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Ball Screen Defense – “Thru Coverage”
Ball Screen Defense - "Thru Coverage" by Wes Kosel Ball Screen Defense - This article will look at one way to guard ball screens with a "thru" coverage. Ball screens can be guarded a variety of ways including going over the screen with hard hedges, shows, soft shows,...
Mike Krzyzewski Duke BLOB Box Elevator
Mike Krzyzewski Duke BLOB Box Elevator by Wes Kosel Coach Mike Krzyzewski, the leader in wins for NCAA Division 1 men's basketball, is entering his 42nd season as a head coach and 37th with Duke. During the past 41 years, he has compiled a 1043-321 record, won 5 NCAA...
Stop Drilling and Start Playing with Parameters by John Mietus
Stop Drilling and Start Playing with Parameters I watched a high school practice recently where the coach spent the first 20 minutes attempting to organize and execute a defensive positioning drill. It was Block practice at its worst. The reps were not game-like and...
Thad Matta – Ohio State Horns Quick Chin
Thad Matta - Ohio State Horns Quick Chin by Wes Kosel Here is a set play from Ohio State Buckeyes Head Coach Thad Matta. Matta has been the head coach at Ohio State since 2004, having previously been the head coach at Xavier and Butler. Matta played college basketball...
NBA New York Knicks Elbow 2 Up
NBA New York Knicks Elbow 2 Up Set Play Here is a set play from the New York Knicks from when Mike D'Antoni was the head coach. D'Antoni led the Knicks during the 2008-2012 seasons and is now the head coach for the Houston Rockets. D'Antoni, known for his high-scoring...
Duke Blue Devils 1-4 High Quick Hitters
Duke Blue Devils 1-4 High Quick Hitters by Wes Kosel This article features two 1-4 high set plays from Duke Blue Devils Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski. Coach K has his Blue Devils looking strong heading into the 2016-2017 season. Duke had its Countdown to Craziness this...
Basketball Playbook Vocabulary by Nathan Hill
Basketball Playbook Vocabulary by Nathan Hill Basketball Playbook Vocabulary 5 sections: Cuts, Screens, Screening actions, ball screens, alignments. As a first year head coach I came into my first job with a new staff, and new players that had never met me. I had to...
Archie Miller University of Dayton- ”Dayton’s Shooting Program”
Archie Miller University of Dayton- ”Dayton’s Shooting Program” Archie Miller is the head coach at the University of Dayton. He went to the Elite Eight in 2014, a former University of Arizona Associate Head Coach, and USA Basketball's U19 World Championship staff...
Tony Bennett – Virginia Cavaliers Post Defense
Tony Bennett - Virginia Cavaliers Post Defense by Wes Kosel Here is a video with several clips showing post defense by Tony Bennett's Virginia Cavaliers. Bennett is entering his 11th season as a head coach and 8th at Virginia. His overall record in 10 seasons is...
Chris Beard – Arkansas Little Rock Slip Follow
Chris Beard - Arkansas Little Rock Slip Follow by Wes Kosel Here is another set play from former Arkansas Little Rock Head Coach Chris Beard. Beard will begin his first season as head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders in 2016-2017. The Texas native has coached at...