He starts by reminding us to inspire our players! That reminds me of the "Ration" sisters...Aspi, Inspi, Prepa, and Perspi...Preparation and Perspiration are the big sisters and Aspiration and Inspiration are the fun sisters.
Build a system of study.
He advises studying film of practice (even if you are using an iPad on a stand at one end)...film is the "truth machine."
Don't overfocus on tactics over skills. Skill wins.
Discusses PnR passing WHIP PASS (I'd call it "against the grain" passing). He believes that "every ball screen you're trying to hit the roll man." The roll man is your "Cheat Sheet"...if the help stops your roller, then that defender's guy will be open.
His book collage... I love "Gridiron Genius."
"Culture isn't what you put on the wall, it's what you do every day."
West Point is an "Incubator of Excellence."
2 Min FTs. Everyone shoots one-and-one around the baskets. Miss two FTs in a row, clock is reset to 2:00. If any group misses consecutive one-and-one...reset.
Mikans. Build the weak hand. First make ten, then make eight without hitting the rim
ODO. (Later in presentation)
Siege. Continuous 2 on 1. Couldn't explain without film.
Butt Ball. Both offense and defense face the rim. Offense has ball pressed into the defenders back. As ball is released, go one-on-one. Finishing drill. Army was one of the top finishing teams in the country.
Reminds me of "Get 7s" - evaluate every shot. Made a big jump by improving shot quality. Better shot quality is always Ahab's White Whale for me...hard to hunt down.
"Be process driven."
"There's a big difference between playing well offensively and shooting well."
"How healthy were our possessions (offensive and defensive)?"
Can't have worthless possessions...
"Live ball turnovers bleed into your defense."
Skill versus decision-based turnovers...
Decision-based issues like illegal screens, driving into traffic are different than skill-based but both need mitigation...this also teaches me, how impactful (points/possession allowed) were our extended defense (press), man-to-man, zone, combinations?
We finish each practice with ODO with special situations (BOB, SLOB, FTs, half-court set, etc.)
"Glory of 5-on-5" - play more (I can't do justice to the presentation).
Get 3 stops per inning. How many points can you get before 9 outs (stops). After 2 stops, the offense goes to a SLOB or BOB. Competitive.
Score over ten possessions for each team. "Automates" analytics. Even if you win, you need at least 1.1 points/possession (11 points, 10 possessions). At Army they run.
Shot quality scoring plus actual scoring.
Reinforces offensive efficiency. Makes teams play purposefully, urgently.
4-on-4 with (e.g.) DHO start with assigned defensive coverage from next opponent...
3 teams...offense, defense, waiting (if you don't score, offense goes off)
I consider this a "clip and save" piece because of the quality of Zak's presentation. Remember, "the coach is the keeper of the story."
Summary:
- Inspire.
- Study film.
- Read better books.
- To paraphrase Pop, "technique beats tactics."
- Specialize...be great at what you do.
- Process, process, process.
- Constantly find better shots.
- All turnovers are not the same (decision v skill)
- Finish better with finishing drills (Mikans, Butt ball)
- There are a lot of "greatest drills ever" (e.g. ODO)
- Machiavelli (Loser of the Day...ouch)
- Points/possession drill.
- Shot spectrum game (analogous to Dean Smith's "Shot quality scoring" scrimmages
