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Comment on 100 Things I’ve Learned from Coaching at the College Level Part 1 by Coach M

Coach M — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:13:27 +0000

A lot of the same lessons I have learned over 20 years at the high school level! Thank you. That was very good.

Comment on Basketball Rebounding Drills by Coach M

Coach M — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:45:40 +0000

Could you send me a link to subscribe to this newsletter?

Thanks.

Comment on Finish the Game Pressure Free Throw Shooting Drill by admin

admin — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:57:42 +0000

Coach,

Thanks for adding in your drills! I know that others reading this will get a couple of good ideas to use from your comment.

Brian

Comment on Finish the Game Pressure Free Throw Shooting Drill by Coach M

Coach M — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:17:47 +0000

We have six baskets in our gym, 12 on our varsity, so we have the team split up 2 at a basket. One player from each basket shoots 2 free throws. We must make at least 8 of 12 or we run 3 sideline sprints. If it has been a particularly grueling practice, we will mix in push-ups, sit-ups, etc. The gym is quiet as they shoot and there is pressure with a consequence hanging over their head.

Another we do is to have all the players at one basket…each takes a turn shooting two free throws. The others scream and yell and try to distract them. The goal is to focus on form, “What do I need to do to make this free throw” to clear the mind. You can put a penalty on this one if you want to, as well.

Comment on Basketball Defensive Conversion Concepts by Coach Morris

Coach Morris — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:57:30 +0000

I have done drills very similar to these and they work very well. We call it “Scramble Drill”. But I have never put a set amount of time on the clock…that’s a good idea. Thanks coach.

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Basketball Defensive Conversion Concepts | Coaching Toolblog OQ China — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:51:18 +0000

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Comment on Basketball Coaching: Closing a Basketball Game by Ken Sartini

Ken Sartini — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:31:33 +0000

Great information Brian.
Using your scenario being up 8 with 2 minutes to go on the clock I was already putting that one in the W column.
We were usually a good free throw shooting team but a lot had to do with whether or not we were in the bonus. IF we were NOT in the bounus we were more aggressive to score…. we wanted to shoot free throws and if we were just holding it we would be playing into their hands… they could be physical and maybe get away with a foul, get a steal and score. So were looking to take it to the basket out of our Open Post Offense. We would not be shooting threes at this point of the game. IF we were in the bonus, then we would want them to foul us and only take a wide open lay up… nothing forced.
When the ref handed the ball to my shooter at the free throw line for the second shot, we would send a player up to sub… we make the shot, horn goes off and we sub setting up our safety press designed to get them to take time off the clock… just keeping the ball in front of us.

Comment on Steve Nash Advice for Point Guards by jeff menzi

jeff menzi — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:31:18 +0000

Good stuff
but what if you struggle on
becoming a score because
your always trying to pass ?
The pass 1st mentality seems to be
disturbing my offensive flow
for shooting

Comment on Getting More Possessions Than the Opponent by Ken Sartini

Ken Sartini — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:30:50 +0000

Brian,
You and I think a lot alike.. I am a firm believer that the team that controls the tempo has a great chance of getting the W. We ran the Open Post Offense and were looking for takes, back door lay ups and threes vs teams that got lazy on Defense. Of course we mixed in some sets here and there just to keep them off balance.

There were times when we did what we called “Cut 1″… this meant taking the clock down to the next minute… (EXAMPLE: if there was 6:40 on the clock we took it down into the 5s) We did this at any time during the game IF I thought that tempo was not in our favor. Of course, like you, we would take the lay up if that presented itself.

We also wanted the last shot of a quarter any time it was under 1 minute left. There are many reasons for this… keeps YOUR players from picking up a unnecessary foul, keeps your opponent from getting another shot, scoring and getting the momemtum in their favor.

I never thought about it as getting more possessions, I just wanted to control the tempo… teams don’t like it when YOU dictate the way the game is going to be played… especially on THEIR floor. I definately like that as an added bonus.

This was definately part of our “situations” at the end of practice and at times when we were running offense as part of our practice. I always told my players ” Any team can play good defense for 3 MAYBE 4 passes, how good are they at defending after 6-8 or more? ”
Break them down and get the shot YOU want, NOT the shot they want you to take.

Ken

Comment on The Road to Becoming a Good Basketball Player by hany tolba

hany tolba — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:25:07 +0000

my team under 16 years my team is verry good in the treaning but is verry bad in any game with any team spicial in last quarter game whay