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 3: Look in the Mirror – Part 2
NOTE: this is a follow-up post to Look in the Mirror (Part 1). Most people postpone personal development in November and December and wait to make New Year’s Resolutions. Most players postpone improving their game in February and March and wait to get better in the off-season. But why wait? Why not get better now? Whether you […]
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 […]
Hardwood Hustle Podcast: 30 Years of Success with Oak Hill Coach Steve Smith
In this episode of the Hardwood Hustle Basketball Podcast, Alan Stein (Stronger Team) and Adam Bradley (Ball Hogs Radio) get access to the mind of 30 year coaching veteran Steve Smith of Oak Hill Academy – who is a 4 time USA Today National Coach of the Year, has won 8 National Championships and has coached […]
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
Tribe Spotlight: Joe Opperman
This week’s Tribe Spotlight feature Read & React coach Joe Opperman. I’ve been coaching Middle School boys and girls teams for the past five years, and have been actively involved in assisting my son’s team (now 5th grade) as they’ve been led by our Varsity Girls coach who also has a son on the team. […]
Hardwood Hustle Podcast: Hustler Shoot-a-Round #5
In this episode of the Hardwood Hustle Basketball Podcast, Alan Stein (Stronger Team) and Adam Bradley (Ball Hogs Radio) have fun with another round of their quick-hitting series in which they tackle four mini-topics (broken down in to 4 quarters): Underdog or Favorite – Does It Matter? 10:00am NBA Games Player Individuality – Good or Bad? […]