Player Development is Not a Circus
The game of basketball is something I absolutely love, cherish, and see heading down a scary path. Basketball is at an all-time high in terms of popularity and growth around the world. Unfortunately,...
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Billy Donovan – Hook Back | Coaching U Live
This past Summer at Coaching U Live in Indianapolis, Florida head coach Billy Donovan shared a play from his Hook series. Below are two options that put the defense in hard-to-guard situations. In Op...
Coaching the Heart
One of the most compelling lessons I have learned from spending time with Kevin Eastman over the past five years, is to become a “Learn-It-All”; by reading as much as you can. If you’...
Custom Court Diagram Sheets
As a basketball X & O’s savant, it is no surprise that I am extremely particular about how I diagram my plays. After talking with coaches over the Summer and experimenting with different lay...
Toughness Defined by Jay Bilas
If you have not yet read Toughness: Developing True Strength On and Off the Court by Jay Bilas, I highly recommend you do. It is one of the best books I have ever read. So good in fact that it gave me...
Film Breakdown Part 1: Post-Game Analysis
Upon several requests, I have put together a three-part series of posts discussing how to watch film as after the game, with your team, and with individual players. Today I am going to discuss the p...
Boston Celtics Elbow 14 from @Coaching_U
Now LA Clippers Assistant Coach Kevin Eastman drew up this play at the inaugural Coaching U Live event several years back. This is an excellent backscreen play to get your PG into a dribble hand-off w...
NBA Terminology: UCLA vs Hawk Cuts
I have decided to create a few new posts regarding NBA Terminology. Constantly I am always trying to figure out the terminology used by the best basketball coaches in the world to become a better teac...
Chaotic Shooting Drill
Today’s drill is one I got from Boston Celtics Assistant Coach Kevin Eastman. Chaotic shooting incorporates shooting under pressure and quick changes of direction to pick up a ball and shoot it ...
Tips to Become a GREAT Shooter
As I have mentioned, I was fortunate to watch Dave Hopla last week at the Billy Donovan Basketball Camp. The first time I saw Hopla speak was at the Gary Williams Basketball Camp back in 2005 and was ...