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Basketball Vocabulary: “Key, Free, and Three” by Robb Schultz
Basketball Vocabulary: “Key, Free, and Three” by Robb Schultz I like to use specific phrasing and lingo with players. I believe that basketball vocabulary is an integral part of the game of basketball. Sometimes I use industry standard words, ie “drag” screen....
Four Low Blob Situation Plays by Ben Farquhar
The following are some good looks to run out of a 4 low set in a BLOB situation. This formation is extremely hard to scout as you can flip your bigs and guards into any spot, simply by having an exchange like in “Rip”. If teams front the pass, then the inbounder just...
Purdue Basketball ESPN Basketball Plays by Roberto Assi
The Purdue Basketball ESPN "talking heads" had moderate expectations for Coach Matt Painter and the Purdue men's basketball team entering the 2017 season. The Purdue Boilermakers were ranked number twenty in the AP Top 25. The Purdue Basketball ESPN projections were...
Paul Mainieri: Intense LSU baseball opening-day prep
Great article this past week in The Advocate on the baseball program at LSU and its head baseball coach Paul Mainieri. The focus of the article was on a unique routine that Coach Mainieri uses to help prepare his players for the start of the season. Intense LSU...
Pressure Defense: “On the line, up the line” by Robb Schultz
Pressure Defense: “On the line, up the line” by Robb Schultz Of all the pressure defense phrases I yelled this season, I yelled the title of this article the most. Defensively we have always been a pressure-oriented team but lacked a complete focus or purpose in our...
Constructing an Off-Season Skills Program (Part I) by Robb Schultz
Coming down to the end of another season preparing for what hopefully becomes a long tourney run, but like most coaches, I am beginning to plan for the most important season, the Off-Season Skills Program. I didn’t always emphasize the importance of the off-season but...
Roy Williams Transition Offense by Ben Farquhar
Roy Williams Transition Offense by Ben Farquhar. Check out his 17 pages of basketball diagrams included too! Roy Williams Transition Offense has been one of the more popular secondary sets used throughout all levels of basketball for years now. One of the advantages...
Beating the Virginia Pack Line Defense by Chris Filios
Beating the Virginia Pack line defense is not somthing that many teams have been able to do it this year, but that’s exactly what Virginia Tech did on Saturday. The Hokies went into Charlottesville and beat the #2 Cavaliers 61-60, snapping Virginia’s 16-game home...
How To Analyze Your Half Court Defense by Tom Kelsey
How To Analyze Your Half Court Defense by Tom Kelsey How do you break down your defensive stats for your team? Most coaches have a variety of ways to chart how their team is playing with the Half Court Defense. Here is a way to pinpoint where you are getting best and...
What gets you the next basketball coaching job? by Tom Kelsey
What gets you the next basketball coaching job? By Tom Kelsey It may not be what you think. Your resume won’t get you the basketball coaching job, or work experience, or job references, or where you went to school, or knowledge of your sport. What will get you the job...