March 9: 5 Ways to Sharpen Your Skills
The following article is provided to us by The John Maxwell Company Leadership Wired Blog. Recently, another leader asked me about how he should go about sharpening his skills in the areas where he was naturally gifted. He had already done something that I consider really important: he had discovered his strengths. Now he was […]
March 7: 7 Toxic Behaviors Detrimental to Growth
This is another excellent article from Mitch Cole and the Texas A&M Men’s Basketball Newsletter. Most would agree that running a successful program involves more than merely the X’s and O’s. Knowing the right buttons to push and how to motivate our players to play up to their potential is just as important. Sometimes this involves […]
Tribe Spotlight: Covenant Academy
Covenant Academy (McMinnville, TN) head coach Ryan Smith shares his Read & React story in this weeks Tribe Spotlight. I was first introduced to the Read & React Offense when I was a high school coach at a public school. I was researching a more efficient offense that would fit my players and my program. I was […]
March 6: Instructing Your Teammates
PGC’s TJ Rosene shared this bit of knowledge on a recent Hardwood Hustle Basketball Podcast. How do you instruct your teammates to be better? Most of the time when you do it, it is harmful to your team. 2 out of every 100 players like to be told what to do. It is bad enough to […]
March 5: How to Become a Great Defender
In one of Rick’s latest Full Timeouts, Rick breaks down concrete goals necessary to become a great defensive basketball player. Don’t get caught up using “coach speak”. Challenge your players with goals to become great defenders. Level 1 Defender Goals: 1. Keep the ball from being dribbled into the Highway (middle of the floor). 2. Keep […]
March 4: Florida Gators’ Press Defense
The following article is taken from current Florida Gators Assistant Coach Matt McCall‘s lecture at PGC’s 2014 Clinic in Atlanta. To press, you must be committed to it and work on it every day! Always put your most athletic player on the ball (That won’t wear down/get tired) 2 Objectives to Accomplish Make fatigue a factor (Don’t […]
March 2: Sideline Out of Bounds – Post Isolation
This non-traditional sideline out of bounds line-up will result in getting your best post player an isolation on the block. If you don’t have a dominant post player, then pop them out for a simple give and go, Stockton and Malone style! Click here for MORE Baseline Out-of-Bounds Plays! [divider] Do you watch last week’s […]
March 1: Scouting and Game Planning
The following article comes from Texas A&M Men’s Basketball Special Assistant Mitch Cole. OPPONENT SCOUTING One of the areas of college basketball this time of year that can occupy the bulk of a coach’s time is scouting of opponents and game planning. Hours upon hours are spent by coaches preparing for what the OPPONENT will try to […]
2015 March Madness Extravaganza
Welcome to our 2nd Annual March Madness Extravaganza. The greatest month in all of sports is upon us, and we feel like celebrating. While March Madness is the ultimate in basketball excitement for fans, it is also an incredible learning opportunity for players and coaches. Basketball is everywhere you look right now and, if you pay […]
Lawrence Frank – Importance of The Play After
LA Clippers assistant coach Lawrence Frank goes in-depth with his offensive and defensive musts that his teams’ live by. 5 DEFENSIVE MUSTS Sprint back and set defense Shrink the Floor – Protect the Paint Closeout hard and Contest Play aggressive defense without needless fouls Block out and Gang rebound