Dean Olivers’ Four Factors for Basketball Success
In Dean Oliver’s book, Basketball on Paper, he identified what he called “The Four Factors for Basketball success.” These four key factors significantly impact a team’s ability to win games: shooting, rebounding, turnovers, and free throws.
“Monster Traps” from Houston’s Kelvin Sampson
Years ago, Kelvin Sampson decided that in order for his team to take the next step, they needed to create an identity. The result was the establishment of the “Core Four” – pick and roll defense, post trapping, transition defense, and offensive spacing. Here’s a look at one of the “Core Four” – post defense.
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Off-Season VertiMax Workout: Lateral Quickness
The offseason is here, which means it’s time to roll that VertiMax back out of the storage closet and get to work! If you haven’t already, I’d encourage you to download the VertiMax training app. On it, you’ll find both free and paid content. In the free content is a virtual clinic describing and demonstrating […]
Basketball Nutrition: The Key to Bigger, Stronger, Faster
As a basketball player, summer is the time to get bigger, strong, and faster. The key to all that? Proper nutrition. Here’s are seven suggestions for building your off-season nutrition plan:
Summer Reading Suggestions for Basketball Coaches
Summer is the time for improvement for basketball coaches. Here are a few book suggestions for the off-season…
Off-Season VertiMax Workout: Vertical Jump
The offseason is here, which means it’s time to roll that VertiMax back out of the storage closet and get to work! Already, some have contacted me this spring about ideas for VertiMax workouts to improve players’ vertical jump. If you haven’t already, I’d encourage you to download the VertiMax training app. On it, you’ll […]
Two 5-Out Actions for Your Playbook
If you’ve followed me for a while, you know I love using sets with consecutive actions. Not only are they hard to guard, but you almost always end up with more than one scoring opportunity. For those of you who are 5-Out coaches, here are a couple 5-Out options designed with those consecutive actions…
Offensive Concepts: Avoiding Double Drives
Have you ever studied to see what back-to-back drives does to the flow and effectiveness of your offense? If you haven’t, check this out… Attacking gaps with the dribble is foundational in most conceptual offenses. However, like anything else, you can have too much of a good thing. Radius Athletics’ Randy Sherman and A Quick […]
Offensive Concepts: Headlights and Taillights
In your offense, what are the other 3 (or 4) perimeter players doing on a drive to the basket? Standing still? Cutting? Circle movement? A simple way to improve your conceptual offense is to coordinate the movements of players as the ball is moved via dribble or pass. Two of those simple movements are included […]
