I have been learning that one the main keys to winning at the lower level is making your layups. This has led me to think a lot about the mechanics of a...
Coach I agree with you. It is difflicult to see, often looks like a travel (sometimes is) It is also In my opinion hard to teach. Since I can not perform it I...
Coach I have seen Coach A. He is very good, but in all candor it does depend on his topic. If he goes into any specific it is well worth it. If he talkes about...
I have one question for you are you a volunteer If yes is your answer tell them they could always coach the team Bob McCormack <bobmacklaw@...> wrote:...
Coach, God bless you, stay the course, and feel free to contact me anytime you need to vent. if the parents complain, think the popular slogan "what would...
Mark: I set your email aside, and have just read it. I compliment you on content and it was also well written. As we go into the new year I hope all will...
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Happy New Year to all. Yes it was a post on here about a month or two ago about drills using tennis balls for your big men. What i would like to know is do you...
... guarded closely causing a fly-by. Any other time it's the 1-2 footwork. We feel our kids have much better balance when using the 1-2. But I'm partial to...
Coach: First off, let me say congratulations on building a program after many struggling years. Secondly, it certainly is apparent that you are coach with a...
Ran across this and thought it needed to be shared! On the 21st of the month, the best man I know will do what he always does on the 21st of the month. He'll...
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Coach, you are doing the right thing by not running up the score. However you should try an understand that parents want to see their child play as much as...
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Yes I am a volunteer and have told parents this but they know I would never leave the team so they look at it as an idle threat. Also at least two of the...
Bob McCormack
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Coach, My answers: 1) The top corner gives the ball the best angle to "bank" in. It is the same on every basket and provides a stable, workable target that is...
Gary, These drills are good for post players who have difficulty with their hands, catching the ball. So have them catch the ball. The way we do it is have...
I run an offense called "Split Continuity" against an odd front. The key is to go the opposite of what is eing played against you. If it is an odd front ...
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At the end of the season I want to document exactly where my returning players are in terms of strength, speed and agility. I need some help, though. What...
The flier says Paul Hewitt, Skip Prosser, Roy Williams, Billy Donovan, Rick Majerus, Gene Keady, Lon Kruger, John Thompson III, Brian Gregory, Dave Paulesen,...
Mark, The only coach I've seen like that was Charlie Spoonhour. Really interesting stories but not much info that I could use. Speaking of great stories, my...
I get the flyer in the mail every year. I go to one Nike clinic a year. Bill McWhinnie <bmcwhinnie@...> wrote: where did you see the clinic lineups? ......
NO ref no matter how good they are will NEVER miss a call....we all miss calls just like coaches miss a play they should have called but didn't. It happens....
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The key to jump stop moves is foot-to-floor contact at the moment the ball is caught while moving or dribbling (i.e., establishment of pivot foot). There are...
Rick Allison
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i can relate. 2 years ago, i coached the best game of my career, because it taught the kids a lot, and the parents were ready to lynch me. we were a small,...
A response to a number of coaches follows. Sorry that it is lumped together. On layups, I compare that skill to outside shooting in many ways. The form...
... often fall on deaf ears when ... I coach 8th grade boys also. In 9 years, I have only had ONE "losing season" (although I KNOW wins and losses are not...
I'm considering implementing the shuffle offense against man to man. Dumb question, but as anyone used the shuffle versus zones? It seems that it's more of a...
Do any of you coaches put together a small media guide for your program for the parents to enjoy or to get you program into the media mainstream? I am looking...
is Las Vegas on the flyer? ... ===== Bill McWhinnie Head Varsity Basketball Coach/Athletic Director San Jose High Academy 275 N 24th Street San Jose, CA 95116 ...
This set of questions and answers was excellent. I plan on giving it to my team after the holiday break. Hopefully they'll see it as the "real deal", not just ...
coach I have used it against zones when the defense had switched or came out in zone unexpectedly. If you prepare your players for the proper passing angles...
Rick thank you for that. Maybe you can use your expert teaching to help us understand and better teach. Like I mentioned, I had a college player who was...