Steve Alford: “Skill Development” 2018 Great West Coaches Clinic (Los Angeles) Notes | Coach Bryant King

Skill Development

• Being Skilled & a Ball Defender are huge premiums in today’s game – strive to be either or both
• Average possession = 16 seconds

Closeout Drill

• Yell “stick” 3x as you closeout 
• Stop middle & Arc out to cut off drive
• Put middle hand up / then trace ball
• Back up and rotate
  • Next Step
    • Take 2-3 dribbles
    • 2 Trips – Stick/Ball pressure/Defend bounce

Zig-Zag

• Guard dribble 1-on-1 on half of court
• Go to half then 1-on-1 to rim with defender having ball

2 on 2 Full Court Live

• 1^st guy lays it in – Back guy plays D and guards inbound/full court

2 Ball – Ball handling

• Balls together / Alternate / Together x3 -> Cross / Alternate -> BTW leg /     Together -> Behind Back
• Dribble from Baseline around corner beyond 3pt line
• Pass outside ball to coach
• Finish at Rim (one leg / Pro Hop / Pro Hop Pivot)

Form Shooting (Groups of 2)

• Make 10 each Start at Front of Rim / Work Way Out / Find Rhythm
  • Mikan R/L Hand – 10 each
  • Reverse Mikan R/L Hand 10 each
  • R Elbow – 5
  • L Elbow – 5
  • Free Throws – 10

Rotation Shooting

• 3 players with 2 Balls – 5 minutes
• Shoot -> Rebound own shot -> Pass to open teammate
  • 1 Minute: 15-17 Feet
  • 1 Minute: Bank Shots
  • 1 Minute: 3’s
  • 1 Minute: 1 or 2 Dribble Pull up
  • 1 Minute: Anything – Spot Up/3’s/Banks

Spurs 1 Way

• 5-on-5 – only score if you get stop
• 1 point for stop, 0 points for no stop
• Alternate who gets ball