August 4 Added a link in the ONLINE TOOLS section to Coach John Harmatuk's blog. He has posted some of his own ideas that are very worthwhile in and of themselves, but he also has some note from some of the nation's top clinicians as well.
August 1 We will be rolling out our new HoopClinics partnership with Perfect Practice and some great coaching ideas. Click the HoopClinics link to get immediate access to a video clinic on the 2-2-1 Full Court Press.
July 3 A video of a father's love for his handicapped son and what he has done to help him to experience the thrill of competition.
July 2 A link to Coach Meyer's website has been placed in our Online Tools section.
July 1 A video segment of Coach Don Meyer and how he organizes his bench and utilizes his assistant coaches. Scroll to the bottom of the page to see the clip.
June 30 1000+ shots basketball shooting workout contributed by one of our subscribers.
June 27 Added a short poem on leading by example to to our basketball poems section.
June 26 An article discussing practice time spent on offense compared to defense.
June 25 Eleven concepts for Mover/Blocker Offense in our TEAM OFFENSE section. Select the schemes tab.
June 24 We have reorganized our basketball quotes section to make it easier to navigate.
June 23 Added a link to the coaching youth basketball resource, Perfect Practice in our online tools section.
June 20 Video demonstrations from Michael Jordan on triple threat, jab step, crossover, and shot fake and drive.
June 19 Our new logo was designed by Submit Solutions.
June 18 We now have a TELESEMINAR ARCHIVES tab to make it easier to find information about previous interviews.
June 17 Sam Cassell on the Mid Range Game from the TNT Fundamentals series.
June 16 We now have a "Save to Delicious" button on each of our pages to make it easier for you to bookmark us if you have an account. If you don't, you can sign up for one by clicking on the Delicious button. It is a web site that allows you to bookmark your favorite sites and then access them from any computer, not just the one that you marked them on!
June 13 Teleseminar Interview #6 is with Illinois men's coach Bruce Weber. Coach Weber discusses competitive basketball practices. You can listen to the interview by subscribing to the Tool of the Day. If you are already subscribed, you will receive your e-mail to get the link.
June 12 Thirty years of Abraham Lincoln's failures before he became one of the greatest figures in history.
June 11 We now have a Business Page listing on facebook. We are doing the best we can to keep up with the times! :) If you have an account here is the link. You can also find us by logging on and searching for The Coaching Toolbox.
June 10 An Australian based web site called Hoops Help is now listed as one of our online tools.
June 9 Another TNT video from YoutTube with Rip Hamilton discussing moving without the ball.
June 6 A 25 Question test called Your Worth to the Team for basketball players to give themselves and for basketball coaches to file for you player's notebooks.
June 5 We have added some more detail to our page on dribble moves with an idea on how to make your dribble moves drills more effective.
June 4 A segment from Pat Summitt's Mastering Special Situations DVD where she walks through what they do if the defense traps their point to wing entry pass. Championship Productions is having a Summer Sale that you might want to check out if you are looking to expand your library.
June 3 A video from YouTube from TNT's NBA Fundamentals series featuring Ray Allen on Jump Shooting.
June 2 The Practice Mindset is the first 12 ideas from our just released e-book, "130 Great Ideas to Get a Lot More Accomplished in Practice."
May 30 The teleseminar interview with Sports Psychologist Dr. Brian Goonan is now live. The topic is being a fierce competitor without becoming furious.
May 29 Creighton Burns, a very successful high school and college basketball coach, has put begun putting out a newsletter with a lot of great ideas from various sources. Click here to see a sample of one of the articles or download an entire newsletter. There is a place to sign up for the newsletter if you are interested.
May 28 A video segment of Division I Men's Coach of the Year Keno Davis of Drake, now at Providence, discussing coverages in his 3-2 zone. As always, the video is at the bottom of the page.
May 27 A great sportsmanship message from a small college softball game.
May 26 We now have posted a video of the superlegs workout that Eddie Enriquez described in our first teleseminar interview. The workout is also in our basketball videos section.
May 23 The Teleseminar Interview on Mental Toughness with Steve Siebold discussing the topic of mental toughness as it relates to coaching basketball.
May 22 A coaching point from Tara VanDerveer on being under control when receiving an outlet pass from her "25 Offensive Practice Drills for Success" DVD. The video clip is at the bottom of the page. If you have trouble viewing the video, it could be that your server is blocking the content. The drill is filed in our basketball videos section along with several other basketball drills.
May 21 Added to our Momentum Killers and Momentum Getters article with some thoughts on how to play basketball in a way that leads to momentum favoring your team.
May 20 New Quote of the Day feature at the top of the front page. We store our basketball quotes in the FILING CABINET.
May 19 Chris Lowery of Southern Illinois teaching how they defend 2 on 1 situations. It is from a page on Championship Productions web site. You need to scroll to the bottom of the page to view the drill. It is also filed in our basketball drills section of our basketball videos section.
May 16 The Teleseminar Interview with Jay Wolf is now live. The topic is ways to improve on shooting a basketball. We feel that both basketball players and basketball coaches will get several takeaways from listening to the interview.
May 15 Short video segment of an entry into Bill Self's High-low motion offense. Scroll to the bottom of the page to see the video.
May 14 Basketball Shooting Tips guest article from Coach Dave Jones.
May 13 Rebounding--A Matter of Emphasis guest article.
May 12 Some basketball quotes from Coach K's web site.
May 9 The Teleseminar Interview with Ed Schilling is now live. Coach Schilling discusses some basketball drills and ideas to help with the development of point guards.
May 8 Penn--one of our animated basketball plays with a clear out for a lob.
May 7 Article by Coach Gilad Shoham,
Vice President, ACE - Applied Cognitive Engineering about their IntelliGym. Even if you aren't in the market for this technology, it is worth seeing what is being done with it. They have
May 6 The Man (or Lady) on the Bench is filed with our otherbasketball poems in our Players' Notebook
May 5 The first interview in our teleseminar series with Eddie Enriquez from the brand new My Trainer web site. Click here to register and listen.
May 2 Video of Bruce Weber going through a press offense that he uses to attack a 2-2-1 press. The link will take you to a page on the Championship Productions web site. Scroll to the bottom of the page to see the segment
May 1 PROGRAM BLUEPRINT tab with thoughts for basketball coaches on organizing and buidling a complete basketball program.
April 30 Basketball by Bob Knight--some of his thoughts on what the game means to all of us.
April 29 Drake added to our animated basketball plays section. Double Ball screen with a screen the screener three point shot
April 28 Rock and Rip Jay Wright's footwork driving basketball drills. You will be taken to the basketballcoach.com web site and will need to create an account if you would like to view the basketball video.
April 25 Failure and Fire vs. Flash messages from Michael Jordan
April 24 Several new basketball drills and basketball videos--we are up to 29 now!
April 23 BASKETBALL PLAYERS TOOLBOX tab
April 22 New site design to make it easier for all of the basketball players and basketball coaches who visit to find the information and ideas that they are looking for.
April 21 The Xs and Os of Basketball is a great forum with several discussion topics going at once.
April 18 Two 90+ second demonstrations of John Wooden's UCLA offense with instructions from Coach Wooden himself.
April 17 Duke Men's Six Point Contest Defensive Drill Video
April 16 Peripheral Vision and "the Zone" Guest Contribution. An article with some unique insights for shooting a basketball.
April 15 Temple--is now in our collection of baketball plays to run against a man to man defense. The link will take you to the Championship Productions web site. Scroll to the bottom of the page to see the video of this set play.
April 14 Five--Set play to run against a zone defense. The link will take you to a page on the Championship Productions web site. Scroll to the bottom of the page to see the video of this play.
April 11 Sideline and Under the Basket inbound play videos. Click on the plays tab when the link takes you to the videos page.
April 10 The StarFish Story in the FILING CABINET. There are several other basketball quotes,basketball poems, and basketball thoughts in the FILING CABINET.
April 9 Four Lessons reinforced by the last 10 seconds of regulation of the Men's NCAA Finals
April 8 MENTAL TOUGHNESS section and tools with ideas for both basketball players and basketball coaches.
April 7 Togetherness looks like in the FILING CABINET
April 4 Rotation animated play for attacking a half court trap
April 3 Free book excepts
April 2 Three attitude and leadership videos
April 1 Purdue animated play
March 31 Bulldog Animated Play
March 28 Guest contributions tab for visitors to post articles.
March 27 Seven new animated plays for man to man defense and two out of bounds plays.
March 26 Detailed explanations regarding the Technique Shooting Games and Game Pace Shooting Games that are a part of our Competitive Individual Development Workout.
March 25 Beat the Pro Shooting Drill Video.
March 24 Animated description of Offensive Reboundingspots. The link will take you to the offensive page, click on the rebounding tab.
March 21 Basic animation of the Shell Drill for pack line defensive rules.
March 20 Shooting on the line is a video demonstration of a great drill for young players or for teams with a limited number of practice baskets. It can also be utilized in spring or summer clinics with large numbers as a mass drill. March 19 Texas in our library of animated plays to run against a man to man defense.
March 18 Video demonstrations of seven of our drils on the FREE VIDEOS tab.
March 17 Momentum Killers and Momentum Getters in the FILING CABINET tab under Thoughts for Coaches.
March 14 Added the Best Individual Development drill that we have seen--The Two Minute Dril.
March 13 Expanded our spacing section from the TEAM OFFENSE tab and added animated plays showing the Wide wing drive & space and the Feed & space drills.
March 12 Expanded the TEAM OFFENSE tab splitting the former page into separate pages for Tempo, Spacing, Shot Selection, and Rebounding.
March 11 Added quotes to the Filing Cabinet.
March 10 Added a list of The Little Things that make a difference between wining and losing.
March 7, 2008 Added our suggested rules for a pack-line defense.
March 6, 2008 Added The Quiz to the Filing Cabinet. You won't mind failing!
March 5, 2008 Added a thought from Pete Carril, retired Men's Basketball Coach at Princeton University, to the Filing Cabinet.
March 4, 2008 Defensive Beliefs and Philosophy 36 points gathered from various coaches that lead to a pack-line style of man to man defense. Even if that is not your base defense, some of the ideas might stimulate thinking to improve your system.
March 3, 2008 Added "Intensity Looks Like" to the Filing Cabinet. These are concrete examples of what it means to be intense in a basketball practice or game.