Lon Kruger 2015 Nike Basketball Clinic Notes by Matt Woodcock

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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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August 29, 2016

Lon Kruger 2015 Nike Basketball Clinic Notes by Matt Woodcock

Thanks again to Coach Matt Woodcock of Baker University for the Lon Kruger 2015 Nike Basketball Clinic Notes. Coach Woodcock is finishing up his time as a Graduate Assistant at Baker University in Kansas.

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The Lon Kruger 2015 Nike Basketball Clinic Notes will cover the Oklahoma Sooners Half Court Offense that they used last year in the NCAA Final Four. Lon Kruger is known as program builder among the college coaches. He does an outstanding job of X’s and O’s plus recruiting.

Coach Kruger lead Oklahoma back to the Final four for the first time since 2002 and going back himself for the second time in his career and first since 1994. The Oklahoma Sooners were 29-8 this past year with a loss to the eventual champion Villanova. Coach Kruger has a knack for players that can shoot the ball and Buddy Hield who was a NBA first round draft pick could do just that.

Lon Kruger 2015 Nike Basketball Clinic Notes

The Oklahoma Sooners Offense can grind out the offense or use quick hitters to score. They got to the final four using this offense so it’s something that you should take a look at.

Coach Kruger has been very successful on the NCAA Division 1 and NBA level. He is know to showcase his ability to build strong players. Coach Kruger will share details of his numerous offensive philosophes, including man-to-man offense, zone, press breaks and the transition game. You are sure to walk away with multiple concepts that can be implemented into your next practice.

Coach Kruger will talk about his 4 second transition offense, game like pressure shooting drills, secondary transition options, and effective use of the pick and roll.

These Lon Kruger 2015 Nike Basketball Clinic Notes will show straight forward drills and teaching points for players and coaches. You will learn the proper timing of pick and rolls, set ups to use for specific zone defenses, and much more.

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