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College hoops officially tips off in a week, high school seasons have either started or are about to, and football is slowly coming to a close (kind of).
Here is your November newsletter - enjoy and share it with the other hoops lovers in your life!
HOOPS COMPANION POSTS FROM SEPTEMBER
PLAYS OF THE MONTH
OKC Thunder Away Series (video) - good variation of stagger action
Liberty SLOB - High Chin (video) - if teams try to away your point guard in SLOB situations, throw this at them
Gonzaga BLOB (video) - have a big you can throw over the top to? This is a different/tough play to guard for a throw over the top
Utah Jazz Flare Action (video) - how the Jazz use flare screens in transition
Double Drag + Flare Slip (video) - simple and effective action that can be run in secondary or the half court
Rip Shuffle Set
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DRILLS OF THE MONTH
SMU Vertical Closeout Drill (video) - great drill to rep out verticality on defense…and can be done very quickly/daily
53 Transition - 5v3 advantage drill
Villanova Passing (video) - could be used as both a warmup and passing drill
COACHING LINKS/ARTICLES
Mike Tomlin-isms (VIDEO) - a few sayings from Mike Tomlin that you might want to throw into your vernacular
College Basketball Sign Stealing Stories - cool/fun read
LEADERSHIP/GROWTH LINKS AND THOUGHTS
Newsletter Template from Michael Lynch - great idea for communicating with parents, players, former players, etc.
CULTURE THOUGHTS
HOOP THOUGHTS/CONCEPTS/IDEAS
Why I Love Transition Offense - it’s one of the few things you can’t fully prepare for
Transition Flares (video) - favorite video of the month
NON-COACHING STUFF
IF YOU’RE GOING THROUGH IT…
Keep going.
WHAT’S COMING IN NOVEMBER?
“Clean” Basketball
Ideas on using the scoreboard at practice
Stacking days
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