PGC Clinic Notes

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PGC Clinic Notes: TJ Rosene- Head Coach- Men’s Basketball
Emmanuel College /PGC
#1 How to utilize the 1-3-1

● No straight line passes.
● Make them throw it over the top.
● 5 man plays the middle and works in a triangle.
● Don’t allow any attacking middle.
● Take away all dribble penetration.
● Can trap all 4 corners.
● Front the post.
● “hot” means play high pressure.
● “warm” mild pressure, wait for them to make mistakes.
● “cold” sit back and slow the game down and take away everything inside.
Drills
● Completed Passes
● Sideline Closeouts
● Weak Side Rebounding
● Creating the Feel: warm vs hot
● Conversion (make it count/ create energy)
Problems
● This is a difficult defense with rebounding.
● Weak side rebounding is huge.
Benefits
● Does well against very coach centered offenses.
● Makes teams be very disciplined.
Time
● 10-12 minutes Monday Wednesday Friday on zone defense.

Tyler Coston- Director
PGC Basketball

#1 A way to develop a more productive perimeter player

● #1 Become a better shooter. – gives the team more spacing. Need to look at the same spot on the rim EVERY TIME. (quite eye) Great shooters do not miss left or right. Players miss shots by defensive pressure and lack of balance.” Aim small miss small” Players are terrible listeners, but are great imitators and great gamers (teach by experiences and games). How to fix arc= 6 shots, 5 arcs. Players have to be confident before they get the ball knowing that they are going to shoot.
● #2 Beat 1 Defender. – Every defense is a zone if you cannot beat one defender. Perimeter player does not have to beat two defenders to be a good player. To beat a defender, move em, if you make a fake it’s in the eye’s, make it realistic to get the defender moving. 1 second 1 dribble. (shot, pass, or dribble “1 second
● #3 Learn to read. When working on reading the defense do not just do one read then go to the end of the line. Make sure you are giving them many reps at a time so that you are able to increase the learning proficiency.” TLC- Teach, Learn, Compete. “Super Slow Self Corrected Movements.” C Fake, fast and slow, slow for technique. The defense is always wrong. Guided Defense=Play defense unto others as you would want them to play on you.
● #4 Don’t Hurry hupppy. – Peek power patient plan. Expect a slap on the wrist. Seek the contact. When you get to the lane have a purpose, shot fake, pass fake, do something.
● #5 Film Study. – Film don’t lie- Larry Bird. Hoopwork.
● #6 Eliminate P-Dribble= a dribble in any direction that you are able to piss. A P-Dribble it kills explosion, hard to direct the team and triggers traps.
● #7 Vision. 2nd most under taught skill. Vision is associating reads with action.
● #8 Create Space and Time. Don’t pass to open teammates. Pass to teammates as they become open. Most passes are late and slow.
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PGC Clinic Notes: Phil Beckner- Asst Basketball Coach
Boise State
#2 Skill Development: Skill sets that will take your game to the next level.
● Relationship Driven and be a connector
● We impress people with our strengths, but we connect with people through our weaknesses.
● 1 Passion. Players like coaches who sweat with them.
● Availability.
● You can’t give away wat you don’t have. Be driven if you want them to be driven.
● Are you a say it all coach or are you a do it all coach.
● Skill Development is technical and tactical.
● If you wanna be a great player be a great person.
Player Goals
● Give players an identity. Let your athletes know who you want to be leaders know that you want that to be there role.
● Ask the kids. “How can I help you”
● Ask them “What do you need from me”
● 3 types of workouts 1. Skill workout 2. Shooting workout 3. Reps
● Skill workouts, finishing, ball handing, attack moves, change pace change direction, conditioning drills, jab steps and rip through.
● Best players are the best movers. Body ball movement.
● Don’t teach drills, teach skills!
● Always play in an athletic stance. Knees bent and ready for anything.
● Master all the 4 layup finishes.
● 3 teaching points for layups.
● 1 eyes up!!
● 2 Extend!!
● 3 Explode through contact!!
● Post players have to have a jump hook and finish quick at the rim.
● Tight body tight ball.
● Slowly structure the shots.
● Lock your elbow, lock your wrist.
● One motion into your shot.
● Don’t let them shoot SHORT!!!

PGC Clinic Notes: Rich Czeslawski
Better Basketball / Crystal Lake Central High school
#1 Fast Break to Flow: the art of getting easy buckets

Right and left lane accountabilities
– As soon as the ball goes in or rebound secured
– Get wide first
– Look over inside shoulder when foot hits half court
– Stay wide and deep
Inbounder
– Must get ball out of net as high as possible and get it to the outlet as far up floor as possible
– Snaps head and finds outlet as soon as hands touch ball.

Flow into the offense
– Rim runner picks side
– Lane fillers evaluate
– Pick 3 or 4 things
o Pass and cut
o Post pass
o Dribble attack
Head Hunter Adjustment
– If big is a better screener than an athlete
– Utilizes their strength
– Gives you a different look
– Looks for least organized defender and screens them
Easy to sell your kids on easy buckets!
Practice Guidelines
– Must work on daily for it to be a habit
– We use it for conditioning to start practice
– Staple drills
o Transition Defense
o Full Court trips (unlimited variations)

PGC Clinic Notes: Mano Watsa- Owner / President- mano@pgcbasketball.com
#2 3 Ways to prevent having disgruntled players with limited playing time

There are a whole lot of reasons to be disgruntled in any situation of the game.
Why disgruntled players are an issue.
1. Loss of team unity
2. Loss of joy coaching
3. Loss of disgruntled player’s potential
Keys for effective communication
1. Be proactive
– Plan how you will connect with your players
2. Be transparent
– Speak the truth in love
3. Be Vulnerable
– Apologize when needed
– Invite feedback
o Often ask captains what the coaches could be doing differently to help the team.
o If there is ever going to be a change in playing time let the athlete know 24 hours before the game time.
What does a player mean when they say that they are not having any fun?
– Doesn’t feel like he/she is getting the rewards that they are looking for
o Help them look for different rewards

Proactive Communications
1. Set expectations at the end of try-outs
– Be clear where they fit in and allow player to opt-out
o As coaches at Greenville we should be meeting with each individual player at the beginning of the season and let them know where we think they stand and what to expect from them.
o Helps with the players that feel that they are entitled to something.
2. Have ‘pre- conference play’ meetings
– Set expectations regarding playing time with the team and individuals.
– Let the kids know about how much time they will be playing and what their expected roles are going to be.
– Walk around and talk to kids after practice.
– Talk to individuals every day alone. Let them know how they are doing and where they stand.
– Get the captains on the team to help compliment the weaker players during practice. Make sure the captains are building relationships with the players. Teach the leaders the tools that would enable them to help the other players that don’t play a lot of numbers.
– Tell kids that you want them to compete for minutes, however let them know that they have to show up and support the players that are playing more minutes than them.
3. Have bi-weekly ‘check-ins’ with each player
– Ask what they are most proud of recently
– Ask what their biggest challenge has been
– Share one thing you’ve been impressed by
– Share one thing to focus on
Final Thoughts
Handling players who want more playing time…
– Share that three parties will know:
o You will know
o Your teammates will know- meet with captains on every Monday and ask if they think someone should be playing more or less and their thoughts and reasoning
o The coaching staff will know
#3 How to Foster Greater Team Cohesion and Chemistry
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Pre- Season Team Retreat
– Have fun, team bonding, hangout, watch tv, eat pizza, and bring up team goals in a fun environment.
– Buy each kid a notebook for a team journals.
o Give them 90 seconds to write down what they think will make this season awesome?
o Tell them what the coaching staff expectations are.
o Put them in groups of 3 and ask them…
▪ Who they are going to be representing this season?
▪ When will they be representing all of those parties?
▪ How will interact and represent these parties in these situations?
▪ How they will Support each other?
▪ Consequences
– Specific is better than general
– Have them be extremely specific. They will come up with better things than you will.
– Have a trigger word of the teams choosing that is easy for them to remember and if a reminder for them to be respectful or to thank someone in the situation at that time.

Empower the students. Let them be a part of the conversations.

PGC Clinic Notes: Tyler Coston- Director of PGC Basketball
#1 Practice What Wins
“There is no excuse to examine why you do what you do” #WHATWINS
Transition
– What happens most in the game, but is not one of the biggest things we work on in practice.
o All drills need to end with transition play.
Clear Focus
– What would each of your players say is the most important three things to you as a coach?
o Every single practice Pat Riley would run he would have them work on closeouts.
▪ Closeout learning in the direction of the drive
▪ Closeout with hands in a diamond
▪ Take away 2 battle for the third/ angled closeout (take away the shot and take away one of the driving lanes.
o This will help with rebounding.
The Third Game
– The ball never hits the ground
o Win the offensive game
o Win the defensive game
o Win the rebounding game
▪ Every practice when a shot goes up someone had to rebound it before it hit the ground in any drill and if it did hit the ground you had to run.
▪ Assign rebounding roles.
● Chasers, Erasers, and Spacers
How Over What
– Is not what you do, but how you do what you do.
Competitive Advantages
– Lock Left
o Forcing the point guard to cross the court on the left side of the floor.
o Forcing a left hand dribble the whole time.
o Any defender to the right side of the ball is denying.
o Any defender on the left side is in an open stance allowing the pass.
o Give up the baseline drive with left hand.
o Every strong side post is a full front
– What do most teams in my league do?
o And do the opposite!
o Get good at the things you know the other teams are not used to.
– Find ways to win the foul game. Get their top players to play 3 minutes less each game.
– Double team their bad post players. – Beautiful Chaos

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