"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 work on in the offseason? Why? |
| *Endurance, agility, footwork (pivots, screen work), getting into better shape (legs) |
| *Shooting – promotes confidence and repetition |
*Mindset – speific goals for each workout (**Proper preparation prevents poor performance) *WHY
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*Team Fundamentals |
| Of the 5 main fundamental skills (ball handling, passing, shooting, defense, rebounding) you work on in practice, do you split by position or does everyone work on same skills together? Why? How often? |
| *Working together to promote understanding all aspects of the game (interchangable) |
| *Focus on one or two fundamentals each practice |
*Utilize positional breakdown too to specific moves and development |
| *Ball Handling Drills |
| *Wall Touches, Chair Touches, Pound Dribble Series (one ball, two ball) |
| *Mickey Dennis – share link of 30 drills |
*Full Court Layups (3-4 dribbles and target goal for makes) |
| *Passing Drills (*Communication when passing prevents turnovers) |
| *Star Passing – dribble, pivot, pass, follow |
| *Perfect Passing – time of posession drill to use clock (30-35 seconds) |
*Twenty Pass Drill – no dribbling, twenty passes in a row, 5 vs 5 or 6 v 6, timing and move to space, teams |
| *Shooting Drills |
| *5 Ball Team Shooting (11 man), lay ups, mid range jumpers, three point jumpers (target makes for drill) |
| *Perimeter Shooting (dribble and kick out pass to shooter) |
*Rapid Fire (2-3 balls, quick release, move to space, footwork, 30 seconds to 1 minutes, perfect passes) |
| *Rebounding Drills |
| *Three in a Row – 3 defensive line/3 offensive lines (wing, wing, point) offense plays it live on rebound |
| *Numbers Block Out – 1-4 defensive all in the paint, 4 offense on perimeter, call number to contest, close |
out on ball, block out, everyone else must find a body and block out |
| *Defensive Drills |
| *Competetive Shell – 4 man live and with points (defense stays unless they give up bucket or off rebound) |
| *Three Line Close Out – (Rondo, Curry, etc) specific to who you are playing and scouting |
*Gator Drill – Baseline start and close out to elbow, slide to sideline, close out elbow, sideline, etc. (team)
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*EXTRA STUFF (Gritty, Hard Work, Consistent, Professional) |
| *Player-Directed Culture – Empowers Players, Cultivates Accountability, Promotes Growth Mindset |
| *1 band, 1 sound, play with purpose, do your job, autonomy, weed the garden, champions do extra, |
| blue head is greater than red head (process focused over only results focused) -iPhone pic |
“You don’t own the jersey. You’re just the body in the jersey at that time.” -Haka Ritual |
OFFSEASON PRACTICE PLAN (“Hide the vegetables in the sauce”)(Make it fun) |
| Dynamic Warm Up |
| Core and Balance Series |
| Crossfit Training |
| Ball Handling (competetive) |
| Defensive Series |
| Shooting/Footwork Series |
| Speed and Agility |
| Finishing at the Rim |
| 3 v 3 (Cut Throat) |
*Coach and Player Offesason Questions |
| What did you do well? (player and coach) |
| What didn’t you do well? (player and coach) |
*Passing |
| *Every pass is a loose ball (take responsibility to catch it) |
| *Two hand catch at chest, crisp, with intention |
| *LEGACY – JAMES CURR (book) |
