,As much as we emphasize the most common defensive principles like toughness, communication, hustle, coachability, etc., it always comes down to how we can teach it more efficiently. How can we help our players to be more coachable? How can we put th...
Coach ,Doug Novak possesses nearly three decades of college basketball coaching experience, and most recently joined Trevecca Trojans women's basketball team.A main focus for all of Coach Novak’s teams is being able to finish effectively and efficien...
,Your season might be in the hands of one end-of-the-game play during conference tournament time. NBA veteran coach Vin Bhavnani put forward some of the best end-of-the-game plays he's seen.Need 3In this play, the offense forces the defense to make a...
Coach ,As you know having solid transition defense is absolutely crucial. But as all coaches know, if coaching transition defense was easy then every team in the world would be elite at it. Coach Hughes most recently served currently...
Coach ,Question: What skill do you think we are referring to here? Resilience? Mindfulness? In his recent book The Coaches Guide to Teaching, author and teaching expert Doug Lemov stated that decision-making is the skill tha...
,Defense wins ChampionshipsToday we will be taking a deep dive on the defensive side of the ball. In particular the importance of defending 3-point shots. In today’s game the analytics say the 3 best shots on offense are: Free Throw AttemptsShot...
Coach ,Playing with tempo, pace and space is what the trend is in today’s basketball. Players love the freedom to create and play with freedom. Two great clinics from Hornet's assistant Matt Hill and Coby Karl assistant coach of the Boise State deep...
Coach ,One of the best ways to steal baskets is having a creative baseline out-of-bounds (BLOB) system. At this point of the season, we are looking to add a couple more effective BLOBs that opponents are not expecting. Here are 3 BLOBs sets to a...
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...
,With the game moving more and more away from the basket to the perimeter, the driving lanes stay wide open, and thus we now more than ever need to teach our players how to close out properly and rotate on drive and kick actions. It is important...