In this edition of our weekly X's and O's, we're going to look at one of our favourite practice games - the 12 Man Rotation. This is a drill that we do twice a week in practice to really develop some of the habits we believe are necessary to be successful in the game. 12... Continue Reading →
If everything is a priority, then nothing is a priority The most successful programs and organisations excel at specific things. They do not get caught up in trying to be great at everything, rather they double down on their identity and continuously improve on the other aspects. Jim Boeheim's Syracuse teams are known for their... Continue Reading →
In a previous post, we highlighted some of the things that we include in each of our practices. Through 1vs1, 3vs3 and SSG, we are able to teach the decision-making components, including highlighting the various cues that players need to recognise in order to make a decision. In this post, we share our favourite stationary advantage... Continue Reading →
Last week we introduced our practice drill Loaded Shooting. As we build up on that drill and players get comfortable, we want to incorporate it into a team finishing or shooting drill. I'm not really a fan of the two line lay-ups lines in the pre-game warm-ups and here's how we have used McCormick Finishing... Continue Reading →
This week in practice, we started introducing post concepts to our younger players. Here's how we broke it down and then built it up into a scripted game. Our initial set-up was relatively simple and with three players to a basket, we could get more repetitions. Perimeter player passes into the post and post player... Continue Reading →
"There was once a young man, who loved observing nature. He would hide in gardens and the woods, watching and admiring the beauty of it. One day, he found a cocoon of a butterfly. He observed and watched it over a couple of days curious to see what would happen. Eventually after a couple of... Continue Reading →
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