The Equalizer: Effective Practice Planning

Practice Planning: Why and How

We all have roughly the same amount of time and what we do with that time is what separates the best coaches from the average coaches. Time is an equalizer.

There are many considerations for how and why to plan practice. Each coach has generally the same amount of practice time whether you are in the professional ranks, college level, or high school. What separates the best coaches from the mediocre is what they do with those two hours of practice time. Organization and planning can make any practice more efficient and effective. Below are some considerations for coaches:

1. The most important – the length of practice – which should be determined by the time of season

2. Space available: one full court, 6 goals vs. 4 goals

3. Time available. How long do you have the facility?

4. Number of players to work with – 18-20 players requires different approaches than working
with a squad of 10-12

5. Number of returning players. Large number, you can allow less time for explaining drill procedures, rotation of drills, etc.

6. The school year schedule: holidays, concerts, and other functions that will take the gym. Considering these things in your master plan or weekly plan will help ensure getting what you need in on other days, or planning a day off.

7. When we think of conditioning, we consider both physical and mental. Through the year, we plan for and extemporaneously use tapes, records, talks by our staff, selected articles, and poems etc. to facilitate making the players more coachable.

8. We always try to begin our practices with flexibility and warm-up drills, and close with competition and fun.

9. One of the laws of learning is repetition. We believe in giving small doses and repeating frequently. Maximum effort for short periods of time.

10. We believe in small group or station teaching.

11. The most important considerations we can give to devising our practice plan is the organization of a drill so that the players are not standing in line for long periods of time.

12. Plan water breaks.

13. We try to make sure that all of our drills are applicable to our offensive and defensive systems and simulate game conditions. Don’t drill just to drill.

14. We believe in using drills that incorporate all or most of the fundamentals every day. The players know this.

15. We try to introduce new drills, or plays in the early part of practice. Most players learn better when they are fresh and not tired.

16. When presenting a new team system, we present the whole on the floor first, then work on the breakdown next, and present the whole on the chalkboard, before implementing the whole again on the floor.

17. Most importantly, record and file every practice for later evaluation.

New Bobby Knight and Coach K Interview

Listen to a new interview where the old friends talk about how the game has changed and some memorable stories between the two coaching legends.



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Coach Better Basketball Practice Drills & Clinic Notes

Basketball Conditioning Drills & Best Practice Drills
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344 PAGE eBook!! This is a collection of the best PDF files and scanned clinic notes ever assembled on conditioning, weight training, jump training, practice plans, practice schedules, and practice drills. A single DVD can often cost $45 and we are offering this for much less and it combines the best practice drills and conditioning drills.

Basketball Conditioning Drills - includes Duke's Agility & Defensive Drills, the Chicago Bulls Training Regimen, a high school program's complete workout, a spreadsheet workout plan, HIT conditioning, 2 sets of Alan Stein notes, and more. Over 250 pages of notes and plans...

Best Practice Drills Collection - includes 150 pages of the Memphis Coaching Retreat, Larry Brown Practice Ideas, 4 Seasons High School Complete System from man to man, zone, practice, UOOB, everything, 37 Essential Skills for Coaching by Eric Mussellman (NBA), Don Meyer Practice Planning 60 pages, Brian Gregory's 10 Best Practice Drills, Vance Wahlberg's Practice Drills for the Dribble Attack Offense, and many other team practice plans.

Also included on this DVD are notes from Greg Brittenham the renowned Chicago Bulls trainer, a dynamic flexibilty presentation, and Olympic weight training workout...more notes than you could read in a month.

More Than a Basketball Coach: Lessons from Bobby Knight

Bobby Knight and Other Greats Teach Motion Offense eBook

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In his 2002 autobiography "Knight: My Story," Bobby Knight writes about how he'd bring in guests to speak with his teams. [The following is an excerpt from the book.]

"I've always had people come in and talk to my teams. I wanted them to hear from successful people their thoughts on why they were successful and what it took to be successful."

"One of my smartest invitations was to Janos Starker, acclaimed worldwide as a cellist and a professor in Indiana's School of Music. What would a man critics around the world have called 'the king of cellists' have to say that young basketball players would benefit from?

Here's what:

I started playing the cello when I was six. At that time, I didn't choose it. My mother did. Eventually, three years later, I realized that, first of all, it was something that I loved. I realized that I couldn't go through a day without thinking, doing, making music.

This is one of the basic principles that I state: that anyone who can go through a day without wanting to be with music or hear music or make music is not supposed to be a musician.

I believe that to be valid for every single profession. If you can go through a day without wanting it or thinking it or living with professionalism in the profession that you are in, you are not supposed to be in it.

Discipline means concentration, and concentration means discipline. The practice is just as important as the moment when you are in front of everybody.

Whether the audience cheers or not, it does not mean anything. If I know that I have done well, whether they liked it or not is not important. Did I do the best I could under the circumstances, with total concentration and dedication to the cause at the moment?

Discipline means to learn everything that helps us to the maximum performance.

Where is the parallel, the musical parallel to basketball?

For a lifetime, we develop skills, so as to find the proper note. That's why you train for a lifetime, to find the basket.

As a cellist, when you are six years of age, eight, twelve, you have to practice three or four hours a day just to obtain the basic skills and the strength in your hand and your arms and muscles, because you do need considerable muscle power. We are hitting strings with the fingers sometimes at the speed of two thousand notes per minute.

There are people who can shoot successfully eight times out of ten in practice. To improve on the percentage, you must consciously know what part of the body functions how. This requires the thinking process. It doesn't mean just that you are following the instructions of the coach. Eventually, you must use your own brain: Why does it work? Why is the coach right?

Until the individual discovers it for himself, it is never going to result in consistency.

The word consistency is key. You have to do everything that we mean when we speak of professionalism. I'm not talking about being paid for something. The professional is the one who is consistent at a higher level than anybody else."

Live Your Own Life

A USA Today reporter has written an insightful and interesting article that can help many of put our problems in perspective. The title of his article is, "How cheating death can change your life" and it is worth the read.

Near-death experiences (NDEs) describe what happens when people survive near death experiences or live through the process of battling a life-threatening or terminal disease. Many people that go through this experience agree that it changes their long term perspective. Said one survivor, "Death is very likely the single-best invention of life. It is life's change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away. Sorry to be so dramatic, but it is quite true." Says another: "Near-death experiences give you balance. You become more worldly. Your ideas become bigger."Many say the experience changed "them in profound ways and give them a heightened sense of purpose." As one put it: "Life becomes shinier. You should plan for the long haul, but there is a big difference in doing that and making perpetual sacrifices."




Pancreatic cancer almost claimed the life of Apple CEO Steve Jobs. He put it into perspective at a commencement speech he gave at Stanford in 2005:

"No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don't want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be. Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition." As basketball coaches we sometimes take our jobs as life and death when after reading this article we understand that is the legacy we leave when we touch others' lives that is the reason we coach, not for the thrill of winning the championship. (Although that helps!)

Download Boston Celtics, Spurs, Hubie Brown, Mike D'Antoni, and Princeton Offense

Free Download of Boston Celtics, San Antonio Spurs, Hubie Brown, Mike D'Antoni Coaching Notes

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How to Coach The Princeton Offense eBook

The mystery of the Princeton Offense is unveiled in this masterful eBook! The star of the offense is the "back door cut," which Princeton has used for years to slay bigger opponents. The eBook shares the key drills that the Princeton team works on, every day, to perfect the offense and also teaches concepts such as the dribble handoff, fake handoff, weak side exchange, freeze dribble, butt screens, pick and roll and many more. How to execute the offense using the Point to Wing Series, the High Post Scissors, the Chin Series and the UCLA Series are all diagrammed and dissected.
Each series contains a number of options to maximize versatility, including combo plays such as Chin Series to UCLA Series. Never again will the Princeton Offense be seen as an intricate system! This eBook shows how to incorporate the game''s finest fundamentals into an exciting, potent offense. Piece by piece you will see why this offense has struck panic into teams for years.



Once you have mastered the building blocks of Princeton's offensive system, you will be able to create easy scoring opportunities for your team! This eBook gives you the insider's view of how practice is structured to develop individual and team skills, discipline, court-vision, and court-awareness.

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BASKETBALL COACHING NOTES FREE

BASKETBALL COACHING NOTES LIST

Coaches, these are the notes I have available for trade/download. Contact me and let me know which notes you want me to email you. If its not on this list, I can contact some coaches and find what you want or need. Good luck and GO CATS!

Lead with Passion Book Review
Nike Clinic 2006
Herb Livsey: Warrior Drills
Mike McConthany: Late game situations and man plus drill
Nike Clinic: 2006 various coaches: Scott Abudato, Homer Drew, Mark Few, Brad Stevens skill improvement notes
Jerry Wainwright: Perimeter play and fastbreak
Will Rey: Box and one vs. a wing, pt. guard, or post
Ernie Kent: "Open" Transition game and Early offense
Steve Fisher: Michigan Post Double notes
Caroline McCombs: Valparaiso University (Women's): Individual player development
Niagara Basketball : Basic sets
Middle Tenn. Women's : Total Option offense Passing Game
Randy Nesbitt: Citadel Motion Offense
Total Offensive package: 2-3 High Motion offense, zone offenses vs. any zone, sideline obs vs. man or zone, baseline obs vs. man or zone (30 pages - very detailed)
Dennis Felton: 4 game
Eric Bridgeland: Pugent Sound Offense
Jerry Petitgoues Triple Post Offense (2 pages)
Tex Winter's Triangle Post Offense (29 pages)
Dennis Felton's Georgia 4 game with drills
Trent Johnson - Vegas clinic 05
Rick Majerus - Breaking Switches
John Kresse - Zone offenses
John Kresse - Offensive and Defensive game winners
Jay Wright - Villanova's motion offense
Jay Wright - St. Bendict's Prep clinic
Jay Wright - Motion Offense
Jay Wright - How to teach motion offense
Jay Wright - Breakdown drills for motion offense
Jay Wright - Attacking Footwork Drills for perimeter players
Jay Wright - 21 skill development drills
Dick Bennett - Pack Line Defense
Dick Bennett - Defending the Lane
Bruce Weber - Vegas 06
Bobby Lutz - Quick Hitters
Bobby Huggins - Vegas 05
Bobby Huggins - Vegas 97
Bobby Huggins - Hutch 96
Australian "AIS" conditioning plan
Joe Scott: Denver Basketball clinic 2007
Ganon Baker: Fiba article on the "Lost art of the Jumpshot"
Business Leadership book: Five Dysfunctions of a team summary
Hoopsource: Basketball Drill Sheet
Coach K: 1988 Basketball Clinic
Larry Brown: Indiana Pacers Practice Plan (1 page)
Bobby Hurley: Practice Plan (1 page)
Bobby Knight: Indiana Practice Plan (1 page)
Fran Franschilla: Practice Organization notes
George Raveling: Junior Nike Practice plan notes
Open Post Offense notes
UCLA offense
Shuffle Offense
Mike Dunlap: Defensive Philosophy
Hubie Brown: Techniques and Strategies
Don Meyer: Coaching clinic notes
John Beilein: Michigan clinic notes
Ramsey: Basketball conditioning program (1 page)
Diamondback Football program
France Pro League stuff
Spain Pro League stuff
Spain Pro League: Scouting
Jim Boeheim 2-3 zone defense notes
Vance Walberg Defensive Philosophy
John Kresse: 2-2-1 press
John Kresse: 1-2-2 and 1-3-1 zones
Los Angeles Lakers: 1977 playbook
Indiana Basketball Playbook
European Multiple Defense
SMU: Half Court Shooting Drills
European Offenses: 4 different offenses
European Pick and Roll Defense
Puerto Rico Scout offense (European offense)
Don Meyer: Creating Turnovers with selective trapping
Teacher's Influence
Mike Dunlap: 1-1-3 zone defense
Mark Turgeon: Texas AM Secondary Break
Todd Lickliter: Butler Offensive sets
Pete Gillen: Developing a post game
Open Post Motion offense
Iowa: Press Break
4 out, 1 in motion offense
1-1-1-2 Conceal Press defense
Jere Quinn (St. Thomas Prep): Philosophy of Coaching
Gregg Popovich: How to Scrimmage
Own the lane Post workout
Dave Leitao: NABC clinic notes
North Carolina: Complete conditioning workout observation
Orlando Magic Summer league observations
Purdue Preseason workout
Indiana WNBA Fever Practice observations
Jerry Petitgoue: Youth Practice workouts
Mike Dunlap: 1-1-3 Matchup zone defense
John Saintignon: Pass-option secondary break
Double Pump Clinic: notes from this fall
Wisconsin Green Bay: clinic notes
Bob Huggins: Open Post notes with Diagrams
Bob Huggins: Open Post notes without Diagrams
Italian 2003 clinic: Wheel offense (50 pages worth)
International NBA Clinic: Belgrade 2002 clinic
Post player moves and skills notes
Dick Bennett: Defensive concepts
Coach K: Basketball Thoughts
Rick Pitino: Ball Defense
Mike Brey: Offensive footwork
Steve Hawkins: Man Defense
Cheryl Burnett: Scramble Defense
Jim Boone: Packline Defense and Motion offense
LaSalle Academy: Big Men workouts
Princeton Offense: Twenty rules to make it work
Don Meyer: Things that we have to learn
NBA EuroLive Tour: playbook
Larry Gipson: Motion Offense notes
Pete Carril: Princeton High Post Offense
Rick Majerus: Half Court Man to Man Defense
Flex Ball Screen Offense"
Zip out of bounds play
Will Rey: Combination Defenses
Larry Shyatt: Face Guard Defense
Vance Walberg: Vance Walberg Nation Offense handouts
Art of Defense
Mike DeVillivis: Mini clinics
Bullets Open Post Offense
Triangle and Two defense
A Bunch of Set Plays
A Bunch of Continuity Zone offenses
Oliver Purnell: Team Chemistry
Kevin O'Neill: Priority Man to Man Defense
Jeff Van Gundy: Basketball Clinic when he was with the New York Knicks
UNC Practice Plan: 10-19-07
Tom Crean Coaches Packet
7 Great Pressure releases for any offense (one page)
LMU Break (notes typed with diagrams)
Motion versus zone (one page)
Don Meyer: 1-1-3 matchup zone
Kelvin Sampson: 1-4 offense notes
Blaine Taylor : 14 options for Transition Game
Warrior Drills
Leadership Summaries 2
John Beilein: Michigan Coaching clinic notes
Stan Van Gundy: We Play Hard Clinic: Pick and Roll Offense (24 pages in detail with diagrams)
Steve Smith: Oak Hill Defensive notes
Lason Perkins: Offensive set notes
Don Meyer: NSU shooting camp / practice
Team Arete: General Thoughts
Transition : To Flex Offense
Pete Gaudet: Post man notes
Paul Hewitt: Georgia Tech Motion offense
Leadership Book Summaries
Xavier/ Wright State / Dayton practice notes
John Calipari / Larry Brown Coaches clinic retreat
Executive leadership summaries (Leadership articles)
Georgia Tech Inbounds plays
Dennis Felton: New Georgia motion offense concepts
Kelvin Sampson: Coaching clinic notes
Leadership articles published by Basketball Sense
Mike Dunlap: More coaching notes
Pete Newell/Mike Dunlap: Coaching clinic notes
Mike Dunlap: Offensive transition notes
Mike Dunlap: Footwork warmup
Dick Bennett: Blocker/Mover offense
Bill Parcells: Finding a way to win
Mike Dunlap: Combination of Mike Dunlap Coaching clinics
Ralph Miller: Pressure Basketball
Football Coaching Matters: Collection of notes from various football coaches
Hal Wissel: Basketball Shooting
Basketball Shooting Lead-up Drills
Basketball Shooting Mechanics
Catch and Shoot Jump Behind the Ball or Step In
Correcting Errors in ShootingFree Throw Shooting
Mental Practice Perfect Shot
Shooting Off Dribble
Shoot-Out Drill
Step Back Jump Shot Off Dribble
Greg Popovich: my favorite drills
Herb Welling: The Dribble Motion offense and Building the dribble motion offense
Jerry Wainwright: Game Situations (slobs, blobs, and coaching)
Steve Smith: Oak Hill Drills
Kevin Sutton: 26 Skill Developement Drills
Jamie Dixon: Pitt notes (2 pages)
Tim Miles: Triangle offense notes
Tubby Smith: Notes on Black/White press
Skip Prosser: Matchup Press
Bill Walsh: Various articles and notes
John Beilein coaching notes
Double Pump Coach's clinic notes from LA, California (summer 2007)
Oak Hill Academy's 40 series: Man Quick Hitters
Jay Wright: How to teach the Motion Offense system
Jay Wright: Breakdown Drills for 4-out, 1 in motion offense
Jay Wright: 4-out, 1-in motion summary
Vance Walberg clinic at Rocklin
Vance Walberg: Half court defense
Mike Dunlap: 2-2-1 press
Emporia State: Point Zone article
Vance Walberg: Rocklin Coaching clinic notes
Mike Dunlap: Defensive Philosophy notes
Tim Floyd: Playing without size clinic notes
Vance Walberg Defense: Full Court Press notes
Vance Walberg: Mid-South Clinic notes from Tunica
Nike Clinic 2005 notes with diagrams
Nike Clinic 2006 notes with diagrams
Nike Championship Coaches clinic (sept. 2006)
Bruce Weber: 20 essential defensive drills
Bruce Weber: Motion Offense
Patrick Hunt: Motion offense
New York Coaches clinic presentation (one page)
Bobby Knight: Motion offense
Steve Alford: Drills for Motion offense
Fran Franchilla: Hoops 101
Bill Self: KU Press Break notes
Joe Ciampi: 1-1-3 matchup zone notes
Dave Leitao: Attacking 2-2-1 press
Mark Few: Flex for Success
Mike D'Antoni: Coaching notes
Barnigini Develoment work from FIBA magazine
MB Clinic 2001: Oliver Purnell, Paul Hewitt, Dr. Tom Davis
Kevin Eastman Individual workout camp
UNC Wilimington Clinic notes: (Brad Brownell, Jerry Wainwright, Tubby Smith)
Coaching Wisdom to Ponder notes
Billy Donovan Post Development drills
Thad Matta Clinic notes
Xavier Newsletter (from Sean Miller) couple articles, X's and O's.
Arizona Women's Program study
Arizona Men's Program study
Gary Waters 3 out 2 in motion offense
Kelvin Sampson coaching clinic
Coach K coaching notes
Phil Martelli Practice organization notes
Sherri Coale Motion notes
Pat Summitt Baden clinic notes
Mark Few Individual Improvement notes
Kelvin Sampson, Skip Prosser, Lon Kruger, Renee Portand at a Nike Clinic
Jim Harrick Program at Georgia (practice plans, offense, 2-3 defense, transition defense, etc.)
Collection of one page notes:
(Kevin Eastman 6 musts, Bobby Hurley pg play, Missouri Leadership page, Kim Mulkey Robertson ideas)
Basketball Sense: Vol 12, number 3 and 4
Collection of great notes: (Dick Davey flex, Tom Crean: building a program, Steve Smith: Secondary break, etc)
Billy Donovan article from Basketball sense
Bobby Knight (Baden clinic)
Stan Heath (Baden Clinic)
Dave Odom Clinic Notes (Pressbreak)
Skip Prosser clinic notes (Wake Forest Head coach at Dematha clinic)
Todd Lickliter clinic notes (Butler Basketball)
Basketball sense Vol 12, Number 2
Bill Self: Pressbreak
Lady Vols Clinic with Pat Summitt
Lawrence Frank: How to build a motion offense Kevin O' Neill : Wing Skill Development
Kevin O' Neill: Drills
Kevin O' Neill: Individual Skill Development
Dean Smith : Run and Jump Press
Dean Smith: 4 corners delay game
Kevin O'Neill: 3 out 2- in, motion offense
Kevin O' Neill: Secondary Break
Kevin O Neill: Shell Drill Handouts
Kevin O' Neill: Program Facts
Press Break: 3 simple diagrams (Press break, Simple Press break for late in the game, Domino Press break)Kevin O' Neill: Defensive Thoughts
Kevin O' Neill: Press offense
Kevin O' Neill: Match-up zone
Kevin O' Neill: Motion offense
Kevin O' Neill: Man Set Plays
Kevin O' Neill: Zone Offense
Kevin O' Neill: Post Skill development drills
Al Skinner: Boston College Flex offense and secondary break into Flex offense
Xavier newsletter
UNC Transition game notes
UNC Practice plan for one day
David Loos: Hi-Low motion game and entries
Muffet McGraw: Spread Triangle
Tara Vanderveer: Stanford's triangle offense
Jim Larranaga: Scramble defense stuff
Grinnell system: How it works
Grinnell system: Power point presentation
Jim Larranga Notes with diagrams
Detroit Pistons Training camp notes
Tom Crean: Individual Workout notes
Pat Summitt: Notes from clinic in 2006
Michigan State Program notes: set plays and out of bounds plays
Georgia Tech: Point Zone Defense
Georgia Tech: Individual workouts
Greg Brittenitam (New York Knicks) - Individual conditioning drills
Jerry Krause (Gonzaga ): Becoming a coach of significance
Mike Dunlap: Colorado Coaching academy
Bruce Pearl : Cutter's series, Individual Improvement drillsVols strength and conditioning program
Flex offense: Different types of them
Run and Gun Book #2 Run and Jump Press Book
Georgia Tech: Zone Offense
Georgia Tech: Secondary Break
Georgia Tech: Individual Defense
Georgia Tech: Matchup-press
Georgia Tech: Motion Offense
Nike Clinic 2006: Lorenzo Romar, Trent Johnson, Tubby Smith, Bruce Weber, Gary Williams, Tim Floyd
John Chaney "System"
Grinnell Offensive system
Don Meyer Clinic 2006
Don Meyer Free Fall Clinic 2006
Don Meyer: Developing your post players
Pete Carril: Princeton Backdoor offense
Bill Foster: University of Miami Philosophy
Don Meyer Clinic at Oak Ridge 2006
Fresno City College handout (Vance Walberg)
Defensive system notes (Mike Jarvis)

John Wooden UCLA offense breakdown by Espn's Coach Fran Franchilla
A high school playbook that contains: Man to man offense, Matchup zone, defense, Out of bounds,Run and Jump Defense
Man freelance offense, and 4 game offense
Mike Heideman: Pressure Defense
University of Redlands System (Run and Gun system)
Princeton Offense: Hi and Low sets
Nike Myrtle Beach Clinic notes: Jay Wright coaching notes
Bobby Cremins coaching notes
Mike Montgomery coaching notes
Larry Brown coaching notes
Bob McKillop coaching notes
Bobby Lutz coaching notes
Billy Donovan: "Build up to matchup press"
Hank Iba: Delay Game
Rick Pitino: Full court 3pt shooting drill
Rick Pitino: Pressing system
Gary Williams, Roy Williams, Dave Odom clinic
Hubie Brown notes
Bob Knight: 2004 clinic
Jim Calhoun: 2004 clinic
Bruiser Flint: Hard-Nosed, Closeout Defense coaching notes
One page - philosophy reviews, out of bounds plays
One page philosophy notes: Bobby Huggins: 2-3 zone
Bobby Hussey: Special Situations
Bruce Weber: Building a Program
Coach K: Championship Practices
Dean Keener: 55 concept and ideas for becoming a better coach
Dick Bennett: Man to Man Defense
Gene Keady: 6 steps to maintaining team intensity
Hubie Brown: Thoughts on Practice
Jim Boeheim: 2-3 zone
John Calipari: Individual Improvement
Rick Majerus: Post Play development
Tom Izzo: Special Teams for Championship teams
Out of bounds plays:2000-2001
Golden State Warriors out of bounds series
Bruce Pearl Out of Bound plays series
Random Notes:Tips from Duane Silver
Bruce Pearl - Coaching notes
Bruce Pearl - Out of bounds series (one page)
Pat Summitt - 2006 clinic
John Calipari - UMASS philosophy and notes
Billy Donovan: Ball screen concepts / transition game
Dean Cooper (Assitant coach for Jeff Van Gundy): Pick and Roll Offense of the Houston Rockets
2nd annual Basketball Coaches Retreat held at University of Memphis (Larry Brown, John Calipari, several other NBA coaches and college coaches) 126 pages

Kevin Eastman: Nike Hoop Jamboree clinic notes
Jeff Van Gundy: Ball Screens
Lawrence Frank: Early Offense
UCONN 2-2-1 Press
Coaching clinic in Texas (2004) (Willis Wilson, Billy Gillispie, Paul Hewitt, Tom Penders, Dave Leito)
Mike Fratello: 3pt shotRick Majerus: Coaching notes (100 pages)
Dana Altman: High Post Offense
Jim Boeheim: 2-3 Matchup zone notes(notes with diagrams)
Bruce Weber: 20 Competitive drills for a championship defense
David Robbins: Circle Defense
Ken Sheilds: Building a man to man defense (superconference 2000)
Peter Lonergan (Australia coach) - Establishing an interior game
Jeff Van Gundy: Pick and Roll Offense (BC Canada notes)
Craig Beaucamp (University of Victoria): Vikes Offense - Basic Motion
Billy Donovan's Spread Pick-N-Roll offense notes
Dick Bennett Defensive notes with diagrams (only two pages)
Jeff Van Gundy: Pick and Roll Offense
Ken Shields Defense
Mike Dunlap Defense
Ballard High School Shell Drill
Big Man / Little Man transition drill
Roy Williams on Leadership
Michigan State Program stuff 1-2-1-1 Press explaination
Eric Mussleman: Motivation and Coaching notes
Mark Turgeon: Texas AM Set Play notes
Utah Jazz Philosophy
Rick Pitino: Individual Offense notes
Notes from Australia:Defending 94 feet notes
Mike Dunlap Aussie Clinic notes
Jan Sterling Aussie Clinic notes
Teaching on the ball screen notes
Vance Walberg article out of Basketball sense
Memphis attack basketball notes from TABC
Denny Crum pressnotes
1-2-2 press by Illinois coaching greats
Austrailian coaching program outline
Austrailan set plays
Bob Marlin: Transition Defense
Mike Moran: Platooning system
Pat Knight: Motion Offense/ Man Defense
Lon Kruger: Unlv playbook
Jay Bilas: State of the Game
Pat Summitt: clinic with diagrams
Geno Auriemma: Coaching the High Post offense(Nike Clinic - 2005) (Roy Williams, Dick Bennett, Gary Williams, etc..)
Roy Williams - TABC clinic notes
Scott Drew: Individual Development program
Baylor Individual Development program
Don Meyer clinic: How to build a program
A Pressing Package system: How to do it, drills, what type of offenses to run with it
Forrest Larson: Getting better with basketball
Walberg Clinic from UC Davis in 2006
Vance Walberg Clinic from West Valley JC in 2006
Don Meyer Coaching academy featuring Rick Majerus (April 2007)
Mike Dunlap - Ohlone JC Clinic (2005)
Princeton Offense: 75 page booklet
Chris Lowery : Competitive Half court defensive drills
Chris Lowery: Competitive Transition Drills
Mike Dunlap: Practice Planning dvd notes
Harry Pettera - Villanova motion offense
Princeton offense (Low post play, Chin series)
Vance Walberg System by Oceanside HS
Bob Hurley: Coaching an uptempo practice
Dick Bennett : Coaching notes from an old clinic (22 pages worth)
Butler Coaching clinic (2004)
Tom Izzo: Dominating Rebounding and Man to Man defense
Gregg Marshall: Pressure Matchup zone defense
Joe Ciampi : Matchup defense, drills included too
Joanne P. McCallie: Matchup Defense notes
Fred Trenkle's Rapid Option Delay Offense
Dick Bennett coaching notes
Don Meyer coaching notes
Georgia Tech Point Zone Defense
Illinois State Zone Offense
May Nike Vegas Clinic
Alan Stein: Building a Championship Program with Off Season Workouts
Sherri Coale, Little Things That Matter
Tony Barone, The Fast Break Philosophy and Development
Chuck Daly, Lou Canesecca, Jerry Tarkanian, and Eddie Sutton: Legends Panel Discussion
Ben Braun, Cal Basketball
John Thompson III, Zone Offensive Concepts
John Brady, Tiger Basketball
Billy Gillespie-Our Defensive Philosophy
Flip Saunders: Match-up Defense
Tom Davis: Modified Flex offense
1-1-3 Matchup zone defense
Gator Funadmentals (shooting drills off Billy Donovan's website)
Billy Gillispie coaching notes
Roy Williams coaching notes
Herb Sendek coaching notes
Brad Soderberg coaching notes
Dennis Wolfe's 1-4 pressbreaker series
Jim Saia 1-4 set offense
Hubie Brown : Secrets of Winning 1 and 2
Hubie Brown: Special situations
Pat Summit Clinic notes
Don Meyer Clinic notes
Mike Divillbiss: 2-3 trap "The Buzz"
Doug Bruno: Eight Interchangeable Offensive Sets
Coach K: Duke Agility and conditioning drills for defense
Don Meyer Clinic notes
Jim Saia 1-4 set offense notes
Mike Anderson "40 Minutes of Hell"
Kevin Eastman: Skill Developement
Bobby Lutz: 4out/1in offense set plays
Greg McDermott: Set Play offense and Individual Improvement
Billy Donovan's Full Court matchup press
Bruce Pearl's 1-2-1-1 zone press
Dr. Tom Davis 1-2-1-1 zone press
Billy Donovan's Individual Skill Development
Billy Donovan's 10 Aggressive Transistion Drills
Karl Hobbs Transition Game
Bo Ryan's X zone offense
Jerry Petitgoues open post offense
Billy Donovan's Mastering the full court match-up zone press
Brian Gregory's 10 best practice Drills
Bob Huggins: Intense Practice drills
Bob Huggins: Smothering pressure
Bob Huggins: Open Post notes
Bruce Weber: drills for breaking full and half court traps
Gary Williams: Full court pressure defense
Skip Prosser: Rebounding drills
Eric Musselman: Coaching tapes (both of them)
Bill Self: Hi-low gameBobby Lutz Roy Williams: Secondary Break
Jim Larranaga's Full court scramble
Vance Walberg: Offensive system
Princeton High Post offense
Princeton Low Post offense
Villanova Zone Offense
Virginia's Half court offense with some flex action
Harry Pettra's 5 out motion offense
Mike Dunlap's notes on "Teaching basketball"
Florida Shooting Drills
Georgia's 4 man motion
Kevin Sutton Guard and Post Drills
Mike Garland: Michigan State rebounding notes (one page)
Don Meyer: 1999 coaches academy clinic
Steve Alford: How to run a program
Nolan Richardson: Arkansas program notes
Larry Brown: Secondary Break notes
Mike Dunlap: The truth test for 3 on 3
LMU Fastbreak notes (3 pages)
Iowa State Women's basketball: Set Plays
Dick Bennett: Washingston State handouts (2pages)
Stan Van Gundy: NBA applications for HS and College, Late Game and Special situations
Larry Eustachy: Motion entries
Jerry Wainwright: The 3 point play : Ideas, Concepts, and Plays
Jim Boone: Pressure pack line defense (14 pages like Dick Bennett's packline)
John Kresse: 2-2-1 zone press
Dick Bennett: Packline Defense notes
Jack Bennett: Gap man to man defense
Bruce Weber: Drills for 5 man motion offense
Steve Klaas : 1-3-1 traps and adjustments
Dale Brown: Freak Defense
Dick Bennett (Blocker/mover offense)
Bobby Gonzalez & John Kresse notes
HoopsU: Packline Defense
Mark Gottfried: Alabama Basketball Program
Rick Majerus: Coaches clinic 1998
Tod Kowalczyk: Practice notes
Nike Skills Academy notes
Jay Wright: Special Situations
Trent Johnson: Half court offense (Vegas 06)
Lorenzo Romar: Uptempo Game (Vegas 06)
Roy Williams: Tarheel Running game (Vegas 06)
Jim Harrick: Balanced Court offense
Lon Krueger: Unlv offensive sets (40 pages)
Butch Estes: Furman University Flex offense
John Kresse: 1-2-2 and 1-3-1 passing lane defenses
Loren Wallace: 1-2-2 press and half court defense
Bruce Weber: 20 Competitive drills for Championship defense
Roy Williams: Defensive numbering system
Phil Martelli: 10 ways to score
Ben Braun: Drills for improvement
Hubie Brown: Zone Offense
Steve Alford: All American workout
Triple Post offense
Wayne McClain: Drills for perimeter and post players
Sherri Coale Motion offense notes
Lou Henson Zone offense notes/Coach K zone offense notes
Mark Few: Post and Perimeter
Patrick Hunt: Australian Coachin clinic
Kelvin Sampson: Box Cont. offense
John Brady: Man offense

Flex Offense Review and Dribble Drive Offense

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The Flex continuity is a powerful screening game utilizing strong baseline and down screens. The continuous "Pick the Picker" screening action puts a tremendous burden on the defense by having to defend two different types of screens simultaneously. Teams that exhibit good patience will surely create open shots. The Flex continuity also provides strong offensive rebounding and second efforts by constantly having two rebounders on the weakside. To purchase an eBook with this information go here: Flex Offense Encylopedia

Dribble Drive Motion Offense

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To learn more about this offense and to purchase an ebook diagramming this offense and its breakdown drills go here: Memphis Dribble Motion Offense with Presses/Sets/Under Out

Keys to Success in ANY Motion Offense

Nothing creates more problems for the defense than movement. However, this movement must be with a purpose. To create a lead, make a sharp basket cut, set a screen, or establish rebounding position. Constant motion will not only create good shot opportunities, but it also prevents the defense from sagging off or double teaming along with drawing the big defenders away form the basket.

Players must be a complete player and develop their triple threat skills. In a motion offense, every player plays each position, it requires that all players develop their triple threat (Pass, Drive & Shot) skills to their utmost. In developing these fundamental skills players become complete players which not only contributes to an improve team effort, but also provide long-term benefits for future play.

Patience is key ingredient of any motion offense. Players must develop an aptitude and attitude to cycle the offense uninterrupted until a good, open shot is achieve. This means giving up a good shot at times to achieve a great shot. This also means sacrificing individual statistics for team statistics.

Maintain proper spacing is a must. Most passes should be made within a 12' to 15' distance. This spacing spreads the defense and allows for quick, accurate passing. Passes beyond 15' carry a high risk of interception.

Motion relies on teamwork, not individual talent, to create open shots. Therefore, setting and using screens is paramount to any motion offense. It is the responsibility of the receiver to set up and run their defender into the screens. When setting a screen, players should execute a bent knee jump stop to assume a solid, wide base. They should hold their arms close to their body and have vision on the ball. Set strong screens and do not allow defender to push through. However, players must be remain stationary and not step out or lean at last moment.

Back cut, do not fight defensive pressure. Recognize passing lane denials and back cut hard to basket. On back cuts go all the way to the basket. Do not head fake to get open. Head faking fakes out the passer more times than it does the defender.

Practice Thoughts
When first installing a motion offense do not expect immediate results. Like most offenses, motion type offenses take time sometimes even years to develop and refine to their fullest potential. Keep in mind that according to the laws of learning it takes a minimum of five to six week to create habits.

Memphis Dribble Drive Motion Offense Breakdown with Donnie Jones

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Transition Defense - Offensive Rebound or Protect the Basket?

Memphis Dribble Motion Offense & Trouble Shooting - we diagram the offense as well as discuss the most common problems coaches encounter when implementing this offense and we offer solutions to those problems. A great read if you use this popular offense.

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Top 5 NBA Guards & Individual Development DVD

As the seasons begin to change amidst unprecedented political debate while entering a new era of financial irresponsibility, I for one am ready for some hoops. There is nothing better than watching this game on a cold December weekend protected by the warmth of the gym lights, awakened by the sound of that bouncing ball...In honor & anticipation of the upcoming season, I have chosen my Top 5 NBA Guards and included information on how to purchase a DVD compilation of over 300 MB on individual workouts & drills including breakdowns of the Memphis Dribble Drive and Herb Welling's Dribble Motion. Go here to purchase: http://store.payloadz.com/go?id=178241

5. Deron Williams - I know this guy might not be on everyone's list with guys like Billups, Davis, Iverson, and McGrady left out, but I can't help it. I love his game. He is a smooth player with a remarkable court savvy and sense of how to play. On top of that he is a big, physical guard that can dominate a game with his outside touch or ability to create offense for his teammates. His leadership will determine if the Jazz are able to make another run to the Western Conference Finals (2007).

4. Steve Nash - What more can I say about the toughest guard in the league? He is the grittiest competitor since Michael Jordan in my opinion as evidenced by the way he handled the Spurs/Suns debacle two years ago in the playoffs. I don't want to reopen any wounds here, but most men would have lost their temper after any one of the cheap shots unhinged by the Spurs. Despite the trades and chemistry problems, Nash continues to lead one of the fastest scoring attacks in the league. Go here to learn about the Suns vaunted fast break attack: http://store.payloadz.com/go?id=175057


3. Dwayne Wade - Despite injuries holding him back most of last season, DWade elevated his status to the second best player in the world during the Olympic games. At 6'4, 215-pounds, Wade is an exceptional athlete that relies on his spin move near the 15' marker as well as his Jordanesque ability to finish plays at the rim. His rugged, reckless style can cause injury as he has missed many games each season. However, I love watching this competitor play basketball and if he remains healthy, he will be a force to reckon with in the JV league Eastern Conference. If you interested in Marquettes complete individual workout, go here: http://store.payloadz.com/go?id=178241


2. Chris Paul - At 23 he is the youngest guard on the list, but has the potential to be the best. After struggling through 64 games his second season, I was worried about his durability. However, after leading his team out of nowhere last season to the Western Conference semifinals before bowing out to the reliable Spurs, Paul has shown the ability to be his best when his best was needed. This competitive greatness is a trademark of the great ones and if Paul can remain healthy, he has a chance to be part of that elite group.

1. Kobe Bryant - This was the easiest position to choose in my opinion. Even Michael Jordan recently went on record saying Bryant is the best floor player of the era. Even more impressive is that he did it with a torn ligament in the pinky finger of his right hand, should have had surgery in February and probably won't have it done until the end of next season. Topping it off, he proved to be the clutch performer for the U.S. Olympic team on its way to a gold medal. There is no arguing this position.

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Basketball Conditioning Drills & Best Practice Drills Collection including Dribble Drive Drills

This is our latest edition to the collection. We have included the Best Basketball Conditioning Drills as well as the Best Practice Drills to get everyone ready for the start of basketball season. Enjoy and feel free to email me with any trades or updates!

Basketball Conditioning Drills - includes Duke's Agility & Defensive Drills, the Chicago Bulls Training Regimen, a high school program's complete workout, a spreadsheet workout plan, HIT conditioning, 2 sets of Alan Stein notes, and more. Over 250 pages of notes and plans...


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Team USA & Memphis Dribble Drive Offense

I have been gone to BASIC training for 10 weeks and I am back to a civilian lifestyle. It was a real learning experience and I made friends there, but the most important thing for me was volunteering to serve the country at a time of its greatest need. I missed my hoops and at least was able to see TEAM USA implementing the dribble drive offense. It was a beautiful to see our country back on top in basketball where it deserves to be. Also, what can be said about Michael Phelps that hasnt already been said? He is the all-time greatest...

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Basketball Transition Defense: Are you Tom Izzo or Dick Bennett?

Why is this Important?
If you ask most coaches to describe what the game of basketball is when you simplify it to its basic principles they will give you offense and defense. While this is true, Bobby Knight believes that transition is a critical component of sound basketball. Think about it for a second…if you are a great half court defensive team, but you allow transition lay-ups, how good is your defense? In a worse cast scenario, if your players aren’t crashing the glass for the offensive rebound and they aren’t back in transition, then where the heck are they? We are going to examine where they should be in regards to two different philosophies on what a team should do after a missed shot.

Offensive Rebounding or Limiting Transition Opportunities
As a coach you basically have to choose between two options in regards to transition defense. Remember that you can’t be good at everything or you are going to be good at nothing. For example, if you try to crash the offensive glass, but you expect the other team not to score any lay-ups in transition then you are setting your team up for failure. CHOOSE and EMPHASIZE your philosophy based on the talent of your team. Also remember that the philosophy a coach chooses should mirror their offensive philosophy. I would like to present the two basic philosophies that most coaches adopt in regards to transition defense.

The Philosophy to Offensive Rebound
Tom Izzo, the great coach at Michigan State, has built his program on the belief that most teams aren’t good at the defensive box out. His teams are among the nation’s leaders in rebounding margin (+11.7) since he took over the Spartan program. He spends at least 15 minutes each practice on teaching his players the habits to crash the offensive glass. They fight and compete to tip the ball, keep it alive, and own the offensive glass. A byproduct of this hard work is that his teams are fantastic at defensive box outs because they are used to going to “war” (a drill he uses) each day in practice. Most teams don’t compete like the Spartans on the glass. For more information, take a look at his DVD: Tom Izzo-Dominating Rebounding & Man to Man Defensive Drills.

Basic Offensive Rebounding Principles

1. Choose if you are more athletic than the best teams in your conference
2. Point guard to half court line and everyone else to the paint to rebound
3. Stress that 70% of all rebounds come opposite – overload that side on shots
4. Practice and chart – do your players get 4 to the paint and the PG to half court in your
drills? Offense? Defense?
5. Teach them to tap the ball against the backboard if they can’t come down with it
6. Keep the ball alive – TIP it!
7. Celebrate offensive rebounding
8. Never accept it, but be prepared to see teams fast break more often

The Philosophy of Limiting Fast Break Opportunities
On the other hand, another great coach that believes coaches have control over transition, Dick Bennett of Washington State, would send two and sometimes three players back depending on the opponent in an effort to neutralize fast break opportunities. His teams traditionally held opponents under 60 points per game. Coach Bennett’s philosophy was that his team was better than your team at half court execution on offense and defense. His teams only pressed if behind in games late and they played strictly man-to-man defense. In other words, his teams were simple to prepare for, but difficult to beat because of their execution. For more information, take a look at his DVD: Dick Bennett’s “Pack-line” Pressure Defense.

Basic Principles of Limiting Transition Opportunities
1. Choose if you are less athletic than the best teams in your conference
2. Send the PG to the opposite FT line and the Off Guard to the half court line
3. Another option is to also send the shooter back immediately against superior teams along with the two guards
4. Stress that we are not giving up ANY transition lay-ups
5. Work on defending scramble situations in the full court every day
6. Teach how you want to match-up and remember that open shots NOT match-ups beat you
7. Practice and chart – do your players have defensive balance in your drills? Offense? Defense?
8. Choose offensive sets that allow for defensive balance; For example: stay away from 1-4 low sets or the Flex. Instead use 2-3 high sets or 4 out – 1 in motion

Prepare them the best you can so that your team can achieve to the best of their potential because you put them in the best situation to succeed. Transition is often overlooked and the main thing a coach needs to do is decide from Day 1 what their team is going to do in regards to defensive transition. Teach that all year long and emphasize it in practices and games. I hope this article has helped you to better understand the two basic philosophies of transition defense. If you want to learn more about these coaches or philosophies, join our online coaches club.