Winning Youth Podcast with Alan Stein
Back in September, Stronger Team Owner Alan Stein had the pleasure to record a podcast with Winning Youth Coaching. The podcast is nearly an hour of insightful experiences and Alan’s training philosophies and mindset. Below are a few of my favorite quotes from the episode, but don’t take my word for it; listen to it in full length here! […]
How to Create Isolation in the Post – Part 1
Rick breaks down how to easily isolate a post player within the Read and React Offense. Part 1 of this 3 part series discusses the circle movement involved with basket cuts to isolate the post player.
Hardwood Hustle Podcast: Development Killers: Pitfalls That Undermine Your Success
In this episode of the Hardwood Hustle Basketball Podcast, Alan Stein (Stronger Team) and Adam Bradley (Ball Hogs Radio) discuss the 3 ‘C’s’ that kill development and growth – complacency, close-mindedness and comfort. Listen Now
Late Game Planning, Strategies, and Philosophy
The following article comes from Mitch Cole and the Texas A&M Men’s Basketball Newsletter. The longer we are in this business, the more we as coaches see the value in preparing for late game situations. Sometimes games can come down to how our teams are prepared to execute when the game is on the line. […]
Full Time-Out: Box 1 Screen the Screener
Rick shares one of his favorite baseline out-of-bounds play below. Screen the screener actions are extremely effective to run vs. man-to-man and zone defenses.
Effectively Planning Post-Season Practices
Typically by the time February/March rolls around mental and physical fatigue is starting to set in, if it hasn’t already, with our players. It is vital that you prepare your practices with this in mind to prevent injury, reduce game fatigue, and maintain focus. Getting a Great Warm-Up Keeping your players injury free should be […]
Hardwood Hustle Podcast: Behind the NBA Curtain with Meredith Geisler
In this episode of the Hardwood Hustle Basketball Podcast, Alan Stein (Stronger Team) and Adam Bradley (Ball Hogs Radio) have an amazing chat with veteran NBA publicist Meredith Geisler (Senior Vice President of Communications at Tandem Sports Agency). She shares insight & stories from her work with Ray Allen, Tim Duncan, Grant Hill & Jeremy Lin. […]
End of Game Situation
Thursday night (1/22/15) at the end of the Ohio State vs Northwestern game, the Buckeyes led by 1 with 0.9 on the clock heading to the free-throw line to shoot a 1-in-1. The commentators posed the question, do you miss on purpose knowing if Northwestern secures the rebound they have to heave a full-court shot? Or do you […]
Fouling Too Much?
The following comes from Coach Randy Brown. If you are a team that is sending your opponent to the free-throw line too many times in the game, it is time to find out why. For example, if your team has committed 290 fouls and 95 steals on the season, how many fouls were committed by “trying […]
Alan Stein’s Greatest Hits
Alan Stein has released a new video series in our On-Demand platform that takes you through 60 of his favorite drills and exercises! Alan shared a variety of exercises from the following 10 categories: Pre Hab Warmup Mobility Balance Explosiveness Core Strength Lower Body Strength Upper Body Strength Agility Conditioning Purchase Today! **or become a Better Basketball […]
