Basketball - Eating My Own Cooking (Developmental Material)

I sent this starter set to my son the other day for my eight year-old granddaughter Caitlin (her mother's maiden name is Clark, I kid you not).  

Obviously, starting out the drills should be close to the basket. Basketball is a game of separation and finishing.

Street cred? My graduates in D1

Cecilia Kay - frosh at American, 12.5 ppg, 9.5 rpg (2 games) 

Samantha Dewey - junior at Richmond, 15 points yesterday 

1a. Form shooting (Hoiberg) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ai8P7SsYhE&t=1s

1b. the best warmup ever https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnSMStne-5A&t=1s

2. Compendium

Attack mentality. Choose from a 'menu' of improvements. Invest the time to review multiple videos. You don't need to develop every one. 

• Stampede (attack on the go)
• Float dribble/hang dribble
• Negative step 
• Jab step
• Decelerations

3. Box drills  (absolutely great drills) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwmyJF0s6gA&t=1s

4. Athleticism drills  (sport rewards explosive athletes)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szJXg72tyZ8&t=437s

5. 50 ways to jump rope  https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=jump+rope+50

6. Curry footwork and pickups https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjyfWshg-SI&t=57s

Too advanced for now...but can shoot from 5 feet out. https://ronsenbasketball.blogspot.com/2024/03/basketball-forget-clicheshow-two.html

Brad Stevens was asked, "What's the one thing that you look for when hiring a coach or drafting a new player?" His answer was just two words. Brad may now be the GM of the Boston Celtics, but his answer hasn't changed in over 15 years since coaching at Butler. He said, "Competitive Character" He defines Competitive Character as the approach to consistently perform well, regardless of the circumstances. It's combining character with the drive and will to do your best. Brad said, "I believe strongly in competitive character. People that will prepare well, people that care about their team, and when the lights are on - can focus on their task and do their job well, regardless of circumstances." • It means doing the work. • It means choosing to be resilient. • It means having a growth-mindset. • It means being a person of integrity.

Yes. It's too much. But it's a start. 

Lagniappe. Excellent thoughts on man defense. 

🏀 2024 Division III National Champion Brooks Miller of Trine University shares the core elements of Trine's no-middle defense.

Here he demonstrates Trine's pickup points, gap principles, and bluff-and-recover positioning to keep opponents from driving middle. pic.twitter.com/P8iPU38IYL

— Coaching U (@Coaching_U) November 10, 2024

Lagniappe 2. Muffet McGraw argues for the character building values of sport. 

Muffet McGraw said, "I think the important thing that sports teaches is...life skills. You learn how to handle adversity, how to sacrifice, you learn discipline."

"It takes as lot of self-discipline & commitment if you want to be good."@thewinningdiff1pic.twitter.com/kXsRvdNcLs

— Coach AJ 🎯 Mental Fitness (@coachajkings) November 7, 2024