Ettore Messina Basketball Drills

Written by Coach Peterman

I have coached at the NCAA Division 2 (Southwestern Oklahoma State University), NAIA (USAO), and JUCO Levels (Blinn College and Carl Albert State College) as well as high school. I just felt that fellow coaches especially young coaches need to constantly work on their “game”. Just like the basketball players that we coach. We as coaches need to improve ourselves. That is my story and why I do this blog.

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September 30, 2013

Today’s basketball coaching clinic notes are on Ettore Messina Basketball Drills

Check out these Ettore Messina Basketball Drills from one of the best NBA Assistant Coaches in the business!

Ettore Messina is in his third season as an NBA assistant coach for Gregg Popovich of the San Antonio Spurs. He has a huge head coaching background in Europe. Coach Messina has won four Euroleague titles, two coaches of the year awards and was recognized as one of the fifty best Euroleague coaches in their history.

Coach Popovich has had a couple of assistant coaches with more NBA experience, but not as much international basketball experience. Coach Messina brings the European game to the San Antonio Spurs, and it blends in so well with them. He has the experience and coaching pedigree to take over for the San Antonio Spurs when Coach Popovich decides to retire from the NBA.

He is the Spurs Lead assistant coach and is quite possibly being bred for it. The only thing about it is that he is 57 years old and there are only seven other coaches in the league that is older than him.

This is a great set of Ettore Messina basketball drills. Coach Messina has won 4 Euroleague Championships. He’s being considered an innovative coach all over Europe. Right now Coach Messina is Gregg Popovich’s assistant coach in the San Antonio Spurs.I think that you will like his thoughts on defense, On the ball defense. You will also like his shell drill, zig-zag drill, defending the crossover to the middle drill, closeout drill, drag screen drill, weakside rebounding drill and many more other drills.

Take a look at what you will learn from the Ettore Messina Basketball Drills!

Ettore Messina believes that Post Players must have individual skills. He developed a checklist on post player development. Here are some of his favorite basketball drills that you will like for your team.

Can your post player score in transition offense?
Can your big man control his balance on the offensive rebound?
Can all your basketball players make foul shots?
How does your team handle contact?
Do your players get in the right spots on defense?

Coach Messina thinks that if your basketball player can do all those five things and stay in the game, then he will be an excellent player for you.

The basketball coach’s job is to protect his post players when they try to develop their skills so they can develop right. Coach Messina thinks that you must build their confidence and strengthen their trust.

The checklist helps the coach know if they are ready and if the player knows that they are willing. Players will get more playing time if they can do all those five things.

A big guy needs to have the ability to play fast and stop on balance. Coach Messina uses to spend a lot of teaching time emphasizing stopping on a dime. That skill set allows his bigs to finish in transition offense. If they can’t do it, then they will look foolish.

These fundamental movement techniques are the basis of player development. You will have to teach them how to take contact, regain balance and use their strength to power up.

You will need to check out the Ettore Messina Basketball Drills for yourself and your team today!

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