Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Make Up Your Summer Practice "To Do" List

The offseason is here. What have you planned today to make your team better? The practice schedule should point us in the right direction and a brief self-examination after practice should confirm progress. If only one player shows, she should be better than she was before. We have to practice with even more tempo, "go hard or go home." 

We need to improve in every area - game understanding, skill, teamwork. We still need to value SIMPLICITY with teaching over coaching. Resist the temptation to OVERFEED. The highest priority (for us) belongs to scoring the ball. 

Highest priority areas: 

I. Shooting 
    A. Technique ("Technique beats tactics")
    B. Perimeter - "Repetitions make reputations"
         1. 30 buckets
         2. Introduce '168' (Pitino)
         3. 4 Minute shooting
         4. Ortega sequences
         5. Combo drills (conditioning - shooting)
         6. Star drill
    C. Finishing inside*** 
         1. Hinkle layup radians
         2. Reverse (from multiple angles)
         3. Two footed finishing 

II. Zone Offense 
   A. Review general concepts***
   B. Detailed execution
          1. Clock
          2. Down (and modifications)
          3. Side ball screen 
          4. X concepts

III.Passing/cutting/finishing
   A. Shivek basic
   B. Shivek advanced
   C. 4 on 4 no dribble
   D. Indiana (small-sided game - tunnel)
   E. Stanford (small-sided game - from split)

Secondary priority areas:

 I. Early Offense
   A. 5
   B. Horns 
   C. DHO

II. Individual defense 
   A. One on one (Full) 
   B. Closeouts
   C. Post (2 man game) 

III.Team Defense
   A. Introduce new press

IV. Introduction to Film Study (Email annotated clips)