Youth coaches have a responsibility to help young players learn how to play the game. One way to do this is through teaching and emphasising the FUNDAMENTALS. However, it is difficult to teach players the fundamentals when most coaches haven’t defined what a FUNDAMENTAL really is. Most youth coaches think of fundamentals as the following.... Continue Reading →
This week's practice idea was inspired by an Instagram post by Coach Paul Kelleher. The point of practice is to create an environment that best allows the skills being taught to be replicated on gameday. Research tells us that random and variable practices are better for long-term retention and transfer when compared to the more... Continue Reading →
The "10 Straight Passing" drill is a simple team activity that helps players get focused and ready ahead of practice. It gets players moving, communicating and making passes under pressure. Skill development is made up of three separate and distinct stages - movement mechanics, perceptual elements, and conceptual elements. Coaches mostly see the movement mechanics... Continue Reading →
3/0 Line String Shooting is a simple team warm-up drill that we adapted from Brian McCormick. Doing it early on in the practice allows our players to get warm, go through our dribble penetration principles and get some shots up. The setup is relatively simple with one line with basketballs on the slot and two... Continue Reading →
On this week's edition of our X's & O's, we decided to look at a practice from last week. This is an example of how we can use one start to structure our entire practice. From this, we were able to work on various concepts and things that we wanted to emphasise. Our primary objectives... 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 →
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