Tool of the Day Archive March 2009

March 26 MOVING WITHOUT THE BALL This is a three and a half minute YouTube video from the TNT NBA fundamentals series with Rip Hamilton discussing and then showing some drills he uses to practice moving without the ball: Moving Without the Ball

March 25 MY FAVORITE INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT DRILL Whether you are looking for off-season workout drills, or are a travel, select, or AAU coach looking for drills to do in practice, I highly recommend this drill.  It helps players develop the ability to shoot at game pace and adds in the dimension of shooting pressure free throws.  Players like it because it is competitive.   In the video, the player makes each of the three shots on his first try.  The text on the page with the video explains that the player shoots each distance shot until he or she makes all three distances. It is a youtube video, so if your server blocks those, you will need to view it somewhere where you can access youtube.Two Minute Drill

March 24 BALL SECURITY DRILL I like this drill better than the "Keep Away Drill."  I like the fact that the defense has to do three push ups if they don't get a deflection.  One variation you could run would be to not allow the offense to dribble.  I also think it is a good idea to make the receiver do three push ups if they do not meet the pass by jumping toward the ball.  In my opinion, meeting every pass is another key in your team's ball security, or as Dick Bennett calls it, "Sureness."  I really like that term. Ball Security Drill

March 23 COACH JOHN THOMPSON ON LEADERSHIP Today's video is a five minute interview on the Washington Post website with Coach John Thompson on leadership.  There is a fifteen second commercial prior to the video.John Thompson on Leadership

March 20 TOM IZZO QUICK STRIKE This is a video of Tom Izzo at a clinic walking some players through a transition play that he runs off a made free throw.  He calls it "Quick Strike." Tom Izzo Quick Strike

March 19 BILLY GILLISPIE: PRACTICE LIKE A NATIONAL CHAMPION Here is an article from Coach Gillespie outlining some of his philosophies for both program building and for applying those philosophies on a daily basis.  It is from a new site called Team Scout that is just getting started.  The site offers several different types of forms for statistics, scouting and practice planning. Billy Gillespie: Practice like a national champion

March 18 8 LEADERSHIP LESSONS FROM MOM It has been a while since I have sent out anything about leadership.  I hope that you get some good insights and reminders from this article form the Janssen Sports Leadership Center. 8 Leadership Lessons from Mom

March 17 UNDER THE BASKET OUT OF BOUNDS PLAY Take a look at this play just added to our Under the Basket Out of Bounds Plays.  On the page there are several links to other under out and sideline out of bounds plays. Cross Opposite

March 16 THE BASKETBALL COACH'S THREE MOST COSTLY MISTAKES Here is a link to an article written by Coach Randy Brown that is short, but very insightful and I believe is something we can all take from, reflect on, and most importantly, put into action. The Basketball Coach's 3 Most Costly Mistakes

March 13 FREE 2-2-1 CLINIC Click the link below to take a look at the FREE 2-2-1 match up press online clinic now available at HoopClinics.  You will also find more information about what we have done to make HoopClinics an even better value and how you can get any or all of our other clinics! HoopClinics. ED SCHILLING Q AND A Here is the link to the Answers that Coach Ed Schilling has given to the questions that we were not able to get to during Monday's webinar.Ed Schilling Q and A

March 12 ANIMAL REBOUNDING DRILL a video demonstration of a rebounding drill that works on timing and hand strength.  It is called:The Animal Drill

March 11 STRAIGHT LINE DRIVING DRILL In addition to a straight line driving drill video clip from Coach Ed Schilling's DVD--Mandatory Drills, this page has two other clips from Coach Schilling. One of the other videos gives some ideas on taking care of the basketball and the other on scoring off of an offensive rebound. An extra bonus on this page is the 40 minute audio recording of Monday evening's webinar with Coach Schilling.  He made some great coaching points, so it is certainly worth it to take a look. We do have a link on the page to order Mandatory Drills as well. Straight Line Driving Drill

March 10 DEL HARRIS PLAY TO ISOLATE A POST PLAYER Here is the link I told you about earlier to a segment from the basketball sense Open Post Motion DVD.  In addition to seeing the segment, there is more information about the DVD. You will need to scroll down the page to see the video. Del Harris Play--Isolate a Post Player

March 9 ZONE OFFENSE PRINCIPLE FROM COACH KNIGHT I have posted an idea on the blog that might help your zone offense that I got from Bob Knight from listening to him at a clinic. Zone Offense Principle from Coach Knight

March 6 ZONE OFFENSE PLAY FROM XAVIER MEN Here is a link to one of the editions of the Xavier Men's Newsletter.  There is a zone offense play on page 5, but there are also three shooting drills, a short explanation from Larry Brown on defending ball screens in conversion defense, and a couple of other items you might find interesting. Xavier Men's Newsletter #82

March 5 COMPETITIVE DEFENSIVE DRILL Here is a competitive defensive drill from Geno Auriemma where the player has to make a one on one defensive stop to get out of the drill. To make the drill more even more competitive and quick moving than what the short video shows, split your team into groups of five using as many baskets and coaches as you can.  I think it is best to make the players in each group as similar in ability as you can.  The drill is scored like golf.  Each time a player goes on defense, he or she gets a point.  So, if they make the stop the first time, they only get one point (hole in one in golf).  If they have to go five times and get their defensive stop, then they get five points. After 4 "rounds" where each player has been on defense four times, the low score wins.  That also gives incentive for the offense to work to score because they are putting points against the players they are competing against within their own group. I like the setup with the two offensive lines so that the defender has to change sides of the floor if they have to go again. Geno Auriemma Defensive Drill

March 4 QUOTES TO RECHARGE YOU Whether you are done with your season, just finishing, or even just starting for select team coaches, here are some quotes in the Simple Truths Movie format that were written for salespeople, but I believe that they are good for anyone in competitive or stressful jobs. Quotes to Recharge Your Batteries

March 3 "TOUGHNESS IDEAS" WRITTEN BY A FORMER DUKE PLAYER This is a very good article defining toughness written by Jay Bilas: Toughness

March 2 SET PLAY ENTRY Today's email is a link to a post on the site with an man to man entry: Away