Why press? A good press can: It’s fun and exciting style to play Dictate tempo Create turnovers Create steals that lead to easy baskets Physically and mentally wear your opponent down Get into the opponent’s bench Allow you to play more players in your rotation...
The “Next” Defensive Trends in Basketball is on the mind of most basketball coaches. There are a variety of ways teams are guarding the pick and roll: -Teams with more traditional bigs tend to utilize the “Drop” or “Catch” coverage. This coverage is designed to keep...
Do you want to improve the basketball shooting? Or do you want to know shooting drills for basketball coaches? It is in the right place. There are a wide variety of basketball drills that can help you improve your throwing technique. With these exercises, you can make...
There are Fun Basketball Drills that many coaches can use to motivate their students. Beyond starting warming, there is always a way to motivate students to achieve excellence. Everyone must understand that basketball is a team sport and it should work that way. The...
Belmont Backdoor Play 9.5 seconds. Murray State 75. Belmont 74. Belmont ball. Ohio Valley Championship and a trip to the NCAA Tournament on the line. What are the Bruins going to draw up coming out of the timeout? Murray State had just hit two free throws to take a...
Playing fast is fun. Playing fast is entertaining. Playing fast is great for recruiting. Saying you are going to play a fast pace is a great sound bite at press conferences. But does playing fast translate to winning? Here’s a quick look at some numbers (per...
A talk by Luke Yaklich Associate Head Coach, University of Texas OFFICIAL: Yaklich named Head Basketball Coach at UIC Click this link to buy this video course Click here to download the basketball clinic notes General coaching thoughts by Luke Yaklich: ...
Auburn Flex Action by Chris Filios Auburn runs some old school offense with a modern twist. It is rare in basketball today to see anyone running the Flex offense. At one time, it was a very popular offense. Auburn basketball got in their time machine to go back in the...
Grand Canyon University has hired Bryce Drew as their next head basketball coach. He will replace “Thunder” Dan Majerle who was fired last week. Drew last coached at Vanderbilt University where he was fired last spring. He spent the last year as an analyst for ESPN....
