Regardless of the sport, when it comes to team sports, there is nothing more important than building a united team. If the team concept is the most important principle when it comes to success in team sports, why is it the most difficult principle to teach players? Coach Kevin Sivils has spent nearly 30 years focusing on the challenge of developing the team concept in athletics. With the team concept always a priority, his teams are noted for their team attitude, playing hard and being fundamentally sound. An 8 time Coach of the Year and winner of awards for excellence in teaching including...
Regardless of the sport, when it comes to team sports, there is nothing more important than building a united team. If the team concept is the most im...
When the 3-point shot was introduced to the game of basketball it was a bit controversial. Today, the 3-point shot has not only become an accepted part of the game, it has changed the game. The 3-point shot has forced defenses to extend in order to cover the shot, creating better offensive spacing. The penetration game has improved as a result, creating even more offensive opportunities. Players love the more open game and so do the fans. Yet not every coach or every team has embraced the 3-point shot. Some coaches still struggle with how to integrate the shot into the team offense. It is no...
When the 3-point shot was introduced to the game of basketball it was a bit controversial. Today, the 3-point shot has not only become an accepted par...
Coaches always want to improve their teams. Usually they go about this by searching for the perfect offense or defense. Few coaches stop to realize one of the best ways to improve their team is to improve their players. Fine Tuning Your Team's Position Play provides position specific concepts to improve player's skills. Included are concepts for point guards, perimeter players (shooting guards and small forwards) and post players (power forwards and centers). Illustrated with 120+ photographs and 120+ diagrams in an 8.5 x 11 inch sized format, Fine Tuning Your Team's Post Play also includes...
Coaches always want to improve their teams. Usually they go about this by searching for the perfect offense or defense. Few coaches stop to realize on...
Success in team sports depends on many factors with preparation being at the top of the list of elements that can be controlled by the coach. In order to insure a team in any sport is prepared as well as possible, effective practice sessions are essential. For many coaches designing effective well-planned practices is one of the most difficult tasks involved in teaching sports. Putting it all together to craft a single effective practice can seem daunting to any coach. Coaching legend John Wooden spent nearly two hours planning his daily practice sessions during his tenure as the Wizard of...
Success in team sports depends on many factors with preparation being at the top of the list of elements that can be controlled by the coach. In order...
Why the 1-4 High? Why run all of your set plays, quick hitters or entry plays from a 1-4 high set? Good question. Here are the reasons this alignment is great for all set plays: Less is more. This one set keeps things simple for your players. It creates excellent spacing. Offense is all about good spacing. This alignment creates good scoring opportunities for every position. It is easy to create plays for any type of shot necessary from this alignment. The plays can be run to either side of the court simply by running the mirror image of the play. It is very easy to get into from a numbered...
Why the 1-4 High? Why run all of your set plays, quick hitters or entry plays from a 1-4 high set? Good question. Here are the reasons this alignment ...
Every basketball team needs to capitalize on fast break opportunities, even teams that play at a slow and deliberate pace. As simple as a well executed fast break may appear, for teams and players to consistently execute the fast break and score on each "fast break chance" there are many items that need to be executed correctly. Coaching Basketball's Fast Break Attack includes concepts that will improve every team's primary fast break conversion rate, generate a consistent up tempo offense and create easy scoring opportunities by building sound transition offense habits. For coaches who are...
Every basketball team needs to capitalize on fast break opportunities, even teams that play at a slow and deliberate pace. As simple as a well execute...
Coaching Youth Basketball is challenging in many ways for the adults who undertake the task. While many club and youth league coaches have a good understanding of how to play the game of basketball, these same coaches often struggle to find ways to teach the skills, tactics and strategies need to have success in the sport of basketball. 201 Drills for Youth Basketball provides the solution to this challenge. Included in this 400+ page manual are drills for: --Man-to-Man Defense --Competitive Rebounding --Lay-ups --Free Throws --Shooting Drills --Fast Break Drills --Drills for Essential...
Coaching Youth Basketball is challenging in many ways for the adults who undertake the task. While many club and youth league coaches have a good unde...
Say the word coaching and most people think about the so-called Xs and Os and think that is what coaching is all about. Other individuals will add teaching fundamental skills to the list. Not many individuals will look beyond that short list of skills and knowledge needed by coaches to be successful. Planning to Win: The Unseen Side of Coaching and Building a Successful Sports Program looks at the core of what it takes to build a winning sports program, a program that fields successful teams every sports season. Just a few of the topics covered in Planning to Win include: --Do you have a plan...
Say the word coaching and most people think about the so-called Xs and Os and think that is what coaching is all about. Other individuals will add tea...
Attend a coaching clinic or an informal gathering of basketball coaches and ask the question "what three things give your teams the most difficulty?" Usually full court defensive pressure will be one of the three responses. 16 Simple Concepts to Improve Your Full Court Offense Against Pressing Defenses addresses some of the most common concerns of coaches including: -- how to get the ball to your best ball handler on the inbounds pass. -- selecting an effective alignment to inbounds the ball. -- how to get the opponent to stop pressing. -- how to create a way to not turnover the ball when the...
Attend a coaching clinic or an informal gathering of basketball coaches and ask the question "what three things give your teams the most difficulty?" ...
Almost since the day Dr. Naismith invented basketball, the argument over which approach to offense, set plays or continuities versus rules based free-lance offense, has been raging. Motion offense has been used by some of the most innovative and successful coaches in the game, Don Meyer (923+ career wins), Bobby Knight (902 wins), Dean Smith (879 wins) and Mike Krzyzewski - (910 wins - still active) and Coach Dick Bennett, the innovator responsible for the Blocker-Mover version of motion offense. Motion offense's advocates love the offense because: -- once players have learned it, they can...
Almost since the day Dr. Naismith invented basketball, the argument over which approach to offense, set plays or continuities versus rules based free-...
