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MSD of Mt. Vernon MSD of Mt. Vernon MSD of Mt. Vernon MSD of Mt. Vernon
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COACHING MANUAL
Boys Basketball Coach:
Marc Hostetter
Email: [email protected]
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Who Can Coach & Team Togetherness....................................……..………………………………Page 3
Program Philosophy……..……………………………………………………………………….Pages 4-5
MSD of Mt. Vernon Basketball Family Expectations…………………………….………………...Page 5
Coaching Resources…………...……………………………………………………...………….Pages 6-7
Daily Practice Essentials…………………………………………………………………………….Page 8
Basketball Drills Teaching Criteria & Passing and Catching…………………….……………….Page 8-9
Basketball Fundamentals………………………………………………………………..………Pages 9-18
Basketball Drills List……………………………………………………………………………….Page 19
Practice Format Kindergarten - 2nd
Grade…………………………………………………………Page 20
Practice Format Grades 3-4………………………………………………………………………...Page 21
Practice Format Grades 5-6……………………………………………………………………Pages 22-23
Practice Format Grades 6-7……………………………………………………………………Pages 24-25
MSD of Mt. Vernon Ball Handling Program……………..…………………………………...Pages 26-27
Commandoes Basketball Workout…………………………………………………………………Page 27
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COACHING BASKETBALL
WHO CAN COACH: Anyone who is sufficiently interested in the game to study, work, develop his
personality, teaching ability, beliefs in sportsmanship, ethics, and character in athletics; who will attend
coaching schools, clinics, tournaments; read books, articles, and papers; who feels a twenty-four hour day is too
short; who thinks of basketball when he first awakes in the morning, while in the shower, shaving, eating
breakfast, going to school, before and after classes, in the office during consultations with players, at lunch,
before practice, while on the train, in the car, walking to the gym, at dinner, in the movies, night club, at a sports
event where a pencil is borrowed not to keep the score but to jot down a play, in a restaurant where tablecloth,
envelopes, napkins, cuffs, and menus are used for plays, at home where the all-time All-American “martyr,” the
wife, must approve this play, that rule, oddity of basketball, fan backboard, ball; who intersperses a game of
bridge with a “dummy” play all over the tally sheet and finally goes to bed with a pencil and pad at hand so his
dreams, nightmares, and sleep-walking technique can be recorded for the next practice – anyone who can do all
this and then can hardly wait until the next morning to repeat the process, and love it – he can coach.
- Clair Bee
THE JOB OF THE COACH: “The job of the coach is to lead the team and to develop a team of leaders.”
THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE COACH: “My responsibility is to get my twenty-five guys playing for
the name on the front of their uniform and not the one on the back.” Tommy Lasorda
THE SUCCESS OF THE COACH: “The game will be won or lost by what the players know, not what the
coaches know. Coaching is repetition, explanation, illustration, imitation, correction, repetition, and that is the
way you’ll do it.” Eddie Robinson
THE DEFINITION OF SUCCESS: “Success is a peace of mind that is the direct result of self-satisfaction in
knowing you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.”
John Wooden
Team Togetherness
“Basketball is a team game, and any behavior that draws attention to the individual has no place in our
program.”
1. Team Huddle – The five current players on the court will huddle up during any break in the action,
such as before a free throw attempt or inbounds play. The team huddle will serve has an opportunity for
the players to show solidarity, offer encouragement to one another, and/or call a specific play or game
strategy.
2. Substitution Applaud – All team members on the bench will stand and applaud as a fellow teammate
exits the game regardless of that player’s performance.
3. Point Rule – A custom of thanking the player whose pass resulted in an assist, or the player who set the
pick that freed up the good shot, by pointing to him after the play is completed.
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PROGRAM PHILOSOPHY
1. Character
2. Discipline
3. Unselfishness
4. Fundamentally Sound
CHARACTER
•••• “A lot of times when we go away from home, nobody tells us we’re very good, but they always
tell us how well behaved our kids are. That’s what we are trying to teach our kids. We’re in the
education business, not the entertainment business.” Coach Don Nehlen
Character: 1. Sportsmanship
2. Respect authority
3. Leadership
4. Integrity
5. Responsibility
6. Accountability
DISCIPLINE
Discipline is from the Latin word disciplinus, which means “disciple,” “follower,” or “learner.”
• “Discipline is a learning process that helps athletes to develop drive, self-control, order, character, and
skill.”
• “Desire is the willingness to do all that it takes to get a job done; discipline is reflected in the drive and
actions you do consistently in pursuit of fulfilling this desire in a positive learning and training
environment.”
• “Making excuses to do what needed to be done instead of having excuses for why you didn’t accomplish
it.”
• “Doing what you are supposed to do when no one is watching.”
The Disciplines: 1. Physical work/habits
2. Maximum potential
3. Personal responsibility
UNSELFISHNESS
• “A player has not truly made the most of his own abilities if his achievement comes at the expense of
those around him.”
• “When all five players are playing with the team offense and their own physical limitations, then you
have a team that is playing smart.” Morgan Wooten
1. Team concept
2. Team pride
3. Concern for teammates
4. Commitment
5. Togetherness
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FUNDAMENTALLY SOUND
• “We have come 180 degrees from a game too individually oriented to a game that is now too five-man
oriented. In short, we have an overcoached and undertaught game.” Pete Newell
• “A player has not learned a fundamental until it becomes second nature (a habit). Automatic reaction is
the goal of skill execution.” Pete Newell
1. Quality basketball
2. Complete basketball player
3. Knowledge of the game
4. Player and team success
MSD of Mt. Vernon EXPECTATIONS
“The quality of the youth program will have a great impact on the success of the varsity.”
I. Follow the Program Expectations of Coach Hostetter
All coaches will provide a fun and positive learning environment in practice
The use of profanity will not be tolerated
Remember that as coaches and parents we represent Mt. Vernon
Become a student of the game by attending clinics, reading books, and observing varsity
practices
II. Winning only matters at the Varsity level
Play everyone an equal amount as possible
Emphasize the learning and application of fundamentals over winning
For our programs at the varsity level to be successful, we need to retain a high percentage of
the basketball players at the youth levels
III. Basketball Content Expectations
Zone defense will not be allowed or tolerated in grades K-6
Practices will be thoroughly prepared and organized with the emphasis on teaching the
fundamentals
Use the agility ladders and weight room (grades 7-8) in practices when available
IV. Please don’t hesitate to contact Coach Hostetter if you have any questions or concerns
Thank you for all of your hard work and commitment
Have fun
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COACHING RESOURCES
DVD’S:
1. Rob Jeter (UW-Milwaukee) “Post Player Development
2. Forrest Larson (Badger H.S.) “Run & Jump Press”
3. “4 out 1 in Motion Offense” (Coach Mai’s)
4. “Adjustable Zone Defense” (Coach Mai’s)
VHS Tapes: 1. Dick Bennett - “Pressure Defense: A System”
2. John Kresse – Multiple Trapping Defenses
3. (1) Bob Huggins – Transition Basketball & Early Offense
(2) Jerry Green – Secondary Break Offense
(3) Bill Self – Drills for High Low
(4) Beloit College – Example of 5 Man Passing Game
4. (1) Gene Keady – Transition Offense and Secondary Fast Break
(2) Bob Huggins – Transition Basketball & Early Offense
(3) Mark Few – Individual Player Development Workout
(4) Billy Donovan – Teaching the Full-Court Match-Up Press
(5) Rick Samuel – Match-Up 1-1-3 Zone and Breakdown Drills
5. (1) Forrest Larson – 100 Trips Full Court Workout
(2) Forrest Larson – Getting Better With The Basketball
6. Bill Walton, Walt Hazzard, Greg Lee – Sports Clinic Basketball
COACHING BOOKS
BASKETBALL 1. WOODEN: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court – John Wooden
2. A COACH’S LIFE – Dean Smith
3. LEADING WITH THE HEART: Coach K’s Successful Strategies for Basketball, Business, and Life – Mike Krzyzewski
4. THE GIFTS OF JIMMY V – Bob Valvano
5. FULL-COURT PRESSURE: A Year in Kentucky Basketball – Rick Pitino
6. 101 BASKETBALL OUT-OF-BOUNDS DRILLS – George Karl, Terry Stotts, Price Johnson
7. 101 POST PLAYER DRILLS – Bruce Eamon Brown & Joe Callero
8. BASKETBALL FUNDAMENTALS: A better way to learn the basics – Jon Oliver
9. THE CONFIDENT COACH’S GUIDE TO TEACHING BASKETBALL – Beverly Breton Carroll
10. ZONE PRESS VARIATIONS FOR WINNING BASKETBALL – Cliff Ellis
11. BASKETBALL GUARD PLAY – Steve Alford & Ed Schilling
12. MY LIFE ON A NAPKIN: Pillow Mints, Playground Dreams, and Coaching the Runnin’ Utes – Rick Majerus
13. YOU CAN CALL ME AL: The Colorful Journey of College Basketball’s Original Flower Child; Al McGuire – Joseph
Declan Moran 14. PRACTICE PLANNING – Coaches Choice
15. STEP-BY-STEP BASKETBALL FUNDAMENTALS FOR THE PLAYER & COACH – John W. Scott
16. YOUTH LEAGUE BASKETBALL COACHING & PLAYING – Joe Williams & Stan Wilson
17. MOTION OFFENSE: The Principles of the Five-Man Open Post – Bob Huggins
18. THE ART OF SHOOTING BASKETS: From the Free Throw to the Slam Dunk – Ted St. Martin
19. CREATIVE COACHING: New ways to maximize athlete and team potential in all sports – Jerry Lynch
20. BASKETBALL DEFENSE SOURCEBOOK: Lessons From The Legends – Jerry Krause and Ralph Pim
21. COACHING MODERN BASKETBALL: Hints, Strategies, & Tactics – William F. Stier, JR.
22. FREE THROW: 7 Steps to Success at the Free Throw Line – Dr. Tom Amberry
23. WINNING DEFENSE: A Guide for Players and Coaches – Del Harris
24. BASKETBALL MULTIPLE OFFENSE AND DEFENSE – Dean Smith
25. COACHING PATTERN PLAY BASKETBALL – Bob Vanatta
26. NABC DRILL BOOK – Jerry Krause (Editor)
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27. COACHING BASKETBALL SUCCESSFULLY – Morgan Wootten
28. COACHING BASKETBALL – Jerry Krause (Editor)
29. SPECIAL SITUATIONS: Making the Most of Limited Possessions – Bob Huggins
30. PREPARING FOR SPECIAL SITUATIONS: Basketball Coaches Guide – Herb Brown
31. THE SCIENCE OF COACHING – Clair Bee
32. COACHING PATTERN PLAY BASKETBALL –Bob Vanatta
33. PRESS BREAKERS - Bob Huggins
34. COACHING ZONE OFFENSES - Bob Huggins
35. LET’S TALK DEFENSE - Herb Brown
36. THEY CALL ME COACH - John Wooden
37. THE 17 ESSENTIAL QUALITIES OF A TEAM PLAYER - John C. Maxwell
38. THE 17 INDISPUTABLE LAWS OF TEAMWORK - John C. Maxwell
39. THE CAROLINA WAY: Leadership Lessons from a Life in Coaching - Dean Smith
40. FIVE-POINT PLAY: Duke’s Journey to the 2001 National Championship - Mike Krzyzewski
41. WOODEN ON LEADERSHIP - John Wooden
42. COACHING TEAM BASKETBALL: Develop Winning Players with a Team-First Attitude - Tom Crean & Ralph Pim
43. BASKETBALL’S HALF-COURT OFFENSE - John Calipari
44. COACH K’S KEYWORDS TO SUCCESS - Mike Krzyzewski
MISCELLANEOUS 1. FOOTBALL COACHING STRATEGIES – American Football Coaches Association
2. CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SPORTS FAN’S SOUL – Jack Canfield
3. WINNING EVERY DAY – Lou Holtz
4. THE LOMBARDI RULES: 26 Lessons From Vince Lombardi, The World’s Greatest Coach – Vince Lombardi JR.
5. THE PSYCHOLOGY OF WINNING – Dr. Denis Waitley
6. 1001 MOTIVATIONAL MESSAGES FOR ATHLETES AND COACHES - Bruce Eamon Brown
7. NOW, DISCOVER YOUR STRENGTHS - Marcus Buckingham & Donald O. Clifton
8. GOOD TO GREAT - Jim Collins
9. MAKE THE BIG TIME WHERE YOU ARE - Frosty Westering
10. THE PHYSICS OF SPORTS - Angelo Armenti, Jr.
WEIGHT TRAINING 1. EXPLOSIVE BASKETBALL TRAINING – Michael Yessis
2. HIGH POWERED PLYOMETRICS – James C. Radcliffe & Robert C. Farentinos
3. HIGH-INTENSITY BODYBUILDING: For Massive Muscles Fast – Ellington Darden
4. THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO WEIGHT TRAINING FOR BASKETBALL 3RD
Ed. – Robert G. Price
5. THE NAUTILUS ADVANCED BODYBUILDING BOOK – Ellington Darden
6. BIG BEYOND BELIEF – Leo Costa & Russ Horine
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DAILY PRACTICE ESSENTIALS
Vince Lombardi versus George Allen Story Vince Lombardi was the coach of the Washington Redskins after his stint with the Green Bay Packers. His
predecessor at Washington was fellow Hall-of-Fame coach, George Allen. One Redskin’s player was asked to
describe the differences of practice between Lombardi and Allen. He stated that Coach Lombardi’s practices
lasted exactly one hour and forty-five minutes, never a minute longer. Coach Allen’s practices often lasted four
and a half hours. However, they covered and learned more material in Coach Lombardi’s one hour and forty-
five minute practice than the four and a half hour marathon practice of Coach Allen.
The point/significance: � Work smarter, not necessarily harder
� Use time effectively – preparation and organization
10 Daily Practice Essentials
1. Practice plans should be prepared in advance – Preparation is the key to success!
2. Practice plan must be organized and flexible.
3. Practice plan must be efficient and planned to the minute – no wasting of precious time.
4. All practice plans must include a “thought of the day” and an “emphasis of the day.”
5. Always hold a brief team meeting before practice – introduce the thought of the day.
6. New drills should always be presented early in the practice period.
7. Combine as many fundamentals as possible to each drill.
8. All practices must include some type of special situation that may occur during a game – prepare players
for the unexpected.
9. Close each practice with a drill that will leave both players and coaches in a pleasant, optimistic frame
of mind.
10. Analyze each day’s practice while it is still fresh in your mind.
BASKETBALL DRILLS
TEACHING CRITERIA
1. It’s not what you say, but what you emphasize in teaching
2. Include multiple fundamentals into a drill
3. Do drills full-court whenever possible
4. It is better to do multiple drills emphasizing the same skill or fundamental than to do one drill for an
extended amount of time
5. Introduce a drill the day before rather than trying to teach it and execute it all on the same day
6. Perform drills at game speed and with game scenarios – do not want players to perfect the drill
7. Name the drills after famous coaches, programs, or what the kids are interested in
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PASSING & CATCHING Quotes: “Passing and catching go together.” (Dave Odom)
“Passing is the best indicator of how sound a player is fundamentally.”
“Fake a pass, make a pass.”
Passing: Passing fundamentals to be emphasized:
• Fake a pass, make a pass
• 5 passing angles (knees, ears, top of head)
• Step toward target
• Stay in a low, athletic stance
• Overhead pass – flick ball from above head, no wind up beyond head – target is receiver’s nose
Poor passing fundamentals lead to:
• Defensive deflections
• Turnovers
• Unable to feed the post/pivot
• Poor shooting %
• Lack of teamwork
Receiving: Receiving fundamentals to be emphasized:
• Give a hand target
• Proper mechanics of bringing hands into shooting pocket on catch
• Rip ball through – triple threat position
BASKETBALL FUNDAMENTALS
FUNDAMENTALLY SOUND:
• “We have come 180 degrees from a game too individually oriented to a game that is now too five-man
oriented. In short, we have overcoached and undertaught game.” (Pete Newell)
• “A player has not learned a fundamental until it becomes second nature (a habit). Automatic reaction is
the goal of skill execution.” (Pete Newell)
• “Anything practiced incorrectly is not practiced at all.”
• “It is five times harder to break a bad habit than it is to develop a good one. That’s why it’s important to
develop good fundamentals when you’re starting to play basketball, rather than making changes when
you are older.”
I. Agility Ladder Series:
♦ 2 feet in each one
♦ 1 foot in each one (left foot, right foot)
♦ Slalom Ski
♦ Lateral
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♦ Backward
♦ Skip
♦ Bunny hop
♦ Lunge
II. Triple-threat Teaching Points:
♦ One hand on each side of the ball, elbows out wide, ball under chin
♦ Wide base for feet
♦ Have the players get into a triple-threat position every time the coach is to speak - a great way to
keep their attention
♦ Have players rip the ball through every time the receive it
III. Jump-stop Teaching Points:
♦ Emphasize balance with a wide base, head over knees, if the head is past the knees, the body is out
of balance
♦ More of a quick stop with feet only 1-2” off the floor, not a vertical jump
♦ Land with both feet simultaneously
IV. Sweeps Teaching Points:
♦ Step with power leg free (right handed, right leg)
♦ On high sweep, keep elbows out and sweep over head with a step, finish with elbows out and ball
under chin
♦ On low sweep, ball should knick the ground and step through, finish with elbows out and ball
under chin
A. High sweep & Low sweep
1. Low sweep through, and then low sweep back
2. High sweep through, and then high sweep back
V. Pivots Teaching Points:
♦ Get in triple-threat position (Knees bent, chin ball, elbows out)
♦ Lift left heel (if right handed, right heel if left handed)
♦ Look at your right elbow and reverse pivot, pivoting on your left foot
VI. Dribbling Teaching Points:
♦ Use 28.5 (women’s ball) basketball for all players K-4
♦ Dribble with eyes up
♦ When dribbling full-court, eyes should be looking toward the largest space open on the court
♦ When dribbling zig-zag, look over shoulder up the court instead of looking in the direction you are
dribbling
♦ Change of speed when changing direction
♦ After you beat the defender, veer him off/cut in front of his line of path
Crossover:
♦ Below the knee and close to the leg
Between the legs:
♦ Sit and split, push the ball through your leg, have other hand down and ready to receive the ball
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Behind the back:
♦ Wrap the ball around your back by wrapping your hand with ball all the way behind your body and
hit your opposite hip – this will put the ball right out in front – not wrapping your arm to hit your
opposite hip will leave the ball behind you and you will have to turn around and look for it
Back dribble:
♦ If you are back dribbling with your right hand, you will slide laterally back with you left leg
nearest the defender – you must bring the ball behind your back leg, which would be your right leg
in this case – the tendency will be to slide back but leave the ball out in front
Fake crossover/Inside out:
♦ Same mechanics as a crossover, but you will pull the ball back with the same hand
Combination #1:
♦ Crossover to between the legs
Combination #2:
♦ Between the legs to behind the back
VII. Passing Teaching Points:
♦ Fake a pass, make a pass (only one fake) – fake high, pass low
♦ Hand targets (make the receiver show his/her hands before receiving the pass – silent
communication)
♦ 5 Passing lanes (both ears, both knees, over the top of the head)
♦ Step toward the target
♦ Pass from an athletic position – low with knees bent
Chest Pass:
♦ Hand on each side of the ball, elbows out, push your thumbs down and it will create backward
rotation – step into the pass and release it from waist level
Bounce Pass:
♦ Same mechanics as chest pass – ball should hit the floor 2/3 of the distance toward the target –
must bend knees and pass from waist level, not from your chest area
Overhead Pass:
♦ Hand on each side of the ball, bring ball up above your head, but not behind it (do not wind up),
snap ball forward – aiming right for your receiver’s nose
Post Feed:
♦ Many times you will need to take one dribble to create a better passing angle. Step and wrap the
pass around the defender. This bounce pass should be released below your knees, so you must
bend your knees
VIII. Shooting Teaching Points for Form Shooting Progression:
One hand Groove Shots: Perfecting the One-handed Shot
1. Start a couple of feet in front of the hoop
2. Power leg back (right leg if right handed, left leg if left handed) – knees bent
3. Pointer finger lined up with valve stem – rotate hand so palm facing up – arm should be out-
stretched in front of you
4. Guide hand will trace the ball (do not touch the ball) throughout the entire sequence
5. First movement is in – rub your side raw with your elbow
6. Second movement is up – rotate your hand, cock your wrist back, and lift your elbow so it is
parallel to the floor, ball should not be on your palm, should have a gap between hand and ball –
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the back of your hand should be parallel with your bicep – this position you are in is called the
shot pocket 7. Step up with your power leg so your power leg is slightly in front of your other foot and shoulder
width apart – knees must remain bent
8. Eyes on the back of the rim from here until ball goes through the net 9. Shot! – straighten legs, upper body follow-through with power generated by legs, reach shooting
hand up toward the sky with risk remained cocked – as elbow begins to straighten, your wrist will
begin to flex forward and release the ball at the apex of the out-stretched arm – at this moment you
should be on your toes
10. Follow-through – after the release of the ball, your hand should be forward and down in the shape
of a goose-neck – hold this follow through until the ball goes through the hoop and hits the floor
11. Make 2 shots, take a step back and repeat – switch partners or go back to the beginning spot/area
once you miss 2 shots in a row
12. After approximately 5 minutes or until you feel you are in a groove, move on to the next
Groove Shot progression below
Groove Shots, Guide hand on the ball:
♦ All of the steps are the same as above except for steps 3-6, which has to do with your guide hand
involvement
Step 3: Arm stretched out in front of you with hand and wrist flexed back -pointer finger lined up
with valve stem – guide hand on side of the ball – mimicking catching a pass
Step 4: Guide hand on the side of the ball throughout the entire sequence
Step 5: Same as above, but guide hand is on side of the ball and wrist and hand are already cocked
back
Step 6: Wrist and hand are already cocked back, so just lift your elbow so it is parallel to the floor so
you are in the shot pocket position
Groove Shots, Off the Pass:
♦ Same as above, except you will start the sequence by catching the short pass thrown by your
partner
♦ Key fundamental: Have arms extended in previous sequence, but as ball is in flight, bring arms
in and time it so that when you catch the pass, you’ve already brought your arm in and rubbed your
side with your elbow and wrist is cocked, so the next step or first step will be up – raise your
elbow parallel to the floor into the shot pocket
IX. Mikan Series (30 seconds each) 1. Taps (continually tap ball against backboard with one hand in air as you jump - try to put other
hand in net)
2. 1 ball (keep ball high)
3. 2 ball (one ball in each hand - shoot with left hand on left side, and right hand on right side)
4. Reverse mikan
5. block-to-block (rebounder puts ball on block after each lay up, shooter picks ball up and shoots the
lay up and then goes to other side)
6. block-to-block weak hand only (shoot with weak hand on both sides)
7. And 1 ( 1 against 2 - offensive player throws ball off of backboard and leaps to get the rebound -
once attains the rebound, 2 defensive players contest the put back - offensive player must use shot
fakes and pivots to get off the shot - NO FADEAWAYS!)
X. Shot Fake Teaching Points:
♦ Knees remain flexed/bent the entire time, they do not move
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♦ All of the movement on the shot fake comes from your arms, not your legs
♦ As you catch the ball and have it in your shot pocket, shot fake by lifting your elbow so it is
parallel to the floor
♦ Keeping your knees flexed throughout the shot fake will allow you to explode into your first
dribble while the defense is out of position – but if you straightened your legs on the shot fake, you
would have to reflex your knees in order to penetrate which would give the defender time to
recover
XI. Offensive Perimeter Moves with the Ball – Jab Series Teaching Points:
A jab is a quick, 6 inch step with your power leg at the defender’s top foot
♦ Every time you catch the ball, rip it through to put you into triple-threat position and jab step – it
should become instinctive
♦ The moves that follow are predicated on how the defender reacted to your jab step
Explosion/Direct Drive:
♦ Use this move if the defender did not pop back on your jab, or as you received the pass, the
defender did not break down on the close-out
♦ Step with your strong leg and push the ball out in front with your strong hand
♦ Get to the hoop from the 3-point line in one dribble
Rocker:
♦ After your short 6 inch jab, start to bring your foot back, and then re-step (long step) with your
same foot
♦ All of the weight must stay on your back foot (pivot foot) through the entire move - do not
transfer your weight to your jab step foot
Shot-fake:
♦ On the shot-fake, keep your knees bent throughout the move - your lower body does not move
♦ Move only your arms - move arms up until elbow and triceps are parallel to the floor
Shot:
♦ Shot preparation is key - Power leg back, knees bent, hands ready
♦ As you are about to catch the pass, your power leg should simultaneously be stepping forward
XII. Footwork on Shooting: Shot-fake, 1 dribble strong hand:
♦ This is a 3 step move: right, left, right with 1 right handed dribble if you are right handed, and left,
right, left with 1 left handed dribble if you are left handed
♦ After the shot fake, you will step with your strong foot (right foot if right handed) and take 1
dribble with your right hand – make sure you put the dribble out in front of your step to cover
some distance, not beside you – you should cover approximately 8 feet on this move
♦ As you are picking up your dribble, you will step with your left foot (this is your inside foot) and
square up and then step with your right foot and into your shot
Shot-fake, sweep to weak hand, 1 dribble:
♦ This is a 2 step move
♦ After the shot-fake, you will sweep to your weak hand (left hand) and crossover step with your
right leg – you will take one left handed dribble
♦ As you are picking up the dribble, you will step with you left foot and into your shot
Shooting coming off a screen:
♦ Come off the screen low with knees bent and with a hand target so when you catch the pass you
can go straight up into your shot
♦ Square up with your inside foot
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XIII. Screening Teaching Points:
♦ Raise arm above head and call out name to indicate screen
♦ Wide base, knees bent, arms in front of waist, hands clasped (Low & Loud)
♦ Perform a shoulder shrug movement on impact/contact
XIV. Offensive Player Movement w/o Ball – Cutting/Using Screens Teaching Points:
♦ Set up screen – walk your defender away from the screen
♦ Low & tight – cutter must rub his/her shoulder with screener’s waist
Types of Cuts:
1. Give & Go (also called basket cut or inside cut)
2. Curl
3. Back cut
4. Flare
5. Slip
XV. Defense
Defensive Thoughts:
• I feel all great teams have two things in common – defense and rebounding.
• As a coach, I feel if you can get your players to play hard and together on the defensive end, they will
automatically be unselfish at the offensive end.
• Defense requires players to change their ideas on what they thought was the goal of their time on the
court – making baskets. Now they have to add the concept of guarding another person and preventing
baskets.
• Take pride in making offensive players turn away from their basket in the half court to protect the ball
b/c of the defensive pressure they face. Record, keep track of this!
• A team of average talent can become a better-than-average team if it creates turnovers, forces the
opposition’s offense to work for everything it gets, and does not allow easy shots.
• A well-coached, aggressive defense should have a decided edge over a equally well-coached offense
• “Youngsters who aspire to higher levels of attainment on the basketball court could be at a considerable
advantage if they are exposed to a defensive-oriented coach at an early age.” Dean Smith
Purpose:
• The purpose of defense is simply to eliminate scoring by the opposition. Pressure defense should never
alter this basic premise.
• 60-80% of the possessions are gained by rebounding and after an opponent’s score.
• 20% come from opponent’s error.
• 5% of the possessions come from steals and interceptions
• it is highly impractical to base a pressure defense on interceptions and steals
Defensive Foundation:
1. Transition Defense
2. Individual Defense
3. Team Defense
Transition Defense:
• Skill of converting from offense to defense quickly
• Biggest fraud on team is the one who doesn’t sprint from offense to defense
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Individual Defense:
• Player’s ability to guard an offensive player when that player has the ball and when that player doesn’t
have the ball
Team Defense:
• Five players working in unison
• Four teammates supporting the player who is guarding the ball
• Relaxing away from the ball is fatal to good team defense.
• The first step toward building a team defense is proficiency in guarding the ball one-on-one
Teaching Defensive Skills:
• best way to teach team defense is a step-by-step process
• begin by concentrating on individual techniques
• players should constantly work on their individual defensive fundamentals
• Team D will only be as good as the individual D skills
Stance: (Videotape Defensive Stance)
• Single-most important aspect of playing defense
• Your head should be below your opponent’s shoulders
• You might not be as quick as the person you are guarding, but you can neutralize him through sheer
effort, positioning and conditioning
• Proper movement in the defensive stance is a Push-and-Reach motion
• Keeping your arms active makes you seem more athletic. The opponent will be more concerned with
keeping the ball away from you active arms and less concerned with driving by you or shooting over
you
Guarding the Ball: 3 Circumstances:
1. dribble alive
2. used his dribble
3. dribbling
Dribble Alive:
• Should not be timid or refuse to put pressure on the man with the ball because he knows he has early
help
• stay low, balance, one hand up shadowing the ball, the opposite hand lower than the ball to cut off
crossover dribble
• watch his stomach
3 Techniques/Fundamentals to guard the ball with dribble alive: 1. Shadow the ball
• Use hands to shadow the ball - if offensive player has ball above head, defender must crowd the
offensive player with knees bent, but arms extended shadowing the movement of the ball
2. Pop-back
• The defender pops straight back on all offensive fakes (jabs and ball/pass fakes)
3. Close-out
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• First two steps are a sprint, and then break the steps down to short, choppy steps - stop an arm’s
length away, but keep feet chopping
• Knees are bent, both hands are up to contest the jump shot
• Closing out to contest the jump shot, but anticipating to pop-back to stop the possibility of
dribble penetration
Forcing the Dribble:
• Influence the direction taken by the dribbler
• Initiate the action on defense
• Force dribbler at a 45 degree angle
• Forcing the dribble wide takes precedence over forcing in a particular direction – ideally want to do both
• Force to the side lines to create a weak-side
Dribble Used:
• Very close with both hands up
• Don’t allow opponent to immediately catch the ball unless he has reversed the ball
Achieved our objective of stopping the ball, now collapse on him and force a difficult pass
Begins to Dribble or Dribbling:
• Defensive man’s head should be over the elbow of the dribbling hand
• No reaching or swiping for the ball (1) will not result in a steal (2) reach, feet stop moving, off balance
• Designated Reachers: exception is when opponent is in the bonus
Denying the ball and the cut:
• All offensive movement is designed to work in 2 ways:
1. Outside cut: make them catch the ball going away from the hoop out of their comfort zone, an
area that they have practiced
2. Inside cut: never allow this pass
• To play effective defense and disrupt your opponent’s rhythm, you must stop these two movements
• “Play the percentages”- greatest chance of succeeding in playing defense is to stop opponents from
scoring. Keep them from getting the ball. If they do get it, let them get it only in places unfamiliar and
uncomfortable to them.
• Anticipate: you know the two designed ways offense moves
• Heavy ball pressure will cause the offense to panic and force a pass
• On denying the cut: you make him go in the direction you want him to go, which is away from the lane
or heart of the court
• No “House Break-ins” (Keep the ball out of the lane)
• Make the offense adjust to your defense
• Man begins to make an inside cut into the lane and toward the ball, step in his path, forcing him to go
left or right, not straight into the lane (Bump the cutter)
Defending the Post:
• Inside player is only considered a post if the ball is below the FT line extended - ball above FT line
extended, we play up the line on the post
• Do early work to prevent good positioning inside
• Dead front the low post (ball below FT line extended)
• Use Mike Wilkinson move to front the post
• If ball goes inside, converge (help or trap) and force the ball back out
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Defending Disadvantage Situations: 2-on-1: goal is to simply not give up a lay up
3-on-2: top man’s job is to contain the ball as it comes into the free throw circle area. The back man will move
under control to cover the pass. Contain long enough to force either a longer shot or another pass, and
hopefully have defensive reinforcements arriving.
DEFENSE Defense is a “TEAM” game (Togetherness, Energy, Attitude, Mental Toughness)
The 5 “Musts” of Defense 1. Prevent early transition baskets
2. Keep the ball out of the “gut”
3. Contest every jump shot
4. Allow only one shot opportunity in each possession
5. Create offense with your defense
Defensive Principles
1. Have a great transition from offense to defense
• No quick, easy baskets – make opponents earn a score
• Five-on-five against a set defense
• Push the ball to a sideline to establish the “box” and good weak-side positioning
2. Dictate the action
• Don’t let opponent pass or dribble where they want to
3. Be ball-oriented (not man-oriented)
• Be in position, maintain vision
• Vision is quickness
4. Anticipation
• Rather than reaction
• “Air time” on every pass
5. Maintain intense ball pressure – Gauge is be able to put hand on opponent’s chest, then adjust
according to quickness
• No dribble penetration – activate the dribbler
• No open post looks
• Deflect – Get a piece of the pass
• No uncontested shots – hand up and be second off the floor
• Limit Lane Opportunities by pass or dribble (no house break-ins)
6. Passing lane pressure
• On and up the line one pass away
• Don’t allow easy reversal from side to side – maintain the “box”
7. Early help and quick recovery
• Rotate to help a teammate
• Never help up, only help in
• Recover while the ball is in the air
8. Prevent a consistent low post attack
• Do early work to prevent good positioning inside
• Dead front the low post (ball below FT line extended)
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• Challenge weak-side cutters
• If ball goes inside, converge (help or trap) and force back out
9. Help-side positioning and getting to ball level
• Help-side equals two passes away
• Ball above foul line – one foot in lane
• Ball below foul line – one foot in mid-line
• Must be at ball level or lower
• Put yourself in position to make a play
10. Seal the baseline
• All players must sink on penetration (via dribble or pass)
• Must maintain vision as sinking
• Rotate and cut off baseline drive outside lane
11. Cover down on post entry
• Dig down and force pass back out from post
12. Screening situations
• Man guarding screener is always responsible for stopping penetration
• Whenever possible, defender on cutter goes ball-side of screen
• If defender gets caught on screen, tag and trail cutter on hip
• When defender of cutter is up the line, it is a more difficult screen
• Defender on screener call screen, opens up, and maintains ball-man vision
13. Rebound with “Hit and Get”
14. Create turnovers
• Always look for deflections – on or off the ball
• Pick up any loose balls and look to pass ahead before dribble
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DRILLS
Appendix has specific drills to help give you a guide.
Ball Handling:
Passing:
Offensive Post Drills:
Defensive Drills
Defensive Post Drills:
Rebounding Drills:
Shooting Drills:
Free Throw Drills:
Team Offense
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PRACTICE FORMAT
Kindergarten – Grade 1
Season/Practice: 4-5 Saturdays in October, and 4-5 Saturdays in January
Length of Practice: No more than 1:00 Hour
Practice Breakdown: 1. Ball Handling = 30 minutes
2. Passing = 15 minutes
3. Shooting & Lay ups = 20 minutes
4. Defense = 15 minutes
5. Game = 10 minutes
Drills: I. Ball handling (Select age appropriate drills from ball handing section)
Emphasize:
• Right and left hands
• Eyes up (have coach hold up fingers)
• Triple-threat (Have them go into triple-threat when the coach is talking)
1. Stationary (include pivots and low and high sweeps)
2. Full-court: Stop & go, use pivot
3. Cone dribbling (right hand, left hand, crossover, and back dribble)
4. Dribble knockout game
II. Passing
Emphasize:
• 5 passing angles (ears, knees, top of head)
• Hand targets
• Fake a pass, make a pass - 1 fake only
1. Stationary (chest & bounce)
2. Full-court partner passing (chest & bounce)
3. Partner Passing - pass and move
4. Pass to open shot drill
III. Shooting
Emphasize:
• Proper mechanics/form
1. Lines on the court (work on shot form, stand on line and follow through and ball should land on
the line)
2. Lay ups (3 steps - right hand, start with left foot, left-right-left-shot)
3. Bank shots from the block (Must use back board for shot to count)
4. Cuts around chairs (basket, curls, back cuts, and slips) to a lay up IV. Defense
1. Stance
2. Lane slides / full-court slides
3. Guard ball vs. Coach dribbling
V. Game
• Coach is the PG, players run to the 5 spots (X markers on the court for the 5 spots)
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Grades 2-3
Season: Late October as the earliest start – February 1 as latest end. (2 months is enough)
Practice or Games: No more than 2 times per week
Length of Practice: No More than 1:30 Hours
Practice Breakdown: 1. Ball Handling = 15 minutes
2. Passing = 10 minutes
3. Shooting & Lay ups = 10 minutes
4. Defense = 10 minutes
5. Offense/Screening = 5 minutes
6. Game = 10 minutes
Drills:
I. Ball Handling 1. Stationary
2. Full-court (stop & go, speed, crossover, back, between-the-legs, behind-the-back - introduce 2
ball dribbling full-court - same and alternate)
3. Sweeps and Pivots (front and reverse)
4. Cone dribbling
5. Full-court zig-zag (crossover, back, between legs, behind back)
6. Dribble knockout game
II. Passing 1. Partner Passing (chest & bounce)
2. Partner passing full-court (Add 2 balls)
3. 3 man weave
4. Monkey in the middle
5. 3-on-2 No dribbling (find open man)
III. Shooting 1. Form/mechanics – Form Shooting (lowered baskets)
2. Lay ups
3. 30 second lay up drill - cone on elbow
4. Block shooting
IV. Defense 1. Stance
2. Full-court slides (zig-zag to cones, drop and slide)
3. Jump to the ball - Move when ball moves (2 on 2)
4. On ball - Shadow game
5. close-out - roll ball out and break down
6. Positioning - shell
V. Offense/Screening 1. Teach the fundamentals of screening (down screen and back screen)
2. Ball screens
3. Cuts off screens (basket, curl, back cut, flare, slip) into lay up or shot
4. Post moves (drop-step, turn & face, up & under)
VI. Game 1. 1-on-1, 2-on-2, and 3-on-3 games more than 5-on-5
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Grades 4-5
Season: Late October as the earliest start – February 1 as latest end. (2 months is enough)
Practice: No more than 3 times per week
Length of Practice: 1:30 Hours
Practice Breakdown: 1. Ball Handling = 20 minutes
2. Passing = 10 minutes
3. Shooting & Lay ups = 20 minutes
4. Defense = 15 minutes
5. Offense/Screening = 10 minutes
6. Game Situations = 15 minutes
Drills:
I. Ball Handling (Use dribbling goggles, if available, on commandos and full-court dribbling) 1. Stationary
2. Commandos
3. Full-court dribbling - 1 & 2 ball (right, left, hesitation, inside-out, back, crossover, between legs,
behind back, combination)
II. Passing 1. Partner Passing (chest, bounce, overhead, post feed)
2. Monkey-in-the-middle
3. 3 man weave
4. 3-on-2, 2-on-1
5. 2-on-1
6. 5 man Weave
III. Shooting & Lay ups
1. Form Shooting 2. Mikan Series
3. Power lay ups 4. Shooting off of 1 dribble
5. Jab Step
6. lay up drills with a partner
7. Partner shooting
8. 3 man shooting (shooter, passer, rebounder - emphasize attempts for game speed)
IV. Defense / Rebounding (Emphasize talking/communication) 1. Stance
2. Close-outs
3. Zig Zag – defend the inbound pass, live at ½ court
4. Defending screens (ball screen, cross screens, etc)
5. Carolina 5-on-4 Transition
6. Shell Drill 4-on-4
7. Circle rebounding
8. 3 man rebound (off backboard, outlet, go opposite)
9. Teach angles on shot (Always fill weak-side)
10. 2-on-1 in lane (Teach offensive block out)
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V. Offense/Screening 1. Fundamentals on screens (down screen and back screen)
2. Cuts off chair - basket, curl, back, flare, slip (set screen up, change of speed, shoulder to top of chair)
3. Pick and roll
4. Dribble handoffs
5. Post moves - everyone including the guards (drop-step, up & under, turn and face)
VI. Game Situations (Emphasize spacing) 1. 1-on-1, 2-on-2, 3-on-3
2. 5-on-5
3. Introduce transition offense and ½ court offense (Have them understand the difference)
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Grades 6-7-8
Similar to High School Practice
Players must start working on groove shots as they enter the gym
Set the standard for playing together, playing hard, and playing smart
Understand and be able to apply the principles of man-to-man defense
8th
graders will practice with high school at least one day per week
Run the varsity offensive and defensive sets
Season: November-March
Practice: 4-5 times per week
Length of Practice: 2:00 Hours
Practice Breakdown: 1. Ball Handling = 20 minutes
2. Passing = 15 minutes
3. Shooting & Lay ups = 20 minutes
4. Defense = 15 minutes
5. Offense/Screening = 10 minutes
6. Game Situations = 15 minutes
Incorporate the Agility Ladder in practice
Lift weights as much as possible
Do plyometric exercises such as jump rope, bounding, power skips
Drills:
I. Ball Handling (Use dribbling goggles, if available) on commandos and full-court dribbling) 1. Stationary
2. Commandos
3. Full-court dribbling - 1 & 2 ball (right, left, hesitation, inside-out, back, crossover, between legs,
behind back, combination)
4. 1 on 1 on 1 full court
5. 100 Trips
II. Passing 1. Partner Passing (chest, bounce, overhead, post feed)
2. 3 man weave
3. 3 man passing
4. 2-on-1 (Emphasize taking the charge!)
5. 3-on-2, 2-on-1
6. Passing 5-on-5 - No dribble
III. Shooting & Lay ups 1. Form Shooting
2. Driving Lines
3. Mikan series
4. 80 in 2 – full court
5. 100 point game - full-court shooting
6. 11 man break
7. 3 man shooting (rebound, passer, shooter)
8. Free Thow shooting (Pressure FT’s, etc)
9. Post Player Moves (all players do them)
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IV. Defense / Rebounding 1. 3 on 3 weakside rebounding
2. Rebound War
3. 1 on 1 close outs
4. 2 on 2 and 3 on 3 defending one thing
5. Shell drills
6. 5-on-5 Stops in 30 seconds
7. Full-court presses
8. Transition Drills (Butler Transition, Old School)
V. Offense/Screening 1. Down screens, back screens, cross screens, ball screens
2. Cuts using chairs - basket, curl, back, slip, flare
3. 3-on-3 (Spacing)
VI. Game Situations 1. Special situations: 50-50 with 2 minutes remaining, down 6 with 1 minute left, up 2 with 30
seconds left, etc
2. 2 transitions 5-on-5
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STATIONARY BALL HANDLING SERIES
Push yourself to make mistakes. If you are not making any mistakes, you are refusing to push yourself
beyond your comfort level, thus not improving.
Ball Handling Series – To vary difficulty: � Close your eyes
� Count your number of mistakes
Ball Handling Series – Drills:
Stationary: 1 ball, No dribble 1. Ball slaps
2. Fingertips
3. Around head, waist, knees
4. Around right ankle – both ways
5. Around left ankle – both ways
6. Figure 8 – both ways
7. Switches or flips
8. Double switches or double flips
9. Spider
Stationary: 1 ball, Dribble 1. Right hand dribble – left arm bar
2. High dribble/low pound right hand (pound ball low on whistle)
3. Push / Pull right hand
4. Side / Side right hand (in front of body)
5. Left hand dribble – right arm bar
6. High dribble/low pound left hand (pound ball on whistle)
7. Push / Pull left hand
8. Side / Side left hand (in front of body)
9. Right hand dribble around right ankle (both ways)
10. Left hand dribble around left ankle (both ways)
11. Figure 8 dribble right hand only (both ways)
12. Figure 8 dribble left hand only (both ways)
13. Scissors (continuous between legs)
14. Right/left behind back – continuous
15. Wrap-around – 1 arm, 1 leg
Rhythms – Stationary: 1 ball, Dribble 1. Right hand – 2 rhythm dribbles, crossover, between legs
2. Left hand – 2 rhythm dribbles, crossover, between legs
3. Right hand – 2 rhythm dribbles, crossover, behind back
4. Left hand – 2 rhythm dribbles, crossover, behind back
5. Right hand – 2 rhythm dribbles, between legs, behind back
6. Left hand – 2 rhythm dribbles, between legs, behind back
Stationary: 2 Ball Dribbling: 1. 2 ball simultaneously
2. 2 ball alternate
3. 2 ball Push / Pull
4. 2 ball Side / Side
5. 2 ball High, Low Cross
6. 2 ball – one high, one low (both ways)
7. 2 ball figure 8
8. 2 ball rock n roll
9. 2 ball – right around right foot, left around left foot
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FULL COURT BALL HANDLING SERIES
Full Court 2 Ball Dribbling: � 2 ball simultaneous speed dribble
� 2 ball alternate speed dribble
� 2 ball simultaneous change of speed, change of direction
� 2 ball alternate change of speed, change of direction
� 2 ball alternate, crossover, change of speed, change of direction
� 2 ball alternate, between legs, change of speed, change of direction
� 2 ball alternate, inside-out (fake crossover), change of speed
� 2 ball alternate, behind back, change of speed, change of direction
Full Court 1 Ball Dribbling: Must begin with a low sweep and long step
� Speed dribble (eliminate dribbles)
� Change of speed, change of direction, crossover
� Change of speed, inside-out (fake crossover)
� Change of speed, change of direction, between legs
� Change of speed, change of direction, behind the back
“COMMANDO” BALL HANDLING DRILL
RULES:
� Length: approximately 15 feet
� Optimal: 3 dribbles
� Make a move in the center
� Reverse pivot at each end
� Go for short periods of time – 15-30 seconds
2 BALL MOVES: 1. Simultaneous speed dribble
2. Alternate speed dribble
3. Simultaneous Hesitation
4. Simultaneous crossover
5. Simultaneous fake crossover/inside-out
6. Simultaneous back dribble, crossover
7. Combination #1: crossover, between the legs
8. Combination #2: between the legs, behind the back
1 BALL MOVES: 1. Right hand speed dribble only
2. Left hand speed dribble only
3. Hesitation
4. Crossover
5. Fake crossover/inside-out
6. Between the legs
7. Behind the back
8. Back dribble, crossover
9. Combination #1: crossover, between the legs
10. Combination #2: between the legs, behind the back
