Inbounds Plays Tom Izzo

By Brian Williams on November 29, 2013

This post has two sample videos of sideline inbounds plays run by Michigan State Head Men’s Basketball Coach Tom Izzo.

Make sure your sound is on as you watch them.

Tom Izzo Side Out

This play is a good way to get a quick score inside that also has a couple of ways to get a 3 point shot when you need one late in a game.

For information on the DVD that this sample was taken from, click here: Tom Izzo: Winning Dead Ball Situations

Click the play arrow to see the video.

For information on the DVD that this sample was taken from, click here: Tom Izzo: Winning Dead Ball Situations

Tom Izzo Side Out Lob

This second video below is a different sideline inbounds play from Coach Izzo. A good as a short seconds sideline inbounds play.

Here is the link to a page with information about the DVD that the sample came from: Tom Izzo: The 1-3-1 Zone Offense

Basketball Drills Transition Skill Drills

By Brian Williams on November 27, 2013

Today’s post is more drills from a collection put together by Nate Hill, Assistant Boys Coach at Colonel Crawford High School in North Robinson Ohio.

These drills are transition finishing and defending drills.

He has coached for 18 years from 7th grade through Varsity Head Coach.

He has also started a basketball coaching newsletter.

In case you have any questions or comments for Coach Hill, here is his email address: [email protected]

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21 Skip

1 on 2 start at half court and the drill starts with 2 hand overhand skip pass.

On the skip 1 and 2 attack the defender.

The defender wants to get outside the lane to stop the drive.

Shooter (1) goes to defense and must touch half court.

Defender and passer (2) get rebound and outlet to 3 or 4 quick.

3 and 4 skip pass to next offensive players in line.

x4 and x3 are now on offense.

Get the outlets passes out quick so the defense works hard.

11 Attack

Full court 1 on 1.

Offense starts with sprint and receives pass from coach.

The defense cannot leave until offense touches top of jump circle.

Defense tries to force offense outside the elbows, offense tries to stay inside the elbows.

1 made layup or 2 got rebound and outlets to coach.

2 sprints back on offense. 3 runs to circle and 2 catches ball, runs thru the circle, and attacks the
rim.

1 and 3 are teammates, and 2 and 4 are teammates. 1st to 3 makes wins. Call fouls loosely. Be able to take contact.

21 Attack

1 gets pass and must run through the middle of the circle.

2 cannot leave until he touches 1.

3 cannot leave until 1 gets to circle. 1 finishes with contact.

1 is on defense, and 2 and 3 are on offense.

2 must take it out on a make.

Keep score and switch offense and defenses.

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Basketball Drills Rebound Flash Score

By Brian Williams on November 26, 2013

This drill was detailed by Coach Randy Brown.

Randy has continued his passion for the game of basketball well beyond his 30+ year coaching career.

An 18 year NCAA Division I head and assistant coach he knows the difficulties of coaching and assists coaches of all levels around the world to help improve our ability to teach the game of basketball the right way.

Check out Randy’s site: www.coachrb.com

This post player skill development drill is posted on the Fast Model Play of the Day Site. Click on the link to check out a lot of other great drills and plays!

This drill starts with three perimeter players and 5 with the ball 10 feet from the backboard. X4 starts on 5’s back to create contact on the rebound. 5 underhand tosses the ball off the backboard the attacks the ball with two hands as X4 creates contact on his back.

After rebound 5 throws outlet pass to 1 on wing.

On pass from 1 to 2, X4 has to touch baseline before defending 5. 5 takes post up to the defender and seals him. If open, 2 passes to 5 who catches and gets shot inside.

If 5 is not open 2 passes to 3 on left wing. On the pass defender has to touch baseline before defending 5. 5 again takes post up to defender for seal, catch and score.

Drill can be run from left block to right, or right to left.

Basketball Plays Choice Stagger

By Brian Williams on November 25, 2013

Scroll below to see the play.

This play is from the Arizona Basketball Newsletter..

This play is designed to be run against a man to man defense. It features three opportunities to get the ball inside.

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1) Name
1) School or Team
2) Coaching Position

and I will pass it on to the Arizona staff.

Play starts in a 1-4 high alignment

1 dribbles at 3 for a dribble handoff exchange

2 empties to the opposite side and 3 hits 1 cutting to fill the spot vacated by 2.

At this point in the set is where the option takes place. Running both as counters with different names is better than allowing the players to make the choice

Finishing Option #1

3 cuts to the block to be able to set a screen for 2.

4 screens for 5 on 5s way to ball screen for 1

5 ball screens for 1, then 4 and 5 set a double stagger

2 has a choice to come off either side

Finishing Option #2

3 does not cut to the block in this option

4 screens for 5 on 5s way to ball screen for 1

3 and 4 set a stagger 4 2. In this option 5 rolls to the basket after setting the ball screen for 1

Basketball Plays DHO Thumb Down

By Brian Williams on November 24, 2013

Coach Vonn Read has submitted several plays from his playbook series The Basketball Encyclopedia of Plays to the Coaching Toolbox.

Coach Read is an Assistant coach for the University of Houston Women’s Team. He also served as an assistant coach in the WNBA with the Phoenix Mercury, Orlando Miracle, and San Antonio Silver Stars.

He was an advanced scout for the Orlando Magic as well as The Charlotte Sting.

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The 1 player will dribble to the wing for a dribble hand off with the 2 player.

The 2 player will dribble the ball to the middle of the floor and pass it to the 3 player on the wing.

After making the pass, the 2 player will cut to the middle of the paint.

This puts their defender in perfect position to help on the drive, which sets the action up.

The 5 player will fake the ball screen, and the 3 player will drive baseline to force X2 to help.

On the drive by the 3 player, the 2 player will pop high off the elevator screens for the 3-point shot.

The X2 defender will be late because they are helping or staring at the ball on the drive.

Coach Read has also put together The Basketball Encyclopedia of plays. You can check them out here: The Basketball Encyclopedia of Plays or read more about the books:

Any coach looking for the latest and innovative plays from the Professional, College, or High School levels can stop looking. With a compilation of over 7,700 different plays, you will never need to purchase another basketball playbook again. These playbooks can be used as a great reference tool for years to come. This 2 Volume Book includes plays from 19 different play categories, and they are the most extensive playbooks on the market.

The Basketball Encyclopedia of Plays (Platinum Series) contains over 7,700 Plays (Both Volumes combined) from the NBA, WNBA, USBL, and College levels from someone who has worked as an Advanced Scout or Coach on each level!!! This book has been intensely compiled over the last 21 years, with plays taken from a lot of NBA Coaches (past and present), WNBA coaches, and College coaches (Men’s and Women’s) from around the country.

Any coach that is serious about improving their knowledge of the game from an X and O standpoint will benefit tremendously from these books. These Books can be used to discover New Quick hitters, add a New Package to your playbook, or develop an entire Offensive System. There are a lot of new ideas and concepts in these books to study, and the Basketball Encyclopedia of Plays can be a great resource for coaches on all levels!!! This book is definitely for those X and O junkies who are always looking to improve as a Coach.

“THE GAME IS ALWAYS CHANGING? ARE YOU?” Vonn Read

Here is the link: The Basketball Encyclopedia of Plays

Basketball Coaching Team Leaders

By Brian Williams on November 22, 2013

Some good thoughts to share with your team’s leaders or with the entire team.

These two handouts were taken from Ryan Renquist’s “The Notebook of Champions” Building Success One Victory at a Time (Sixth Edition)

What is a Leader?

A LEADER, LEADS BY EXAMPLE: A leader must be a positive role model at all times. Every word spoken has to be a positive word. Every act he does must be a positive act. A leader can never be negative. He must be a shining example of what it takes to be great.

A LEADER BRINGS OUT THE BEST IN OTHERS: A leader must be the type of person that others want to be like. He has to inspire his teammates to be their very best.

A LEADER IS AN EXTENSION OF THE COACH: Most players are well behaved when the coach is around. However, when the coach is not around, negative things can occur. Any type of negative talk, about the team or another player, is detrimental to the team. A leader does not try to cut corners in any way. He knows what the team and school rules are and does not break them himself, or allow others to break them.

A LEADER IS A HARD WORKER: A leader must enjoy serving others. He must want to do the things that are necessary for a team to have success. A leader is always trying to think of ways he can help improve the team.

A LEADER PUTS THE TEAM FIRST: It is easy to come up with excuses why we can’t get a task done. I hear those excuses all the time. If you want to do something, you can almost always do it. If you don’t want to do something, you can almost always find an excuse so that you don’t have to do it. I want people who I can count on to be there. I want people who are committed to basketball all year – not just during the season.

A LEADER TRULY WANTS TO BE A SERVANT: You can’t fake it, you either want to be a positive servant to your team, or you don’t. The leaders of this team do not have to be the best players. In fact, I think it is neat when someone who isn’t a great player steps up and takes on a leadership role. Your job as a member of this team is to find some way to make a positive contribution to the team. For some that contribution may be providing leadership.

Leading by Helping Others:

If you think it ever was about you as a leader, you are wrong. Leadership is about others. Great leaders love and care about others more than themselves.

Here are four tips to help you love and care about those you lead. However, let me preface these tips by saying that the most important thing you need to do is not fake caring. Either you really love those you lead or you don’t. If don’t feel it, don’t fake it. Faking it will erode your trust as a leader very quickly. People know when leaders are genuine and when they are not.

1. Serve. There is a positive correlation between serving others and love. The more you serve others, the more you will care for and love them. The more you care and love, the greater desire you will have to serve. It can be as easy as sending a heartfelt card during a tender time in an employee’s life, or doing something nice for their family. There are many opportunities to serve those we lead, we just need to be aware and look for them.

2. Be empathetic. See those you lead as people with needs just like you. I was talking to a colleague of mine the other day who has an employee with a very sick father who lives clear across the country. She can’t afford an airline ticket to see him. This kind and generous leader is going to buy her a ticket so she can see her father, and he is doing it anonymously. He has truly seen those he leads as people just like him that he can reach out and serve.

3. See the positive. Everybody has good in them. The more you think and speak positively of others the more you will care. If you are always seeing the negative; it is difficult to care because those feelings are in direct conflict with caring. Some of you might be saying, “well, that is fine and dandy, but there is negative, and I have to address that too.” And I agree. But look for the positive first and then address the negative because you love that person, not because you are upset or angry.

4. Express it. Now, you don’t need to say “I love you.” That could be construed as something different than what you are trying convey. But telling those you lead that you really do care about them; that you appreciate them, and feeling it as you say it, will increase your love for them. There is a real connection that occurs when you express how you feel genuinely to others.