Snow Valley Basketball School 2003 Dan Mannix Offensive skills

Dan Mannix-Arizona High School
Giving knowledge to players 1- Commitment, being a student, family. Key to happiness is other people being respectful.
“Play the man the way you don’t want to be played.”

Develop discipline-
1-Do what you are supposed to do
2-Do it now
3-Do it to the best of your ability 4- DO it all the time. “Work hard on something.”

I played in Brooklyn, No autopsy, no foul.”

Balance and footwork “Little things make big things happen.” Steve Kerr Footwork “Bull-Spurs” Duncan-Jordan “Quickness and Balance”

Line drills-
Form running-zigzag cuts-Two footed stop hops with the shooting foot slightly in front of the other.
Pivots- Lead with the shoulder and elbow-eyes stay level. Stay down the entire time. Lock one of the shoulders. Develop to be a player. “Footwork”
Catching and facing with no shot. “Don’t get into a fetal position. “Freeing up your shooting foot right side catch. Catch the ball with two hands. Try to get behind the ball. You are ball slow if your arms are extended. Ball “quick” if your hands and arms are compact. “Ball quick” flexed and compact.
Spin the ball to yourself catch pivot.

“Deception is the essence of the game.” Dan Mannix

Which foot to pivot with? Add a reverse pivot on the left side of the floor—“Pippen” Move-single foot, right side free up shooting foot.
“Sweep and face.”

Catch and face- 1 dribble and get into the paint. Stay inside the block on the catch. “Don’t dribble into dribble.” Reverse pivot and go both sides. Overplay –“push the ball out.” Decide for yourself- “Front pivot or reverse pivot. Which do you want to use?

Jeff Van Gundy, ESPN NBA Analyst, former NBA Head Coach says, Snow Valley Basketball School is the premiere teaching camp in America. It has a rich tradition of coaches who aspire to leave the campers with a lasting knowledge, passion, and a love for the game. I loved going back every year as a camper and as a coach because I was humbled to be around such greatness.”

Basketball coaches with over 15 NCAA National Championships have blown a whistle on the courts at Snow Valley Basketball School, as have head coaches with more than 10 NBA titles. Three current NBA head Coaches; Stan Van Gundy, Gregg Popovich, and Scott Brooks all have been on the staff at Snow Valley Basketball School, as have assistants Mike Budenholzer (San Antonio Spurs), Jim Cleamons (Los Angeles Lakers), and Tim Grgurich (Denver Nuggets). High school coaches include Tony Harper with over 800 wins at Montwood H.S. (El Paso, TX.), Ed Azzam of Nationally Ranked Powerhouse, Westchester H.S. (Los Angeles, CA.), Don Showalter, of the McDonalds All-American Committee and Mid-Prairie H.S. (Wellman, IA).

Alumni of Snow Valley Basketball School include NBA, NCAA, NAIA players and coaches all recognized for their impact on the game. There have been twelve Snow Valley Basketball School coaches named to the Naismith National Basketball Hall of Fame. Additionally, Snow Valley Basketball School can claim amongst its fraternity 13 of the 35 coaches with the most wins in NCAA basketball history, including #1 on that list Don Meyer (913 wins). Its founder, Herb Livsey and its longtime and current director Charles Sands, have both been honored in the California Community College Hall of Fame for their influence on the game, as has long-time administrator Clete Adelman.

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Snow Valley Basketball School 2003 Dan Mannix Offensive skills