach. I can’t give a good [...]

3 tips for more efficient practices – teaching players to run plays

Coach Logan had a great question about tactics for teaching (and running) plays to your team. Q: Do you have any tips on coaching players who have difficulty remembering their assignments? We’re planning to run several sessions in practice next week where we call them to two huddles (offense and defense), take 45 seconds to [...]

Being Prepared vs. Over-Coaching: A Fine Line

This is the second in a series of coaching articles that analyzes, and questions, some common coaching practices. The first article took a look at the nature of player-coach relationships the coach’s role in that relationship. This article takes a look at a common coaching principle, one that most of us hear, and say, time [...]

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