"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 look like? |
| 1. Whole-Part-Whole |
| 2. Detailed practice plan with times and focus points for each drill |
| 3. Dynamic warm up instead of static (get them moving to break sweat and less talking) |
| 4. Practice plan changes depending on game schedule… |
| 5. Accountability – White Board with players names (tracks statistics and performance in practice) |
6. Focus on communication during practice
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*Drills |
| What are some staple drills you use at practice each day or weekly? |
| 1. Defense – contest/close outs/rebounding, trapping/court breakdown in quadrants/angles |
| 2. Offense – shooting each practice (Replace to Space), jump stop/pump fake series, decision drills |
| What is the importance of these drills to your team? |
| 1. Specific to your team philosophy and personnel |
| 2. Develop muscle memory/habit |
3. Split guards and post – focus on a skill each day
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*Player Development |
| How do you implement player development during practice time/separate from team activities? |
| 1. Perfects – pick spots/areas and make specific amount of shots, passes to set up shooter |
| 2. Partner/small group work – make it competitive, focus on a drill or series of drills each practice |
3. Builds confidence within players when continually focusing on player development
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*New Stuff |
| Do you install new BLOBS, SLOBS, offenses, defenses (beginning, middle, end?) Why? |
| 1. Add throughout the season, make it “game-like” and execute |
| 2. Show similar sets but change options (counters) especially when playing teams multiple times |
| 3. Show on whiteboard then run the set without defense knowing, teaches “on the fly” learning |
| 4. 60 second timeout during practice, draw it up, execute it |
5. Know your philosophy and team (limitations, mental and physical)
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*Key Points |
| Teach More, Coach Less (Coach during the games, Teach in practice) |
| Explain, Demo, Repetition, Correct, Repeition, Compete |
| Whole, Part, Whole |
| Fun = Competition + Engagement |
