Coaches teach. Learn better classroom techniques to get everyone on the same page. Lemov et al. share advanced methods in Teach Like a Champion including 'cold calls.'
Cold calls ENGAGE students; add positivity to ENERGIZE the team.
The "cold call" asks students to answer simple and advanced questions. Ask for specifics or open-ended inquiry - "tell me what you know about how we defend the pick-and-roll."
Cold calls set expectations, demand preparation and attention, show equality (not just students who participate), and are preventive. "You cannot hide."
Ask how to neutralize switch everything defense or tight man-to-man (e.g. back cuts and screening).
Teachers also use cold calls to escalate difficulty. We could ask about on-ball screens, off-ball screens, staggered screens, screen-the-screener, mixed techniques (e.g. dribble handoff into a secondary screen), or Spain pick-and-roll (screen-the-roller).
Lagniappe: Iverson cut-like action out of 14 into ball screen and pop. Pretty action via Chris Oliver @BBallImmersion
Lagniappe 2: Steph Curry shooting off the dribble tips (MasterClass)Simpson College head coach @coachbbjork ran this great 1-4 high into an "open" ball screen action that checks all the boxes for spacing and intelligent player movement. pic.twitter.com/otp9ofSd0m— Chris Oliver (@BBallImmersion) March 8, 2019
- One - pound dribble
- Keep your eyes on the rim
- Don't reach across your body to the ball (bring ball across)
- Start a few feet from the rim (warmups)
- Progress away from the rim after multiple 'perfect makes'
- Your shot mechanics always stay the same
- Load your hips and drive through your arches
- Add crossover, between-the-legs, behind-the-back after mastery of pound dribble
Curry's coach said, "you can only put one penny in the jar at a time." Get better every day.