We believe that a very large part of coaching basketball is the way you structure and run your basketball practice. Here are some resources and ideas that we hope you find to be useful.
Click here for a video of a Tennessee Women's Conversion to Defense Drill taught by Coach Pat Summitt. 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 the drill.
Halfcourt spacing and movement
Click here to see a video of the Duke Men's 6 point contesting drill run by Coach K. For more information on the Duke Team Defense Drills Video that the 6 point drill came from, this link will take you to the page on the Human Kinetics Web Site where there is more information about that video. If you are interested, you can also check out the DVD of the entire Duke Basketball Series.
Pressure the ball without fouling
Keep the ball out of the paint and the post
Contest every shot
Block out, pursue the ball, and chin the rebound
Click here for a video of a Michigan State Men's Rebounding Drill directed byTom Izzo. The link will take you to a page on the Basketballcoach.com web site. Scroll to the bottom of the page to see the video of the drill.