John Calipari’s 2013-14 Basketball Coaches Clinic

John Calipari’s 2013-14 Basketball Coaches Clinic – Basketball — Championship Productions, Inc.

Learn breakdown drills for building Kentucky’s man-to-man defense and for training your players to defend without fouling
Learn the Kentucky “40 Series” of set plays to initiate half court offense or when you want to change up how you’re attacking the defense
Learn guard and post breakdown drills for the Dribble Drive Offense for practicing reads, movements, and the shots you’ll get in the offense
Learn a Blood Drill that will help train players to correctly react to the defense when under pressure and when on the move

You’ve put out some great videos, but this might be one of the best because Coach Calipari does so much teaching at this clinic due to the number of freshmen he had last season (’13-’14). I got tons out of it as a coach. Great stuff!
Billy Jones, Head Basketball Coach
Scranton, PA

with John Calipari, University of Kentucky Head Coach;
2012 NCAA Champions; 2014 & 2011 Final Four;
2x Naismith National Coach of the Year

Coaches from around the world now have access to John Calipari’s 2013-14 season kickoff coaches clinic. This clinic kicked off the Wildcats 2013-14 season which culminated in a trip to the NCAA finals. This video includes the entire clinic including two team practices, teaching from Coach Calipari and a session by the UK staff breaking down their offense and the drills they use to perfect it.

This is a great look into how Calipari communicates with his players and turns talented players into championship-caliber team.

Disc 1
Practice 1 features a mix of philosophy and drill work. You get to hear Coach Calipari’s approach to practice, building his team, implementing his defense, and philosophy of using ball screens. Each team is different, and he believes every player needs you differently as a coach is the foundation of developing a positive environment for the players to find success. These insights into his thoughts are truly priceless.

Moving to the court, The players engage in a defensive-focused practice with breakdown drills to develop their on-ball defense, close outs, and help defense. Players learn how to defend new offensive actions such as pin downs, back screens, and dribble hand-offs. Rebounding is emphasized through a segment of practice with several drills before ending practice with Coach Calipari’s version of The Shell Drill as his players learn the correct positioning while they play team defense.

Disc 2
The second session begins with a question and answer session. Again, Coach Cal is able to answer the questions that you would have as a coach about the previous day’s practice, as well as some of the program’s philosophies.

Session two is an offensive focused practice that offers a detailed look at the many additions Kentucky has added to their traditional Dribble Drive offense with transition entries and ball screens. This practice takes you through shooting drills, position-specific drills, and different competitive scrimmages from 2-on-1 up to 5-on-5 that help to teach the reads players need to make in the offense.

A good portion of this session is dedicated to working on the fundamentals of Kentucky’s signature Dribble Drive Offense. In the 5-on-0 drill the players run through the offense. This is a great opportunity to get a look at the Kentucky offense as well as the key teaching points that Calipari emphasizes in practice. In the 3-on-3 drill the players learn to make intelligent reads based on how the defender plays the ball. This drill provides a great view of how Calipari has taken some basic concepts and expanded them into a highly potent offense. The team also breaks down to work on “Drag” and “Fist,” which are pick and roll plays involving both their 4-men and 5-men screening the basketball. Coach finishes practice with some valuable skill drills to train guards that can shoot or penetrate and posts that can rebound and finish in the paint.

Disc 3
In the final session Assistant Coach John Robic, with the help of other members on the staff, break down the Dribble Drive Motion offense that has led the Kentucky Wildcats to three Final Four appearances in the past four years (2011-14). Step-by-step Coach Robic breaks down the offense, explaining how and why they do what they do. He walks through spacing, the basic player movements of the offense, and offers several entries that can be used to setup the initial attack. You’ll see multiple secondary entries which you can use to get the offense initiated in transition along with an isolation play that you can use to showcase your best offensive perimeter player.

Coach Robic then explains how to develop the skill set needed for this style of play. A series of position-specific drills for guards and posts will allow you rehearse the movements and take shots within this system everyday in practice. Lastly, Robic shows the “Blood” drills, which are essential to building up the fundamental player reads and reactions in the offense. The “Blood Drills” will show you how you can attack quickly in transition using Dribble Drive principles so that you can attack the defense while it is in scramble mode while getting back.

Robic does a terrific job of breaking down each aspect and answers questions throughout the presentation to help clarify why the Wildcats run it the way they do.

Each piece is as valuable as the next and if after watching the two practice session you would like to implement the Kentucky offense this session is a must have and will help guide you to an more comprehensive understanding.

3 DVDs. 2014.