Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Basketball: Individual Workout Concepts and Lagniappe from USA-Brazil

Summer brings uncertainty. Sometimes only one or two players participate in a workout. Have clear priorities. I don't have all the answers, not by a long shot. Here's what we worked on two days ago:

 1. Footwork for separation
2. Scoring from three levels, plus free throws
3. Finishing  

Obviously, there are countless footwork drills with basketball moves.

 Footwork 
- McHale move (up and under from each side)
- Front pivot (off inside foot at block) into reverse layup
- Box drills into layups and one dribble shots 
- Wing attack catch, inside foot pivot, rip through into layup or shot
- Wing attack catch and reverse pivot/deep step into layup 
- Wing attack with outside foot pivot with rip into layup
- Catch into hesitation and crossover dribble into shot

 Three-level scoring
- Inside moves above 
- Mid-range shooting off the catch, one-dribble moves, and step back
- Three point shooting off the catch

 Finishing at the rim
- Reverse Mikan drill
- Numerous layup finishes above

Expose the player to "second order" thinking. What might I be tasked with and how can I practice that? Practice getting open for catch-and-shoot threes.

Create game simulation practice it.

Scoring off the bench. Steve Kerr used to practice sitting on the bench and coming into the game for a three-pointer. We worked on that yesterday with a SLOB inbound into a give-and-go for threes. It's a work in progress (thirteen year-old girl). 

 Lagniappe: Jaylen Brown with an assist vs Brazil after attack from top of spread
Lagniappe 2: USA runs hammer action and Smart scores on reverse layup
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