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Last week we covered UCLA Bruin Steve Alford’s 2 out 3 in motion offense but did you know Coach Alford was a DEAD EYE shooter at the NCAA and NBA level? Known as one of the best free throw shooter of all time, he holds the 9th best free throw percentage in NCAA history at .897.
Here are 3 shooting drills from NCAA’s highest scoring offense.
Edit 11/6/2017: Steve Alford shooting drills added! Check them out.
Today I’m breaking down the No.1 highest scoring offense for the NCAA 2016-2017 season: 2 out 3 in motion offense by Coach Steve Alford of the UCLA Bruins. Coach Alford took the Bruins to 3 Sweet Sixteens in the past 4 years. In his first year, he won the Pac-12 tournament championship, a feat not accomplished since 2008. If you’ve watched any of their games this year, you’ll see a very exciting fast paced style of play and with nearly all the players scoring in the double digits. If you’re got 3 big men who can score both facing up and in the post as well as handle the ball, this system is for you. Continue reading “Steve Alford 2 out 3 in motion offense” »
As a coach, you always want to put your team in position to win, help your players develop and grow, and just be successful. We spoke to arguably one of the best and most influential high school coaches, in Team USA U17 head man Don Showalter, and he gladly shared his coaching secrets with us. Continue reading “Interview: Secrets to high school coaching with team USA U17 Don Showalter” »
Alot of you really liked our breakdown of Coach Roy William’s secondary break offense and have asked for the breakdown drills for it. So we’ve compiled some of the team drills Coach Williams uses at North Carolina.
These drills are surprising “simple”. Coach Roy Williams works on things as simple as taking the ball out of the hoop because to score easy buckets, you must be fast with the ball. If you watch North Carolina, regardless of a make or miss they very quickly inbound and look ahead. This is a habit that needs to be trained. Continue reading “Roy Williams Transition and Defensive Breakdown Drills” »
Coach Mark Few’s Gonzaga just came off an incredible 37-2 run, only to lose to powerhouse North Carolina in the finals. Now, let me explain why this is incredible. College basketball is dominated by powerhouse programs with resources, huge followings and ability to attract great players. Then you have mid-major programs (not part of ACC, Big ten, Big 12, Pac 12 and SEC) that somehow manage to pull off upsets from time to time with less resources and Gonzaga ranks no.1 on the list of mid-major programs. Coach Mark Few has led the Zags to the NCAA tournament every year during his tenure. Racking up a 81% winning record and 7 Sweet 16 appearances. So if your high school team isn’t a traditional “powerhouse” team, you should look into Coach Mark Few.
Continue reading “Mark Few Gonzaga Ball Screen Continuity Offense” »
The point guard is arguably the most important position, especially in today’s guard centric play but very few players understand what it means to be a point guard and what it means to be an extension of the coach.
Coach Don Showalter has coached many talented point guards with Team USA and here are 10 points you should share with your point guard to become a true “floor general”: Continue reading “Don Showalter’s 10 characteristics of a great point guard” »
