HOOPS COMPANION POSTS FROM NOVEMBER
PLAYS OF THE MONTH
Marquette Empty Side Ball Screen has been one of the most commonly used actions in college hoops this season
Tip Backscreen Play has been a favorite in the NCAA this early-season as well for starting off games
Carlisle SLOB - tough to guard everything here
Zoom Flare - using two tough-to-guard actions consecutively can put defenses in a tough spot
5-Out Delay offense is a nice thing to have when you need it
UNI BLOB - they don’t get this here, but I like the screen the screener action here as well
Guard-to-Guard Ghost Screen - I’ve always loved putting guards in ballscreen situations as the screener defender…how often are your guards drilled in being THAT defender?
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DRILLS OF THE MONTH
Quick Ways to Finish - have your players practice different finishes…here are some examples
Chaos Shooting is one of the coolest shooting drills I’ve seen in a while
Warm-Up Passing Drill…because I love me a passing drill
COACHING LINKS/ARTICLES
Evaluating Your Coaching Staff - this is a great thread…just read it
LEADERSHIP/GROWTH LINKS AND THOUGHTS
CULTURE THOUGHTS
Sundance Wicks on culture was one of my favorite tweets of the month - click for the images
HOOP THOUGHTS/CONCEPTS/IDEAS
as mentioned above, try and think of ways to put the opponent’s guards in unfamiliar situations…such as:
defending in the post
defending on the elbow
defending ball screens as the screener defender
NON-COACHING STUFF
IF YOU’RE GOING THROUGH IT…
Keep going.
WHAT’S COMING IN DECEMBER?
“Clean” Basketball
Film breakdowns of common teams and actions
Thoughts on stacking days
Best of 2023
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