Category: Coaching Notes
-
COACHING NOTES: PAT SUMMIT CLINIC NOTES
The game of basketball lost a legend this year with the passing of coach Pat Summit. Her impact upon the game extended much past women’s basketball, but instead to the community at large. Her achievements speak for itself. Here are clinic notes that were taken near the height of her success in 1993. These were taken…
-
COACHING NOTES: Aaron Blatch Building a Winning Youth Program
Here are thoughts and notes via Aaron Blatch on how to build a winning youth basketball program. He is the boys varsity basketball coach at Southern Local High School in Ohio. These ideas differ from building a traditional high school program, because the emphasis is different. See his thoughts on what is important here. [private] Aaron…
-
COACHING NOTES: ARCHIE MILLER – TRANSITION BASKETBALL
Archie Miller is the middle of successful run at Dayton where he has made the NCAA Tournament the past three years. He spoke this past year at the Nike Coaches Clinic on Transition Basketball. He laid out his philosophy in his talk. **Notes were compiled by feature contributor, Branden Mayweather of Central Gwinnett HS (GA).**…
-
COACHING NOTES: BOB KNIGHT – TEACHING PLAYERS HOW TO PLAY (2016)
Bob Knight is a legend in the game of college basketball. His straightforward style and emphasis on simple fundamentals made him one of the best of all time. Here are clinic notes from his clinic in Las Vegas, Nev., at the Nike coaches clinic in 2016. **Notes were compiled by feature contributor, Branden Mayweather of…
-
COACHING NOTES: VILLANOVA BASKETBALL – MULTIPLE DEFENSES
Villanova took home the ultimate prize this April with the 2016 National Championship. A week later head coach Jay Wright shared some of his winning ideas with coaches at the Nike Clinic in Las Vegas, Nevada. CoachHemi.com Members can see how coach Wright and his teams were able to keep opponents off balance by logging…
-
Coaching Notes: 7 Actions You Should Run (If You Don’t Already)
The foundation of any good offense is implementing select actions that highlight your player’s strengths. Yet most defenses will adapt and game plan towards the most common denominator between all of their opponents. Most good defensive coaches will have plans in place on how to defend shooters off of down screens or how to contain…
-
COACHING NOTES: DEFENDING BALL SCREENS
The ball screen is a major part of modern basketball offense. We look at 7 different ways that you can teach ball screen defense. Most teams will only implement one or two of these ideas in a season. However, as a coach it is important to examine what you teach and why you teach it.…
-
COACHING NOTES: FRAN FRASHILLA CLINIC NOTES
You can Fran Frashilla on ESPN giving college basketball analysis these days. He is also very active on Twitter @FranFrashilla. His insight and depth of knowledge on the game of basketball shows up well on the media side of basketball. Before he got behind a microphone, Frashilla was a respected coach in the college ranks.…
-
PROGRAM FEATURE: UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA 2015-2016 SEASON
Coach Joni Taylor enters her first year as the head coach of the Georgia Lady Bulldogs this year. After 13 years of being an assistant coach at the Division I level, and the last four as an assistant at UGA, Taylor takes over one of the premier programs nationally. Heading into the second weekend of…
-
COACHING NOTES: DELTA STATE PRACTICE PLAN 1
Coach Jim Boone and his staff do a remarkable job with their program. It is obvious to see that his players are fully bought in to what they teach. After watching their first practice I was able to observe a few keys that I think are very important in practice. 1: He lets his assistants…