Players: Here’s the situation: Season has begun and you find yourself wanting to bring something to your team that can immediately affect the outcome of the game. But you don’t time to acquire a new skill like shooting, or point-guard-dribbling-abilities, or ten more pounds of...
Featured on the Tribe Spotlight this week is Wichita High School East (Wichita, KS), Joe Jackson. Our first season running the Read & React was the 2013-2014. In two seasons since, we finished with a 3rd Place Finish 6A State Tournament (22-3) in 2014 and won the State...
We're excited to share another Read & React story with you right before the start of the high school basketball season. This week's Tribe Spotlight features Rodney Briggs, head boy's basketball coach at Lansing High School, Lansing, KS. I was looking for an offensive system that...
In a previous post, I explained the difference between Spots and Positions. Spots are locations on the floor. Positions imply certain prerequisites that players must meet in order to play in certain locations on the floor. I also explained how our Spots allow players to start...
This week's Tribe Spotlight features Forbush High School Varsity girl's basketball coach Bradley Shore. When I started coaching, I coached one year of JV boys basketball, followed by 10 years of Middle School girls basketball. Our county then went from K-8 schools to K-6 and grades...
At a state fair, there was an event where horses were being hitched to wagons to see which horse could pull the most weight. Two horses tied for first by pulling 9,000 pounds each – by themselves! Everyone wondered what these two horses could pull if...
This week's Tribe Spotlight features Steve Manne, the CYM Basketball Coordinator and Head Coach at St Catherine Parish (grades 9 through 12). From its inception the program has prioritized leadership development and community building both on and off the court. Manne’s teams have run the Read...
The Summer is upon us and while many players will be crossing the country playing tournaments, do not over look the importance of skill development during this time of the season. Whether you coach a team or specialize in player development, it is essential to know...
As coaches, we are always looking for new plays to put our players in scoring situations and ultimately win more games. These plays usually come from 1 of 3 sources, DVD, clinics (notes), or live television. Every coach is able to teach their players plays, but...
Every athletic contest boils down to “who is going to force who to play who's game?” But I think using the word FORCE is misleading. Here’s what I mean: When your opponent is bigger and more physical than you, meaning, if you play that type of...