Breakthrough Basketball eBook: Fun with Youth Basketball

Breakthrough Basketball has produced a fantastic new eBook about how to have fun youth basketball practices. Any high school coach that has a successful program will tell you how important the feeder program(s) are to the success of their varsity team. The thing most coaches forget is how to make practices fun while still improving their players. I think it takes a special person to coach at the middle school/elementary/AAU/USSSA level and do it RIGHT. If you have a coach that is willing to sacrifice a loss in order to teach kids how to play basketball the right way (ie. man to man defense, a few plays on offense, motion, transition to half court) then you are blessed. Most are devoted to proving how smart they are or how much knowledge they have and get caught up in trying to be a Bobby Knight clone on the sidelines instead of keeping basketball fun for these kids.

How many of us have seen a kid that wasn't skilled or developed at the middle school age turn into a beast by the time they are in high school? If it hasn't happened yet, it will. My point is that the more we can get a basketball in these kids hands AND have them enjoy it, the better off basketball will be in our program. Breakthrough Basketball has put together a ton of great drills that will keep our kids interested when so many of them simply want to go home and play XBox.

I reviewed their eBook 60 Fun Drills to Make Youth Basketball Fun this week and was impressed. We all want effective skill development as early as possible and this book provides numerous drills/games that can be used at any level.

What separates this eBook from just another book of drills are the 7 Critical Elements to Making Practice Fun section that precedes the drills. Many of these drills are used by coaches already, but the 7 Critical Elements contain coaching wisdom useful for any coach designing an effective practice. The 7 Critical Elements are:

#1 - Make Practice Fast Paced

#2 - Set Your Players Up for Success

#3 - Establish Discipline

#4 - Get Your Players' Attention

#5 - Structure Your Practice Properly

#6 - Stay Positive and Upbeat

#7 - Make Your Drills Fun

They go into great detail into how to accomplish these seven goals and I have picked out some of the key coaching points that I thought were insightful and included them below.

Transition to New Drills Quickly - In the pursuit of the newest play or drill we often forget the importance of getting those kids moving to the next thing IMMEDIATELY. Just so you know, our players never move fast enough the first week of school...Thanks Dad.

Use Stations - Just like basketball camps, any coach that hasn't included stations in their practice at least once a week is missing out on something that will teach kids many skills in a short amount of time. Also, they suggest great drills to use as stations and this is important to a youth coach that is solo.

Keep Everyone Busy - They also suggest 10 different drills designed to keep your players busy and active - THE ENTIRE PRACTICE! What good is standing around in a lay-up line? They have many drills that can be done to develop skills instead of waiting around...this is critical because many youth coaches only have one gym or even worse, one end of a half court. Do as much as you can with what you have...isn't that the heart of coaching?

This is just a review of the first section and this eBook has many more nuggets to offer any coach, not only a youth coach. To order this eBook, go to http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/pr/fun-youth-drills.html for more information or to order this eBook.

The dribble drive motion offense ran by the Memphis Tigers this season under the leadership of point guard Derrick Rose was a success. Vance Wahlberg demonstrated the offense to Coach John Calipari who dubbed the offense, "The Princeton Offense" on steroids. This offense really opens the floor and leaves corner shooters open. This video demonstrates the drills done by the Memphis Tigers in shooting practice. For more information, go to www.basketballcoachesclub.blogspot.com.

This blog has information on Basketball Coach John Calipari's dribble motion offense. This offense is called "The Princeton on Steroids." However, there are few similarities. On this blog, there are videos of the dribble attack offense broken down into practice segments. There are shooting drills, fast break drills and one other practice drill that resembles a transition buildup drill.

There are videos and notes about this offense available at the link. If you are a fan of Vince Wahlberg, Herb Welling, or John Calipari's offense then visit that link to see that basketball offense broken down. The dribble drive offense is popular among coaches, but it should not be dubbed "the Princeton" because it has zero similarities to that offense. The only thing that is close are the reads you make depending on ball location...for more information visit: www.basketballcoachesclub.blogspot.com or email me at coachdeforest@gmail.com.

To Force Middle or to Force Baseline that is the Question...on defense a coach must choose between "fanning" the ball to the outside or "funnelling" the ball to the middle of the floor.

Hubie Brown calls this type of decision a philosophy question, but I would have to say for high school coaches it is determined by your talent. I would like to present two of the basic theories used by coaches that force the ball sideline as well as those that force the ball middle. My hope is that you have a better understanding and can make a decision about what is best for your team. If you want to learn more about our online coaching community, then go to Basketball Coaches Club or email me at coachdeforest@gmail.com

Why would a coach want to force the basketball baseline?

·To take advantage of superior speed and athleticism against 60% of your opponents and 80% of your league/district opponents

·To take advantage of your superior bench and force them to play more players

·To take them out of running their set plays and make them make plays instead

·To force an uptempo game

·To force turnovers for easy points

·To keep the ball on one side of floor so that you know where your help is coming from

·To keep the ball out of the most difficult place to defend (Middle; where is your help?)

·To keep your players aggressive and with an attack mentality

·Less reliance on learning how to defend all the various screening/cutting situations because you are not letting them reverse the ball and run sets

·Your kids only have to learn one rotation on the baseline

Why would a coach want to keep the ball off the baseline?

·To keep your players out of foul trouble

·To limit the play of your bench

·To prevent dribble penetration of a more athletic/talented team

·To prevent easy post entry to the post from the wing

·To force the opponent to run plays and out execute your defense

·To stop easy scoring opportunities because of poor rotation

·To limit offensive rebounds because of rotations on defense to stop the drive

·To contain the basketball and make players shoot contested jump shots

·No longer have to teach deny-help-recovery and instead teach recovery because the defender always starts in help (not denying passes)

These are just some ideas about how a coach should choose between which defense will suit their talent and experience for a given year. Of course a coach should teach what they know, but at the same time, it is the responsibility of the coach to learn as much as possible in order to have options for their troops when they go into battle. Prepare them the best you can so that your team can achieve to the best of their potential because you put them in the best situation to succeed. Defense is the start of that and I hope this article has helped you to better understand the two basic philosophies of defensive play. If you want to learn more or join an online coaches club then go to Basketball Coaches Club or email me at coachdeforest@gmail.com.

Basketball Transition Defense: Are you Tom Izzo or Dick Bennett?

If you ask most coaches to describe what the game of basketball is when you simplify it to its basic principles they will give you offense and defense. While this is true, Bobby Knight believes that transition is a critical component of sound basketball. Think about it for a second…if you are a great half court defensive team, but you allow transition lay-ups, how good is your defense? In a worse cast scenario, if your players aren't crashing the glass for the offensive rebound and they aren't back in transition, then where the heck are they? We are going to examine where they should be in regards to two different philosophies on what a team should do after a missed shot. For more information, join our online coaches club at Basketball Coaches Club (www.basketballcoachesclub.blogspot.com) or email me at coachdeforest@gmail.com.

Offensive Rebounding or Limiting Transition Opportunities

As a coach you basically have to choose between two options in regards to transition defense. Remember that you can't be good at everything or you are going to be good at nothing. For example, if you try to crash the offensive glass, but you expect the other team not to score any lay-ups in transition then you are setting your team up for failure. CHOOSE and EMPHASIZE your philosophy based on the talent of your team. Also remember that the philosophy a coach chooses should mirror their offensive philosophy. I would like to present the two basic philosophies that most coaches adopt in regards to transition defense.

The Philosophy to Offensive Rebound

Tom Izzo, the great coach at Michigan State, has built his program on the belief that most teams aren't good at the defensive box out. His teams are among the nation's leaders in rebounding margin (+11.7) since he took over the Spartan program. He spends at least 15 minutes each practice on teaching his players the habits to crash the offensive glass. They fight and compete to tip the ball, keep it alive, and own the offensive glass. A byproduct of this hard work is that his teams are fantastic at defensive box outs because they are used to going to "war" (a drill he uses) each day in practice. Most teams don't compete like the Spartans on the glass. For more information, take a look at his DVD: Tom Izzo-Dominating Rebounding & Man to Man Defensive Drills.

Basic Offensive Rebounding Principles

·Choose if you are more athletic than the best teams in your conference

·Point guard to half court line and everyone else to the paint to rebound

·Stress that 70% of all rebounds come opposite â€" overload that side on shots

·Practice and chart â€" do your players get 4 to the paint and the PG to half court in your drills? Offense? Defense?

·Teach them to tap the ball against the backboard if they can't come down with it

·Keep the ball alive â€" TIP it!

·Celebrate offensive rebounding

·Never accept it, but be prepared to see teams fast break more often

The Philosophy of Limiting Fast Break Opportunities

On the other hand, another great coach that believes coaches have control over transition, Dick Bennett of Washington State, would send two and sometimes three players back depending on the opponent in an effort to neutralize fast break opportunities. His teams traditionally held opponents under 60 points per game. Coach Bennett's philosophy was that his team was better than your team at half court execution on offense and defense. His teams only pressed if behind in games late and they played strictly man-to-man defense. In other words, his teams were simple to prepare for, but difficult to beat because of their execution. For more information, take a look at his DVD: Dick Bennett's "Pack-line" Pressure Defense.

Basic Principles of Limiting Transition Opportunities

·Choose if you are less athletic than the best teams in your conference

·Send the PG to the opposite FT line and the Off Guard to the half court line

·Another option is to also send the shooter back immediately against superior teams along with the two guards

·Stress that we are not giving up ANY transition lay-ups

·Work on defending scramble situations in the full court every day

·Teach how you want to match-up and remember that open shots NOT match-ups beat you

·Practice and chart â€" do your players have defensive balance in your drills? Offense? Defense?

·Choose offensive sets that allow for defensive balance; For example: stay away from 1-4 low sets or the Flex. Instead use 2-3 high sets or 4 out â€" 1 in motion

Prepare them the best you can so that your team can achieve to the best of their potential because you put them in the best situation to succeed. Transition is often overlooked and the main thing a coach needs to do is decide from Day 1 what their team is going to do in regards to defensive transition. Teach that all year long and emphasize it in practices and games. I hope this article has helped you to better understand the two basic philosophies of transition defense. If you want to learn more about these coaches or philosophies, join our online coaches club at Basketball Coaches Club or email me at coachdeforest@gmail.com.

BASKETBALL COACHES!!! We have over 700 pages of offense/defense clinic notes on all topics. Look at the list below. I have taken a collection of notes and organized them into the very best for you coaches that are interested. If you want to see the top ten lists, log in to www.mediafire.com with the username(email): coachdeforest@gmail.com and pass: coachdeforest. Good luck the rest of the season!

I have updated the mediafire notes to include the most requested notes which include the Memphis Offense Attack, Practice Organization Notes from Don Meyer, and Mike Dunlap's Defensive Notes.

Note List:

Lead with Passion Book Review

Nike Clinic 2006

Herb Livsey: Warrior Drills

Mike McConthany: Late game situations and man plus drill

Nike Clinic: 2006 various coaches: Scott Abudato, Homer Drew, Mark Few, Brad Stevens skill improvement notes

Jerry Wainwright: Perimeter play and fastbreak

Will Rey: Box and one vs. a wing, pt. guard, or post

Ernie Kent: "Open" Transition game and Early offense

Steve Fisher: Michigan Post Double notes

Caroline McCombs: Valparaiso University (Women's): Individual player development

Niagara Basketball : Basic sets

Middle Tenn. Women's : Total Option offense Passing Game

Randy Nesbitt: Citadel Motion Offense

Total Offensive package: 2-3 High Motion offense, zone offenses vs. any zone, sideline obs vs. man or zone, baseline obs vs. man or zone (30 pages - very detailed)

Dennis Felton: 4 game

Eric Bridgeland: Pugent Sound Offense

Jerry Petitgoues Triple Post Offense (2 pages)

Tex Winter's Triangle Post Offense (29 pages)

Dennis Felton's Georgia 4 game with drills

Trent Johnson - Vegas clinic 05

Rick Majerus - Breaking Switches

John Kresse - Zone offenses

John Kresse - Offensive and Defensive game winners

Jay Wright - Villanova's motion offense

Jay Wright - St. Bendict's Prep clinic

Jay Wright - Motion Offense

Jay Wright - How to teach motion offense

Jay Wright - Breakdown drills for motion offense

Jay Wright - Attacking Footwork Drills for perimeter players

Jay Wright - 21 skill development drills

Dick Bennett - Pack Line Defense

Dick Bennett - Defending the Lane

Bruce Weber - Vegas 06

Bobby Lutz - Quick Hitters

Bobby Huggins - Vegas 05

Bobby Huggins - Vegas 97

Bobby Huggins - Hutch 96

Australian "AIS" conditioning plan

Joe Scott: Denver Basketball clinic 2007

Ganon Baker: Fiba article on the "Lost art of the Jumpshot"

Business Leadership book: Five Dysfunctions of a team summary

Hoopsource: Basketball Drill Sheet

Coach K: 1988 Basketball Clinic

Larry Brown: Indiana Pacers Practice Plan (1 page)

Bobby Hurley: Practice Plan (1 page)

Bobby Knight: Indiana Practice Plan (1 page)

Fran Franschilla: Practice Organization notes

George Raveling: Junior Nike Practice plan notes

Open Post Offense notes

UCLA offense

Shuffle Offense

Mike Dunlap: Defensive Philosophy

Hubie Brown: Techniques and Strategies

Don Meyer: Coaching clinic notes

John Beilein: Michigan clinic notes

Ramsey: Basketball conditioning program (1 page)

Diamondback Football program

France Pro League stuff

Spain Pro League stuff

Spain Pro League: Scouting

Jim Boeheim 2-3 zone defense notes

Vance Walberg Defensive Philosophy

John Kresse: 2-2-1 press

John Kresse: 1-2-2 and 1-3-1 zones

Los Angeles Lakers: 1977 playbook

Indiana Basketball Playbook

European Multiple Defense

SMU: Half Court Shooting Drills

European Offenses: 4 different offenses

European Pick and Roll Defense

Puerto Rico Scout offense (European offense)

Don Meyer: Creating Turnovers with selective trapping

Teacher's Influence

Mike Dunlap: 1-1-3 zone defense

Mark Turgeon: Texas AM Secondary Break

Todd Lickliter: Butler Offensive sets

Pete Gillen: Developing a post game

Open Post Motion offense

Iowa: Press Break

4 out, 1 in motion offense

1-1-1-2 Conceal Press defense

Jere Quinn (St. Thomas Prep): Philosophy of Coaching

Gregg Popovich: How to Scrimmage

Own the lane Post workout

Dave Leitao: NABC clinic notes

North Carolina: Complete conditioning workout observation

Orlando Magic Summer league observations

Purdue Preseason workout

Indiana WNBA Fever Practice observations

Jerry Petitgoue: Youth Practice workouts

Mike Dunlap: 1-1-3 Matchup zone defense

John Saintignon: Pass-option secondary break

Double Pump Clinic: notes from this fall

Wisconsin Green Bay: clinic notes

Bob Huggins: Open Post notes with Diagrams

Bob Huggins: Open Post notes without Diagrams

Italian 2003 clinic: Wheel offense (50 pages worth)

International NBA Clinic: Belgrade 2002 clinic

Post player moves and skills notes

Dick Bennett: Defensive concepts

Coach K: Basketball Thoughts

Rick Pitino: Ball Defense

Mike Brey: Offensive footwork

Steve Hawkins: Man Defense

Cheryl Burnett: Scramble Defense

Jim Boone: Packline Defense and Motion offense

LaSalle Academy: Big Men workouts

Princeton Offense: Twenty rules to make it work

Don Meyer: Things that we have to learn

NBA EuroLive Tour: playbook

Larry Gipson: Motion Offense notes

Pete Carril: Princeton High Post Offense

Rick Majerus: Half Court Man to Man Defense

Flex Ball Screen Offense"

Zip out of bounds play

Will Rey: Combination Defenses

Larry Shyatt: Face Guard Defense

Vance Walberg: Vance Walberg Nation Offense handouts

Art of Defense

Mike DeVillivis: Mini clinics

Bullets Open Post Offense

Triangle and Two defense

A Bunch of Set Plays

A Bunch of Continuity Zone offenses

Oliver Purnell: Team Chemistry

Kevin O'Neill: Priority Man to Man Defense

Jeff Van Gundy: Basketball Clinic when he was with the New York Knicks

UNC Practice Plan: 10-19-07

Tom Crean Coaches Packet

7 Great Pressure releases for any offense (one page)

LMU Break (notes typed with diagrams)

Motion versus zone (one page)

Don Meyer: 1-1-3 matchup zone

Kelvin Sampson: 1-4 offense notes

Blaine Taylor : 14 options for Transition Game

Warrior Drills

Leadership Summaries 2

John Beilein: Michigan Coaching clinic notes

Stan Van Gundy: We Play Hard Clinic: Pick and Roll Offense (24 pages in detail with diagrams)

Steve Smith: Oak Hill Defensive notes

Lason Perkins: Offensive set notes

Don Meyer: NSU shooting camp / practice

Team Arete: General Thoughts

Transition : To Flex Offense

Pete Gaudet: Post man notes

Paul Hewitt: Georgia Tech Motion offense

Leadership Book Summaries

Xavier/ Wright State / Dayton practice notes

John Calipari / Larry Brown Coaches clinic retreat

Executive leadership summaries (Leadership articles)

Georgia Tech Inbounds plays

Dennis Felton: New Georgia motion offense concepts

Kelvin Sampson: Coaching clinic notes

Leadership articles published by Basketball Sense

Mike Dunlap: More coaching notes

Pete Newell/Mike Dunlap: Coaching clinic notes

Mike Dunlap: Offensive transition notes

Mike Dunlap: Footwork warmup

Dick Bennett: Blocker/Mover offense

Bill Parcells: Finding a way to win

Mike Dunlap: Combination of Mike Dunlap Coaching clinics

Ralph Miller: Pressure Basketball

Football Coaching Matters: Collection of notes from various football coaches

Hal Wissel: Basketball Shooting

Basketball Shooting Lead-up Drills

Basketball Shooting Mechanics

Catch and Shoot Jump Behind the Ball or Step In

Correcting Errors in ShootingFree Throw Shooting

Mental Practice Perfect Shot

Shooting Off Dribble

Shoot-Out Drill

Step Back Jump Shot Off Dribble

Greg Popovich: my favorite drills

Herb Welling: The Dribble Motion offense and Building the dribble motion offense

Jerry Wainwright: Game Situations (slobs, blobs, and coaching)

Steve Smith: Oak Hill Drills

Kevin Sutton: 26 Skill Developement Drills

Jamie Dixon: Pitt notes (2 pages)

Tim Miles: Triangle offense notes

Tubby Smith: Notes on Black/White press

Skip Prosser: Matchup Press

Bill Walsh: Various articles and notes

John Beilein coaching notes

Double Pump Coach's clinic notes from LA, California (summer 2007)

Oak Hill Academy's 40 series: Man Quick Hitters

Jay Wright: How to teach the Motion Offense system

Jay Wright: Breakdown Drills for 4-out, 1 in motion offense

Jay Wright: 4-out, 1-in motion summary

Vance Walberg clinic at Rocklin

Vance Walberg: Half court defense

Mike Dunlap: 2-2-1 press

Emporia State: Point Zone article

Vance Walberg: Rocklin Coaching clinic notes

Mike Dunlap: Defensive Philosophy notes

Tim Floyd: Playing without size clinic notes

Vance Walberg Defense: Full Court Press notes

Vance Walberg: Mid-South Clinic notes from Tunica

Nike Clinic 2005 notes with diagrams

Nike Clinic 2006 notes with diagrams

Nike Championship Coaches clinic (sept. 2006)

Bruce Weber: 20 essential defensive drills

Bruce Weber: Motion Offense

Patrick Hunt: Motion offense

New York Coaches clinic presentation (one page)

Bobby Knight: Motion offense

Steve Alford: Drills for Motion offense

Fran Franchilla: Hoops 101

Bill Self: KU Press Break notes

Joe Ciampi: 1-1-3 matchup zone notes

Dave Leitao: Attacking 2-2-1 press

Mark Few: Flex for Success

Mike D'Antoni: Coaching notes

Barnigini Develoment work from FIBA magazine

MB Clinic 2001: Oliver Purnell, Paul Hewitt, Dr. Tom Davis

Kevin Eastman Individual workout camp

UNC Wilimington Clinic notes: (Brad Brownell, Jerry Wainwright, Tubby Smith)

Coaching Wisdom to Ponder notes

Billy Donovan Post Development drills

Thad Matta Clinic notes

Xavier Newsletter (from Sean Miller) couple articles, X's and O's.

Arizona Women's Program study

Arizona Men's Program study

Gary Waters 3 out 2 in motion offense

Kelvin Sampson coaching clinic

Coach K coaching notes

Phil Martelli Practice organization notes

Sherri Coale Motion notes

Pat Summitt Baden clinic notes

Mark Few Individual Improvement notes

Kelvin Sampson, Skip Prosser, Lon Kruger, Renee Portand at a Nike Clinic

Jim Harrick Program at Georgia (practice plans, offense, 2-3 defense, transition defense, etc.)

Collection of one page notes:

(Kevin Eastman 6 musts, Bobby Hurley pg play, Missouri Leadership page, Kim Mulkey Robertson ideas)

Basketball Sense: Vol 12, number 3 and 4

Collection of great notes: (Dick Davey flex, Tom Crean: building a program, Steve Smith: Secondary break, etc)

Billy Donovan article from Basketball sense

Bobby Knight (Baden clinic)

Stan Heath (Baden Clinic)

Dave Odom Clinic Notes (Pressbreak)

Skip Prosser clinic notes (Wake Forest Head coach at Dematha clinic)

Todd Lickliter clinic notes (Butler Basketball)

Basketball sense Vol 12, Number 2

Bill Self: Pressbreak

Lady Vols Clinic with Pat Summitt

Lawrence Frank: How to build a motion offense Kevin O' Neill : Wing Skill Development

Kevin O' Neill: Drills

Kevin O' Neill: Individual Skill Development

Dean Smith : Run and Jump Press

Dean Smith: 4 corners delay game

Kevin O'Neill: 3 out 2- in, motion offense

Kevin O' Neill: Secondary Break

Kevin O Neill: Shell Drill Handouts

Kevin O' Neill: Program Facts

Press Break: 3 simple diagrams (Press break, Simple Press break for late in the game, Domino Press break)Kevin O' Neill: Defensive Thoughts

Kevin O' Neill: Press offense

Kevin O' Neill: Match-up zone

Kevin O' Neill: Motion offense

Kevin O' Neill: Man Set Plays

Kevin O' Neill: Zone Offense

Kevin O' Neill: Post Skill development drills

Al Skinner: Boston College Flex offense and secondary break into Flex offense

Xavier newsletter

UNC Transition game notes

UNC Practice plan for one day

David Loos: Hi-Low motion game and entries

Muffet McGraw: Spread Triangle

Tara Vanderveer: Stanford's triangle offense

Jim Larranaga: Scramble defense stuff

Grinnell system: How it works

Grinnell system: Power point presentation

Jim Larranga Notes with diagrams

Detroit Pistons Training camp notes

Tom Crean: Individual Workout notes

Pat Summitt: Notes from clinic in 2006

Michigan State Program notes: set plays and out of bounds plays

Georgia Tech: Point Zone Defense

Georgia Tech: Individual workouts

Greg Brittenitam ( New York Knicks) - Individual conditioning drills

Jerry Krause (Gonzaga ): Becoming a coach of significance

Mike Dunlap: Colorado Coaching academy

Bruce Pearl : Cutter's series, Individual Improvement drillsVols strength and conditioning program

Flex offense: Different types of them

Run and Gun Book #2 Run and Jump Press Book

Georgia Tech: Zone Offense

Georgia Tech: Secondary Break

Georgia Tech: Individual Defense

Georgia Tech: Matchup-press

Georgia Tech: Motion Offense

Nike Clinic 2006: Lorenzo Romar, Trent Johnson, Tubby Smith, Bruce Weber, Gary Williams, Tim Floyd

John Chaney "System"

Grinnell Offensive system

Don Meyer Clinic 2006

Don Meyer Free Fall Clinic 2006

Don Meyer: Developing your post players

Pete Carril: Princeton Backdoor offense

Bill Foster: University of Miami Philosophy

Don Meyer Clinic at Oak Ridge 2006

Fresno City College handout (Vance Walberg)

Defensive system notes (Mike Jarvis)

John Wooden UCLA offense breakdown by Espn's Coach Fran Franchilla

A high school playbook that contains: Man to man offense, Matchup zone, defense, Out of bounds,Run and Jump Defense

Man freelance offense, and 4 game offense

Mike Heideman: Pressure Defense

University of Redlands System (Run and Gun system)

Princeton Offense: Hi and Low sets

Nike Myrtle Beach Clinic notes: Jay Wright coaching notes

Bobby Cremins coaching notes

Mike Montgomery coaching notes

Larry Brown coaching notes

Bob McKillop coaching notes

Bobby Lutz coaching notes

Billy Donovan: "Build up to matchup press"

Hank Iba: Delay Game

Rick Pitino: Full court 3pt shooting drill

Rick Pitino: Pressing system

Gary Williams, Roy Williams, Dave Odom clinic

Hubie Brown notes

Bob Knight: 2004 clinic

Jim Calhoun: 2004 clinic

Bruiser Flint: Hard-Nosed, Closeout Defense coaching notes

One page - philosophy reviews, out of bounds plays

One page philosophy notes: Bobby Huggins: 2-3 zone

Bobby Hussey: Special Situations

Bruce Weber: Building a Program

Coach K: Championship Practices

Dean Keener: 55 concept and ideas for becoming a better coach

Dick Bennett: Man to Man Defense

Gene Keady: 6 steps to maintaining team intensity

Hubie Brown: Thoughts on Practice

Jim Boeheim: 2-3 zone

John Calipari: Individual Improvement

Rick Majerus: Post Play development

Tom Izzo: Special Teams for Championship teams

Out of bounds plays:2000-2001

Golden State Warriors out of bounds series

Bruce Pearl Out of Bound plays series

Random Notes:Tips from Duane Silver

Bruce Pearl - Coaching notes

Bruce Pearl - Out of bounds series (one page)

Pat Summitt - 2006 clinic

John Calipari - UMASS philosophy and notes

Billy Donovan: Ball screen concepts / transition game

Dean Cooper (Assitant coach for Jeff Van Gundy): Pick and Roll Offense of the Houston Rockets

2nd annual Basketball Coaches Retreat held at University of Memphis (Larry Brown, John Calipari, several other NBA coaches and college coaches) 126 pages

Kevin Eastman: Nike Hoop Jamboree clinic notes

Jeff Van Gundy: Ball Screens

Lawrence Frank: Early Offense

UCONN 2-2-1 Press

Coaching clinic in Texas (2004) (Willis Wilson, Billy Gillispie, Paul Hewitt, Tom Penders, Dave Leito)

Mike Fratello: 3pt shotRick Majerus: Coaching notes (100 pages)

Dana Altman: High Post Offense

Jim Boeheim: 2-3 Matchup zone notes(notes with diagrams)

Bruce Weber: 20 Competitive drills for a championship defense

David Robbins: Circle Defense

Ken Sheilds: Building a man to man defense (superconference 2000)

Peter Lonergan (Australia coach) - Establishing an interior game

Jeff Van Gundy: Pick and Roll Offense (BC Canada notes)

Craig Beaucamp (University of Victoria): Vikes Offense - Basic Motion

Billy Donovan's Spread Pick-N-Roll offense notes

Dick Bennett Defensive notes with diagrams (only two pages)

Jeff Van Gundy: Pick and Roll Offense

Ken Shields Defense

Mike Dunlap Defense

Ballard High School Shell Drill

Big Man / Little Man transition drill

Roy Williams on Leadership

Michigan State Program stuff 1-2-1-1 Press explaination

Eric Mussleman: Motivation and Coaching notes

Mark Turgeon: Texas AM Set Play notes

Utah Jazz Philosophy

Rick Pitino: Individual Offense notes

Notes from Australia:Defending 94 feet notes

Mike Dunlap Aussie Clinic notes

Jan Sterling Aussie Clinic notes

Teaching on the ball screen notes

Vance Walberg article out of Basketball sense

Memphis attack basketball notes from TABC

Denny Crum pressnotes

1-2-2 press by Illinois coaching greats

Austrailian coaching program outline

Austrailan set plays

Bob Marlin: Transition Defense

Mike Moran: Platooning system

Pat Knight: Motion Offense/ Man Defense

Lon Kruger: Unlv playbook

Jay Bilas: State of the Game

Pat Summitt: clinic with diagrams

Geno Auriemma: Coaching the High Post offense(Nike Clinic - 2005) (Roy Williams, Dick Bennett, Gary Williams, etc..)

Roy Williams - TABC clinic notes

Scott Drew: Individual Development program

Baylor Individual Development program

Don Meyer clinic: How to build a program

A Pressing Package system: How to do it, drills, what type of offenses to run with it

Forrest Larson: Getting better with basketball

Walberg Clinic from UC Davis in 2006

Vance Walberg Clinic from West Valley JC in 2006

Don Meyer Coaching academy featuring Rick Majerus (April 2007)

Mike Dunlap - Ohlone JC Clinic (2005)

Princeton Offense: 75 page booklet

Chris Lowery : Competitive Half court defensive drills

Chris Lowery: Competitive Transition Drills

Mike Dunlap: Practice Planning dvd notes

Harry Pettera - Villanova motion offense

Princeton offense (Low post play, Chin series)

Vance Walberg System by Oceanside HS

Bob Hurley: Coaching an uptempo practice

Dick Bennett : Coaching notes from an old clinic (22 pages worth)

Butler Coaching clinic (2004)

Tom Izzo: Dominating Rebounding and Man to Man defense

Gregg Marshall: Pressure Matchup zone defense

Joe Ciampi : Matchup defense, drills included too

Joanne P. McCallie: Matchup Defense notes

Fred Trenkle's Rapid Option Delay Offense

Dick Bennett coaching notes

Don Meyer coaching notes

Georgia Tech Point Zone Defense

Illinois State Zone Offense

May Nike Vegas Clinic

Alan Stein: Building a Championship Program with Off Season Workouts

Sherri Coale, Little Things That Matter

Tony Barone, The Fast Break Philosophy and Development

Chuck Daly, Lou Canesecca, Jerry Tarkanian, and Eddie Sutton: Legends Panel Discussion

Ben Braun, Cal Basketball

John Thompson III, Zone Offensive Concepts

John Brady, Tiger Basketball

Billy Gillespie-Our Defensive Philosophy

Flip Saunders: Match-up Defense

Tom Davis: Modified Flex offense

1-1-3 Matchup zone defense

Gator Funadmentals (shooting drills off Billy Donovan's website)

Billy Gillispie coaching notes

Roy Williams coaching notes

Herb Sendek coaching notes

Brad Soderberg coaching notes

Dennis Wolfe's 1-4 pressbreaker series

Jim Saia 1-4 set offense

Hubie Brown : Secrets of Winning 1 and 2

Hubie Brown: Special situations

Pat Summit Clinic notes

Don Meyer Clinic notes

Mike Divillbiss: 2-3 trap "The Buzz"

Doug Bruno: Eight Interchangeable Offensive Sets

Coach K: Duke Agility and conditioning drills for defense

Don Meyer Clinic notes

Jim Saia 1-4 set offense notes

Mike Anderson "40 Minutes of Hell"

Kevin Eastman: Skill Developement

Bobby Lutz: 4out/1in offense set plays

Greg McDermott: Set Play offense and Individual Improvement

Billy Donovan's Full Court matchup press

Bruce Pearl's 1-2-1-1 zone press

Dr. Tom Davis 1-2-1-1 zone press

Billy Donovan's Individual Skill Development

Billy Donovan's 10 Aggressive Transistion Drills

Karl Hobbs Transition Game

Bo Ryan's X zone offense

Jerry Petitgoues open post offense

Billy Donovan's Mastering the full court match-up zone press

Brian Gregory's 10 best practice Drills

Bob Huggins: Intense Practice drills

Bob Huggins: Smothering pressure

Bob Huggins: Open Post notes

Bruce Weber: drills for breaking full and half court traps

Gary Williams: Full court pressure defense

Skip Prosser: Rebounding drills

Eric Musselman: Coaching tapes (both of them)

Bill Self: Hi-low gameBobby Lutz Roy Williams: Secondary Break

Jim Larranaga's Full court scramble

Vance Walberg: Offensive system

Princeton High Post offense

Princeton Low Post offense

Villanova Zone Offense

Virginia's Half court offense with some flex action

Harry Pettra's 5 out motion offense

Mike Dunlap's notes on "Teaching basketball"

Florida Shooting Drills

Georgia's 4 man motion

Kevin Sutton Guard and Post Drills

Mike Garland: Michigan State rebounding notes (one page)

Don Meyer: 1999 coaches academy clinic

Steve Alford: How to run a program

Nolan Richardson: Arkansas program notes

Larry Brown: Secondary Break notes

Mike Dunlap: The truth test for 3 on 3

LMU Fastbreak notes (3 pages)

Iowa State Women's basketball: Set Plays

Dick Bennett: Washingston State handouts (2pages)

Stan Van Gundy: NBA applications for HS and College, Late Game and Special situations

Larry Eustachy: Motion entries

Jerry Wainwright: The 3 point play : Ideas, Concepts, and Plays

Jim Boone: Pressure pack line defense (14 pages like Dick Bennett's packline)

John Kresse: 2-2-1 zone press

Dick Bennett: Packline Defense notes

Jack Bennett: Gap man to man defense

Bruce Weber: Drills for 5 man motion offense

Steve Klaas : 1-3-1 traps and adjustments

Dale Brown: Freak Defense

Dick Bennett (Blocker/mover offense)

Bobby Gonzalez & John Kresse notes

HoopsU: Packline Defense

Mark Gottfried: Alabama Basketball Program

Rick Majerus: Coaches clinic 1998

Tod Kowalczyk: Practice notes

Nike Skills Academy notes

Jay Wright: Special Situations

Trent Johnson: Half court offense (Vegas 06)

Lorenzo Romar: Uptempo Game (Vegas 06)

Roy Williams: Tarheel Running game (Vegas 06)

Jim Harrick: Balanced Court offense

Lon Krueger: Unlv offensive sets (40 pages)

Butch Estes: Furman University Flex offense

John Kresse: 1-2-2 and 1-3-1 passing lane defenses

Loren Wallace: 1-2-2 press and half court defense

Bruce Weber: 20 Competitive drills for Championship defense

Roy Williams: Defensive numbering system

Phil Martelli: 10 ways to score

Ben Braun: Drills for improvement

Hubie Brown: Zone Offense

Steve Alford: All American workout

Triple Post offense

Wayne McClain: Drills for perimeter and post players

Sherri Coale Motion offense notes

Lou Henson Zone offense notes/Coach K zone offense notes

Mark Few: Post and Perimeter

Patrick Hunt: Australian Coachin clinic

Kelvin Sampson: Box Cont. offense

John Brady: Man offense