Welcome to another edition of the monthly version of the newsletter!
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HOOPS COMPANION POSTS FROM JANUARY
PLAYS OF THE MONTH
Thread of Indiana State options (great offensive team)
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DRILLS OF THE MONTH
52 Point Shooting
Shoot a 3, pull-up jumper right, pull-up jumper left, shot fake and side step 3 at each of the 5 spots. Finish with 2 free throws (swish = +1, make with rim = 0, miss = -1)
LEADERSHIP/GROWTH LINKS AND THOUGHTS
know what these are for your team/program
CULTURE THOUGHTS
We are nearing getting closer to end-of-year stuff, but these thoughts still apply:
UGA Football coach on how they do transitions in practice - a few nuggets hoops coaches might be able to pull from this
HOOP THOUGHTS/CONCEPTS/IDEAS
Bob Richey 5-Out Stuff (from Coach Michael Lynch)
NON-COACHING STUFF
“You Can’t Make This Up” Coaching Stories (okay, maybe this isn’t non-coaching stuff but it’s not the heavy coaching stuff)
IF YOU’RE GOING THROUGH IT…
Keep going.
WHAT’S COMING IN FEBRUARY?
a look at a few of the more efficient teams in the country
zone offense concepts
press breaks
a book review
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