Eight Coaches Thoughts on Ball Screens
I was circling back to the Mike Neighbors thumb drive recently and came across some philosophical nuggets on ball screens from various coaches. I also added some more that I found in my own visits to…
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Three James Clear Quotes to Sustain Good Habits
Atomic Habits by James Clear is the most applicable book to coaching and teaching that I have read this year. When I read books, I’m looking for a couple quotes of wisdom to take away. These…
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Virginia Builds in Time for Contested Shots
Getting up shots is a consistent worry for coaches over the course of practice. One of my areas for growth last off-season was finding drills that allowed my team to take more three’s. And we found…
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Empowering Players to Come Back from Halftime Deficits
I vividly remember one awful game from this past season. I’m just going to call it the Game of Shame. We faced a double-digit halftime deficit. Not that that was anything new. It actually happened on…
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Developing Post Play for the Inexperienced
For the fourth consecutive off-season I sat down with BST Trainer Steve Boudreau (Boudah). The other day I wrote about the value of networking with coaches face to face. The inspiration for that post came from…
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Five Reasons for Face to Face Networking in Basketball
There is infinite access to information available on social media, podcasts, email, phone conferences and the Internet in general. I like and access all of these avenues to improve my knowledge base. I still prefer face…
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Setting a Ball Screen in Read and React Offense
One of my greatest frustrations implementing the read and react offense last season was the reduced amount of ball screen opportunities. Ball screens are used at every level of basketball because they are complicated to defend.…
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Five Skill Building Considerations to Improve Basketball Practices
The BST workout I attended last week began with a 23-step dynamic stretch and the infamous “7 Stations from Hell.” Both routines added value, but the most useful part of the two-hour work out is the…
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Countering Temptations with a Limitless Mentality
As I wrote last year after attending BST, the players wake up early and face rigorous conditioning by design. I happened to be observing the baptism of this particular group of players for this summer. BST…
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BST Dynamic Stretch Takeaways
I went to BST for a third consecutive summer to get new ideas about basketball drills and culture building. Afterward I spoke with my friend Steve Boudreau who has become one of the most respected learners…
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