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 →
The core pillars of how we want to play the game are race, flow and attack. This means that we are looking to push the ball as quickly as we can and attack the opposition early. In order to support our pillars, we pay attention to these principles: pace and spaceadvantage basedshot selection These basically... Continue Reading →
Coaches are architects of the practice environment. In building the perfect practice session, every aspect of practice enhance game performance. It is the coaches job to identify, select and design activities that help athletes improve their performance. In searching for ways that this can be done, research indicates that the more a practice environment looks... 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 →
Diagram 3 Diagram 4 Diagram 1 Diagram 2 A huge part of the game is played in transition. It is estimated that 25% of baskets scored are in transition. Of course, this depends on the level and the team. Teams that tend to push the ball and play fast generally score a higher percentage in... 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 →
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