Outlet, Weave & Jump Shot
in Basketball coaching, Basketball drills and skills, Passing drills
Complete the Starter Drill by focusing on outlet passing, hitting cutters in stride, finishing at the rim and knocking down pull-up jumpers. MORE
Use 2 Passes To Go Length Of Court
in Basketball coaching, Basketball plays
Avoid launching a long, low-probability pass with little time on the clock and rather get the ball into the hands of a guard, which makes for a shorter pass to the front court. MORE
Sharpen These Five Coaching Skills
in Basketball coaching, Coaching Philosophy
None of these skills have to do with Xs and Os but all of them can lead to more victories By Sue Phillips, head coach, Archbishop Mitty High School (San Jose, Calif.) girls team. 2018 Wilson Sporting Goods/WBCA High School National Coach of the Year Lost in the search for the best quick hitter or... MORE
5-Ball Shooting’ Is Controlled Chaos
in Basketball coaching, Basketball drills and skills, Offense drills, Shooting drills
Your players are forced to communicate, hustle, shoot and score all while multiple basketballs are flying around the court and multiple players are participating. Why use it This drill combines outlet passing, sprinting the length of the floor, scoring on the move, following your own shot and keeping the pace moving. What’s also great about... MORE
Get Organised This Season
One area of basketball coaching I’ve noticed a big improvement from coaches on in recent years is in daily organization. Whenever I want to attend a local practice and reach out to a coach, more times than not I receive that coach’s entire season schedule broken down by day. There are practice or game times... MORE
Get the community involved in your team with your...
Bill Liley, who now coaches at Newton High in Iowa, explained to an audience at a Seattle clinic a few years back (Liley is a Seattle native) that when at Eastside Catholic, he hosted an annual Orange & Blue Night in the school’s gymnasium. While his event typically took place during the holiday break, it... MORE
A Nationwide Shot Clock?
Today I want to talk about a hot topic right now – a nationwide shot clock. I recently learned that states using a shot clock are actually out of compliance with the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), meaning they technically can’t vote on potential other rule changes in that sport. Every survey... MORE
The Great Trophy Debate
My 7-year-old daughter’s basketball season wrapped up a few weeks ago and we didn’t hand out trophies (we went to a local place for milkshakes – that was their “reward” for putting in the time and effort during the season). The year prior, we did. At this age, I don’t mind either way and see... MORE
Dave Thorson’s 3 Vs
Dave Thorson recently led his De La Salle program (Minneapolis) to its sixth straight 3A state title in Minnesota. When he discusses buy-in from players, coaches should listen. Thorson spoke at a clinic I attended a while back, and shared his thoughts on the “3 V’s of Communication as a Leader” to the crowd on... MORE
Touch the Lines
I was attending a basketball clinic a couple years ago and heard something that was new to me – the presenting, very successful coach, Clif Wegner (Clackamas Community College in Oregon) said his mantra was “We Touch The Lines.” It seems simple enough but I think there’s something really key in this. “We have a... MORE
