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Critical elements for teaching a 4-out offense
Many coaches stymie their players by giving them too much structure within an offense. Our program experienced a lot of success after we made the switch from a 3-out motion offense to a 4-out motion. A 4-out motion offense allows the players more ro...

Developing proper form for the mid-range jumper
The mid-range game is a major source of point production — if exploited properly. It's an excellent complement to both the low-post and perimeter player, and it has a substantially higher success rate than shooting from 3-point land. When you cons...

Hurley’s Heroics
Editor's Note: This article appeared in the September/October 2008 issue of Winning Hoops. Read to the end of the article to see the movie trailer for last year's "The Street Stops Here, which opened a year ago about Hurley and his basketball prog...

Shaka Smart a great hire for VCU
Editor's Note: This article appeared in the September/October 2009 issue of Winning Hoops, shortly after Smart's hire at VCU. In junior high school, he was writing up zone offenses. In high school, he set the Oregon High (Wis.) school record for ...

Own the paint: 12 games of 1-on-1 to improve post players
Own the paint. Don't just take up space or clog the lane, but rather, have your players dominate this area of the floor. The better your team is on the interior, the more high-percentage shots you create and, consequently, it opens up your squad for ...


