by Joerik | Oct 6, 2020 | Academy Coaches, Academy Players, Mindset, Player Development
Another coach asked a question this week that I get often: “what’s your definition of a ‘great coach’?” Over the years my answer has gotten less and less connected with anything basketball-related. Having thought about it a lot the last couple of days… and I...
by Joerik | Oct 5, 2020 | Academy Coaches, Player Development
The rule of 3, 10 and 30 dive a bit further into the topic of my last post on two questions to ask yourself before intervening. This one of those things that I heard mentioned somewhere but I forgot who said it. In any case the rules sticked because it just makes...
by Joerik | Sep 30, 2020 | Academy Coaches, Offense, Player Development
There are four phases I use in my way of thinking of developing and progressing a drill. Phase A: On Air On Air is typically used for teaching a new skill, error detection and form. Focus on form first, speed second. Use the on air phase early in practice, for...
by MikedeKraker | Sep 21, 2020 | Academy Coaches, Offense, Player Development
The Screen the Drop option is a useful tool against teams that play a (deep) drop and a great opportunity to get easy looks at the rim or create shots from the outside. Before training the Screen the Drop we have to be able to know multiple skills. The following...
by Mathieu.Detiege | Sep 16, 2020 | Academy Coaches, Offense, Player Development, Shooting
Next to the technical Shooting video section, we have created 25 shooting games that you can use in your practices. These games I mostly use at the end of a shooting workout or when working individually to set up a competitive environment. As a framework for myself,...
by Joerik | Sep 14, 2020 | Academy Coaches, Player Development
We try to keep our coaching interventions to a minimum. Players learn mostly by playing not by listening to lectures. with limited practice time, we try to give players as much action on the court as possible. We’re trying to create self-teaching drills. As a...
