7 Constraints to Improve Offensive Decision-Making (This was reposted with permission by Arete Hoops) Constraints are tools coaches can use to manipulate an environment to
(This was reposted with permission by Arete Hoops) On March 25th, 2022, Saint Peter’s played Purdue. They made history by becoming the first 15-seed in
“Setting The Foundation As A New Head Coach”: PhD Hoops Virtual Coaches Roundtable Notes (June 12, 2020) Below are notes from the PhD Hoops Virtual
Episode #31 – Coach Eric Bovaird, Head Coach at Chaminade University, talks about their rich basketball tradition, playing (and sometimes beating) Power 5 opponents, the
Offensive Rebounding / Transition Defense (Coach Ryan Badrtalei) | PhD Hoops Virtual Coaches Roundtable Coach Ryan Badrtalei, Associate Head Men’s Basketball Coach at UC Irvine
10 Reasons Why You Should Run the Pack Defense? It gives you a chance to beat the best teams on your schedule. I would love
Skip Prosser: “Rebounding” 2006 Clinic Notes Spend 5-10 minutes per practice specifically on rebounding You can’t punch anyone, so use Rebounding as a way to
“Full Court Press”: PhD Hoops Virtual Coaches Roundtable Notes (June 19, 2020) Below are notes from the PhD Hoops Virtual Coaches Roundtable on June 19,
There’s no better XsOs resource in the universe for basketball coaches to find plays, drills and other diagrams than the FMS Playbank. In 2011 FastModel
by Tim Miser, Associate Head Coach Southwestern College INTRODUCTION When you watch games at any level, you see the majority of offensive possessions start or
Postseason Evaluations (Coach Drew Richards) | PhD Hoops Virtual Coaches Roundtable Coach Drew Richards, Head Men’s Basketball Coach at UNC Pembroke (NC), spoke on “Postseason
End of Game Nuggets (Coach Richie Schueler) | PhD Hoops Virtual Coaches Roundtable Coach Richie Schueler, former Collegiate Men’s Basketball Coach and current College Basketball Analyst,
Episode #29 – Fresh off completing the 2017-18 season, Coach Rob Perron, Head Coach at Catawba College, gives insight on preparing for late game situations
Episode #21 – In this episode of ‘The Coach’s Insight’, Coach Chris Martin, Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Loras College, discusses his keys to turning
Episode #19 – In this episode of ‘The Coach’s Insight’, Coach Marquintus Jones, Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at Limestone College, discusses their unique defensive philosophy
“Pillars To A Great Defensive Team”: PhD Hoops Virtual Coaches Roundtable Notes (July 17, 2020) 1.What are the Defensive “Staples”/”Pillars” for your team? *Communication –
Episode #12 – In this episode of ‘The Coach’s Insight’, Richie Schueler discusses with Brad Loos (Assistant Coach at Missouri) on balancing the time-consuming coaching
“Running The Break”: PhD Hoops Virtual Coaches Roundtable Notes (July 24, 2020) 1. What are the core principles of your fast break? What types of
“Setting the Foundation as a New Head Coach”: PhD Hoops Virtual Coaches Roundtable Notes (June 12, 2020) 1. From Day 1, what are the most
Episode #9 – In this episode of ‘The Coach’s Insight’, Richie Schueler chops it up with Chris Hollender (Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at UMKC and
Leadership/Culture (Coach Matt O’Brien) | PhD Hoops Virtual Coaches Roundtable Coach Matt O’Brien, Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Southwestern College (KS), spoke on Leadership/Culture during
“Simple & Effective Half-Court Offense”: PhD Hoops Virtual Coaches Roundtable Notes (July 3, 2020) Below are notes from the PhD Hoops Virtual Coaches Roundtable on
Episode #16 – In this episode of ‘The Coach’s Insight’, Coach Eric Brown, Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at UNLV, discusses Transition Offense with Richie Schueler.
Player Development | Coach Jake Russell Player Development is a concept that has been gaining some traction over the past 5-10 years. When I was
Goal Setting for Athletes (Coach Kyle Cerana) | PhD Hoops Virtual Coaches Roundtable Coach Kyle Cerana of St. Augustine Prep (NJ) spoke on “Goal Setting
“Coaching Thoughts: Questions, Reflections, and Preparations”: PhD Hoops Virtual Coaches Roundtable Notes (June 26, 2020) Below are notes from the PhD Hoops Virtual Coaches Roundtable
Running the Break (Coach Jeremy Currier) | PhD Hoops Virtual Coaches Roundtable Coach Jeremy Currier, Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Young Harris College (GA), spoke
“Navigating As A Coach Through A Pandemic”: PhD Hoops Virtual Coaches Roundtable Notes (July 10, 2020) 1. As we navigate through these unprecedented times, how
Pillars to a Great Defensive Team (Coach Mike Sotsky) | PhD Hoops Virtual Coaches Roundtable Coach Mike Sotsky, Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at Harvard University
“Simple & Effective Half-Court Offense”: PhD Hoops Virtual Coaches Roundtable Notes (July 3, 2020) 1. What kind of half-court offense do you run (Sets, Motion,
Simple & Effective Half-Court Offense (Coach Arvin Mosley, Jr.) | PhD Hoops Virtual Coaches Roundtable Coach Arvin Mosley, Jr., Founder & CEO of Triple Impact
“Full Court Press”: PhD Hoops Virtual Coaches Roundtable Notes (June 19, 2020) 1. How many of you use a full court press with your program?
Navigating As a Coach Through a Pandemic | PhD Hoops Virtual Coaches Roundtable Coach Scott Combs (Morehead State-KY), Coach Eric Perry (Cal Poly-CA), and Coach
Considering Your Personnel When Constructing Your Full Court Press As a coach, it is important to consistently try to maximize your team’s potential, but how
“Leadership/Culture”: PhD Hoops Virtual Coaches Roundtable Notes (May 29, 2020) Matt O’Brien – Southwestern College (KS) Championship Culture – Build, Win, Graduate Select former players
Taking Over a Program: Year 1 Coach Jimmy Dolan, Varsity Girls Basketball Coach at Weymouth High School (MA), gives us insight on his experiences in Year 1
“Late Game Situations”: PhD Hoops Virtual Coaches Roundtable Notes (June 5, 2020) Cabral Huff – Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School (GA) Organization Be thorough and detailed
Complete Notebook on Kobe’s ‘Detail’ (Episodes 1-34) In case you missed ESPN’s ‘DETAIL, From the Mind of Kobe Bryant’ series, Coach Jeff Steines has done a
Coaching Thoughts: Questions, Reflections, & Preparations (Coach John Thompson) | PhD Hoops Virtual Coaches Roundtable Coach John Thompson, Head Men’s Basketball Coach at North Carolina
“Offensive Rebounding / Transition Defense”: PhD Hoops Virtual Coaches Roundtable Notes (May 22, 2020) *Offensive Rebounding 1. What are your philosophies on offensive rebounding? How
Full Court Press (Coach Joe Dix) | PhD Hoops Virtual Coaches Roundtable Coach Joe Dix, Head Boys Basketball Coach at Collins Hill High School (GA),
“Practice Management”: PhD Hoops Virtual Coaches Roundtable Notes (May 8, 2020) *Practice Structure How do you break up practice? What does a typical practice schedule
Setting the Foundation as a New Head Coach (Coach Mike Blaine) | PhD Hoops Virtual Coaches Roundtable Coach Mike Blaine, Head Men’s Basketball Coach at
“Setting the Foundation as a New Head Coach”: PhD Hoops Virtual Coaches Roundtable Notes (June 12, 2020) Mike Blaine Current HC at Plattsburgh State Former
Vic Metro’s (Australia) U16 Glossary, Scout Template, & Playbook Coach Dom Linossier, Men’s Head Coach in Melbourne, Australia, shares his Glossary (List of Terminology), Scout Template, and
“Leadership/Culture”: PhD Hoops Virtual Coaches Roundtable Notes (May 29, 2020) *Leadership 1. How do you define leadership in a basketball program? *Camaraderie – live, learn,
“Player Development”: PhD Hoops Virtual Coaches Roundtable Notes (May 15, 2020) *Offseason What do you believe is the most important fundamental(s) for your players to
“Offensive Rebounding / Transition Defense”: PhD Hoops Virtual Coaches Roundtable Notes (May 22, 2020) Ryan Badrtalei – UC Irvine Associate Head Coach Know how your
At the Fordham Women’s Basketball Coaches Clinic #2 on May 14th, 2020, the coaching staff distributed this impressive array of drills and diagrams they use
Episode #28 – Coach Ryan Ridder, Head Coach at Bethune-Cookman University, gives insight on how he has turned around two struggling basketball programs at both
PhD Hoops Virtual Coaches Roundtable Notes (April, 2020) (Section I: Written by Coach Kelsey Long) What are you doing right now to make yourself and
Take Advantage of This Time, Don’t Let it Take Advantage of You With everything going on in the world, it is very easy to look
Frank Martin: “Coaching Philosophies to Developing Toughness in Your Players to Win on the Court and in Life” 2020 Virtual Coaches Clinic Notes Philosophy Notes
Episode #30 (RECORDED IN SUMMER, 2018) – Coach Andrew Brown, Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at Gardner–Webb University, discusses what it was like being an interim
Georgia Southern Coaches Clinic Notes Written by Coach Sean Mims, Founder/Director of HoopsEdu I did less writing and more watching of practice. For myself, I took
Pat Chambers: “1-2-2 ¾ Court Press and General Discussion” 2020 Virtual Coaches Clinic Notes Coach Pat Chambers – Head Coach, Penn State 1-2-2 ¾ Court
Randy Brown: “10 Anchors for Coaching Clarity, Effectiveness, and Success” 2020 Virtual Coaches Clinic Notes Coach Randy Brown – Former Division 1 Coach, Elite Coach
Shaka Smart: 2018 Nike Coaching Clinic (Las Vegas) Notes Book Recommendations The Little Book of Talent by Daniel Coyle The Captain Class by Sam Walker Know
Josh Pastner: “Defensive Drills” 2020 Virtual Coaches Clinic Notes Use the split line when focusing on Offense and Defense in drills 1 on 1 full
Episode #3 – In this episode of ‘The Coach’s Insight’, Richie Schueler talks to Kris Babler about work/life balance, his approach to handling adversity, and
Episode #18 – In this episode of ‘The Coach’s Insight’, Coach Marcus Wilson, former staff member at Saint Louis University, discusses the transition of stepping
Below are outstanding notes from three Hall of Fame speakers at the 2013 Shaka Smart Coaching Clinic: Shaka Smart, Bruce Pearl, and Pete Gillen. They
Episode #8 – In this episode of ‘The Coach’s Insight’, Richie Schueler picks the brain of Mark Downey (Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at IPFW) on
Pressure Defense Need quickness and length Two rules that changed – Had to adjust 5-second count & hand-checking rule Drills Teach technique that deny the
Coach Rory Larson of Anoka-Ramsey Community College shares a roundtable presentation after completing the 2016-17 season, their best season in school history (28-5 record, #1 NJCAA National
Episode #2 – In this episode of ‘The Coach’s Insight’, Richie Schueler talks with John Smith, Associate Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Cal State Fullerton,
Episode #26 – Coach Tanner Massey, Assistant Coach in the G League, drops knowledge on making the leap to coaching at the professional level, breaking
Team Leadership *Figure out what you can be great at and create separation* Building Leaders and Teams Core Principles Trust your own work (especially when
Episode #5 – In this episode of ‘The Coach’s Insight’, Richie Schueler discusses today’s recruiting trends with Andre Gray, Assistant Coach at the UNC Charlotte.
Written by Coach Andre Allen (United States Basketball Academy China) As a basketball player and coach, I was always taught that there are two special
Episode #32 (Recorded in Summer, 2018) – Coach Jeremy Shulman, Head Coach at Eastern Florida State College, talks about the success of junior college coaches
By Bill Herenda (originally appeared on BillHerenda.com) LOS ANGELES — As Summer League is upon (behind) us, what does it take for players from college or
Dana Altman: “Pressing” 2018 Nike Coaching Clinic (Las Vegas) Notes Keys Great way to utilize depth Hides deficiencies in Defense Takes up time Sets tone/be aggressive
Half Court Defense Gap conscious Be in the gaps, then closeout Put time into transition defense Rebounding & Box Out Communication – TALK!! Principle Ball
Episode #17 – In this episode of ‘The Coach’s Insight’, Coach Nick Booker, Associate Head Coach at Eastern Washington, discusses the March Madness of coaching
Ball Screen Defense Middle Ball Screen Guarding Ball – Touching D/Force to Screen/Go over Ball Screen, Under man Big repeating key work 3x/Foot to Foot
By Bill Herenda (originally appeared on BillHerenda.com) Below is a compilation of Coach Hubie Brown quotes and anecdotes from his ESPN broadcasts, lectures and podcast appearances listed below.
By Coach Walter Carvalho (originally appeared on coachwaltercarvalho.wordpress.com) Below is a summary of our team game plan including our objectives at both ends of the
By Coach Walter Carvalho (originally appeared on coachwaltercarvalho.wordpress.com) If you want to defeat teams with superior talent you need to execute strategies and a game
Skill Development Being Skilled & a Ball Defender are huge premiums in today’s game – strive to be either or both Average possession = 16 seconds
Episode #6 – In this episode of ‘The Coach’s Insight’, Richie Schueler spends time chatting with Tim Kaine (Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at Murray State
Organizing a Program/Culture Conducive to Winning Championships Staff, Core Values, Standards, Forced Multipliers, Communication Coach Marvin Menzies has won multiple championships as a NCAA Division
Episode #22 – In this episode of ‘The Coach’s Insight’, Coach Darren Kohne, current NBA Advanced Scout and former longtime Division I Assistant Men’s Basketball
Contributed by Coach Tony Miller, Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at Bob Jones University (SC) Each summer, I have the opportunity to coach at Mike Krzyzewski’s
High Volume, High Energy Basketball is a game that should not be played in silence, yet I often find players being too timid when it
Episode #7 – In this episode of ‘The Coach’s Insight’, Richie Schueler and John Thompson (Head Men’s Basketball Coach at NC Wesleyan College) discuss adjusting
Fullerton Man Offense Keys Play fast – Defend to play Create 3 best shots – Layups/Free Throws/3-pointers Doesn’t mean you can’t take elbow jumper Catch
Transition Defense Designate “get back guys”. “Get back guys” are not permitted to attack the offensive boards and are always responsible for getting back. Normally, our 1
Episode #14 – In this week’s ‘The Coach’s Insight’, Richie Schueler gains a European perspective on player development from Ali Ton (Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach
By Coach Walter Carvalho (originally appeared on coachwaltercarvalho.wordpress.com) Much has been debated on the importance of defense and offense in basketball. Some argue that offense
Episode #25 – Coach Jono Metzger-Jones, Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at UC Davis, discusses his experiences in helping build winning cultures across the 3 successful
Click below to download a powerpoint presentation by Shaka Smart that features a description of the Texas Basketball Core Values, his various coachability traits and
Coach Mike McConthany, longtime college basketball coach at Northwestern State University, details his preparation for late game situations. This PDF file provides his end-of-practice note
Episode #11 – In this episode of ‘The Coach’s Insight’, Richie Schueler takes notes from Stephen Cox (Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at Kennesaw State) on
Jim Boeheim: “2-3 Zone” 2018 Nike Coaching Clinic (Las Vegas) Notes 2-3 vs. Man D: Being 50/50 makes you 2nd guess defense and you constantly
Episode #24 – Coach Mike Blaine, Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Medaille College, breaks down some very interesting analytics on free throws, rebounding, and why
Since the age of 11, I have been fascinated with evaluating basketball players. My love of the sport led me to eventually becoming the Special
My name is Timothy Respass and I am a Head Basketball Coach and acting District Director for the United States Basketball Academy in Chongqing, China.
