,Playing great Zone Defense is not just about our defensive rotation and positioning. We need to make sure we set up a set of rules and non-negotiables for our players that they follow before they even get set in the zone. Lots of times when our...

Coach ,One of the hardest areas to score in basketball is when the shot clock runs down below 12 seconds. Teams that can execute late in the shot clock are tough to beat.Coach Toppert breaks down 3 actions that can help improve your offense when the...

Coach ,A key focus when we are teaching our players how to defend is to make sure our players know the importance of communication, have a special awareness of the ball and their man, and know how to properly close out.Today we are going to break dow...

,One of the things we cannot forget to focus on during our pre-season individual development is to teach our big men how to attack the high post. Especially if we are going to be playing against the zone, big men that can be dangerous from high post...

Coach ,Great coaches know how to scout. Great scouting reports will help us win games that we were not supposed to win. Great scouting reports will help us beat more talented teams. But once we have the scout, how can we make the best of it? How can...

Coach ,Cody Toppert’s resume is impressive. He has worked with coaches such as Mike D'Antoni, Igor Kokosov, Chris Finch and Penny Hardaway. Toppert spent 2018-2019 as an assistant coach for the Phoenix Suns. He was also the head coach for the Ha...

Coach ,Coach Kermit Davis at a recent clinic shared a series of drills in his bag that hopefully you can carry over to your team's practice this season. These drills are focused on post entry, drive and kick, cutting to the rim and post up combined.&...

Coach ,Today, we are going to take a look at 3 drills from former NBA player and current G-League Delaware Blue Coats Head Coach Coby Karl. What we want to focus on is being able to work on our decision-making in a fast pace offense, create space and...

Coach ,One of the most important parts of offense is figuring out how to attack a pick and roll.Now defenses are coming up with many ways to defend the pick and roll and wanted to share a couple of concepts from one of the brightest minds in coaching...

Coach ,Last year I watched certain college and high school basketball teams struggle to find an offensive flow, while trying to follow a certain system and play scripted calls. As effective as it is to have structured offense, I notice that the best...