During the 'Rebuild' of the basketball educational blog, I'll be posting material on every aspect of basketball I know, soup to nuts, alpha to omega. Some obvious early topics will include:
- Reading list
- Web sites
- Video sites
- Coaching notes
- Favorite drills
- Fresh material (email compendia)
- What I'm Reading
Here are just a few drills/concepts that I believe belong in every practice:
Shivek drill.
Everyone passes, cuts, and shoots in the Arik Shivek drill.
Rollouts.
Players work aggressively in 'small sided play.'
Continuous Dribble Handoff.
Spread formation with wing dribble handoff "on a platter" with downhill drive turning the corner and then pass opposite for same action. Coach can call for player to score. Add defense with options for back cut/screen slipping. Add post player (opposite block) when players efficient. Can run as a stand alone offense.
Stanford.
I firmly believe players need to learn to play in the half court. Good teams limit transition, pressure the ball, and make you score in ways that you don't want to play. Excellent teams learn to see the game and play in confined spaces yet still create separation and quality shots.
