basketball
February 1, 2019
Coach Throwback: John Wooden shares his fast-break offense
Throughout the year, Coach & Athletic Director will go back 25 years to share some of our best articles from 1994. The publication, formerly Scholastic Coach magazine, is closing in on 89 years of production. What better way to celebrate our long...
October 8, 2018
‘Her Time To Play’ initiative encourages young girls to play basketball
The NBA tipped off the fourth annual Jr. NBA Week (Oct. 8-15) today with the launch of “Her Time To Play,” the league’s new initiative to inspire girls ages 7-14 to learn and play basketball in a positive and healthy way, and increase opportuni...
September 24, 2018
‘Ram screens’ can confuse opposing defenses
The evolution of man offenses has not only come with different types of ball screens, but it also modified the traditional locations that ball screens are set along with the action that follows. When some of these offenses combine pre- and post-scre...
September 20, 2018
‘Cloak and Dagger’ Diagonal Offensive Series
[caption id="attachment_11379" align="alignright" width="320"] Photo: Chip Griffin[/caption] A good offense is based on several basic principles. The first is being able to start the play with a pass or a dribble entry. Good offenses also use ball r...
September 17, 2018
7 defensive drills that produce results
If your team wants to protect the basket this season, you'll need some effective, efficient defensive drills that produce in-game results. Here is a listing of our most popular drills that can easily be installed in your practices. 1. 'Guard the Yard...
July 13, 2018
A zone offense to break zone defenses
Nearly every year that I coached, we ran some version of this zone offense. There is continuity, but also the option of running some very effective set plays. The original version of this offense came from Tom Davis, who coached at Boston College, S...
June 6, 2018
18 characteristics of a good defensive team
Teams that know how to defense well and pressure opposing offenses have these 18 characteristics in common. 1. They recognize their opponent’s offensive actions/tendencies while they're in the flow of the game. 2. They play defense with their voi...
May 15, 2018
How to put on a summer basketball camp
When I became a head varsity coach, I strongly believed it was essential to organize and run a youth summer basketball camp at the high school. Prior to this time, there was not an organized youth basketball camp in the community. I was 40 years old...
Hopefully this list reminds us of what is required of us as the coach to make sure that our team leaders aren’t just filling a role, but exemplifying the characteristics of leaders.
The 7 attributes of effective team leaders
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All of us want to equip our captains with the skills they need in orde...