Stan Van Gundy Coaching U Live 2011 Notes

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Basketball Coaching Clinic Notes

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September 22, 2016

Stan Van Gundy Coaching U Live 2011 Notes

Stan Van Gundy is an American basketball coach currently serving as the head coach and president of basketball operations for the NBA franchise Detroit Pistons. He previously held head coaching positions in the NBA for the Miami Heat and the Orlando Magic. He is the older brother of former Knicks and Houston Rockets head coach Jeff Van Gundy. You will love these Stan Van Gundy Coaching U Live 2011 Notes.

Stan Van Gundy Coaching U Live 2011 Notes

Coach Van Gundy began his coaching career as an assistant coach at the University of Vermont back in 1981 before his first college head coaching job at Castleton State College where he held this position for three years. After serving as an assistant coach at Canisius College in 1987 and Fordham University in 1988, Van Gundy was named head coach at the University of Lowell where he spent his next four years. University of Wisconsin was the last stop of his collegiate career from 1992-1995 after which he accepted his first assistant coaching role in the NBA for the Miami Heat. He became head coach of the Heat after coach Pat Riley resigned abruptly. Coach Van Gundy surprised many by advancing of the second round of the NBA playoffs in 2004. The following season the Heat advanced to the eastern conference finals and lost to Detroit Pistons in 7 games. During 2006 season coach Van Gundy resigned from his position for personal reasons. Two years later he accepted an offer from the Orlando Magic to be their head coach and in his first season he led them to 52 victories. More success was found in the 2008–09 season. The Magic won 59 games, second most in franchise history, along with a second consecutive division championship. After defeating the team with the league’s best record that season, the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Magic won the Eastern Conference Finals in six games, advancing to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1995 to face the Los Angeles Lakers, but lost the series in five games. On May 21, 2012, Van Gundy was relieved of his duties as Head Coach, despite making the playoffs in all five seasons as coach. In May 2014, coach Van Gundy was hired as the new head coach of the Detroit Pistons and president of basketball operations.

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In 2011 Coach Van Gundy spoke in the Coaching U Live clinic about his coaching philosophies and special situations including various set plays he has used and continues to use for different situations. After time-outs sets, free throw sets, actions out of transition and quick hitters with multiple options are demonstrated in this clinic.

I hope you find these notes and diagrams useful for your team and program and good luck in your off-season preparation.

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