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LOTS of goodness in this month’s episode - especially on the Xs and Os and coaching article front.
One thing I’d encourage is to use October to steal some ideas from football coaches - how they run things, how they delegate, how they lead their teams.
It’s always a good idea to steal from winners - no matter what level they are on.
Here’s the October issue!
HOOPS COMPANION POSTS FROM SEPTEMBER
PLAYS OF THE MONTH
Switch Beater - love this action to combat a switch (
Finland SLOB - simple/easy to install action to get a 3 for a shooter early in a possession
Curl Play - a lot of ball and player movement leads to some nice curling action here; could easily be added if you’re a Euro Ball Screen team as well
Latvia Ram Ghost - this puts a defender in a lot of bad spots; great if you have a stretch 4 or big who can shoot it
Backscreen SLOB Play - steal a layup with this one
Beautiful High/Low action from UConn
Stampede actions the Grizzlies ran for Ja Morant last season
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2023 March Madness Playbook/Video Playbook - 3 diagrams and 3 videos from each of the 68 teams in the NCAA Tournament (that’s 204 plays!)
DRILLS OF THE MONTH
USA Finishing Drill - simple, but nice way to get players warmed up and working on finishes
COACHING LINKS/ARTICLES
Video on Mike McDaniel that’s well worth the watch - 10 minutes but you should sit down and give it a view
Nice thread on some observations from attending several D1 practices
Mike Vrabel article on his coaching style
LEADERSHIP/GROWTH LINKS AND THOUGHTS
CULTURE THOUGHTS
What really counts? (Buzz Williams video)
HOOP THOUGHTS/CONCEPTS/IDEAS
Banking in Free Throws - probably the coolest thing I found this month - the idea here is…if you have a player who can’t shoot free throws…why not teach them to bank it in? It’s also a for-sure way to increase their free throw percentage (in my opinion)
Pass Fake 3s - this is an interesting thing to maybe start teaching players. With so many teams trying to counter “one more” passes, this is a great thing to add to your drill package in 2v1 situations.
Wrap Screens - a nice action from FIBA 3v3 that you could add to your offensive concepts
NON-COACHING STUFF
Some advice for parents on raising young athletes
IF YOU’RE GOING THROUGH IT…
Keep going.
WHAT’S COMING IN OCTOBER?
“Clean” Basketball
Some revamped posts
Audio-version of the newsletter (for paid subscribers)
And some SPOOKY sets
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