Separation

Basketball is a game of SEPARATION, cutting and passing, separating and finishing.

During practice, emphasize to players how to create separation via:

• Effort
• Cutting 
• Screening
• Footwork (e.g. pivoting, negative step)
• Off the dribble (e.g. hesitation/lateral glide, crossovers, combinations)

In this clip, Jayson Tatum illustrates separation with "attack off the move" or STAMPEDE. 

Lagniappe. What leaders do. Model excellence. 

We can tell you how successful you’ll be based on the consistency & commitment of your leadership. To get something out you must first put something in. Your leadership raises or lowers the standard through actions each & every day. Will U become successful? Show us your leaders pic.twitter.com/EvyglSayL8

— Coach Ray Ostrowski (@CoachRayO3313) April 22, 2024

Lagniappe 2. "Every day is showtime." Our actions are always displayed. 

Power 5 Coordinator just told me when he comes to spring practices he doesn’t even watch the kids athletic ability he watches how he talks to his coaches and teammates and if he celebrates his teammates success..

“Highlights are in the film, character isn’t”

🔥

— Tyler Brooks (@CoachTyBrooks) April 21, 2024

Lagniappe 3. "Movement kills defenses." Distort the zone with movement.  

Work the gaps of the zone.

Get:
▪️Baseline touches
▪️Middle touches pic.twitter.com/3jjhCezYBB

— Matt Hackenberg (@CoachHackGO) April 22, 2024