Coachbase basketball drills and practice planning
Practice planning resources and guides for kids basketball
Edit 6/5/2017: Thanks to Coach Austin Anderson of Delta State University. They’ve shared their packline drills exclusively with us, we’ve added 5 more pack line drills! Enjoy.
In the pack line defense, it’s critical that players position themselves in the right spots and closeout correctly. Here’s a comprehensive list of drills you can incorporate into your practice if you plan on running the pack line defense. Continue reading “15 Pack line defense drills with animations” »
Coached by the legendary Bob Hurley, the St Anthony Friars are the most dominant high school powerhouses in the nation. Assistant Coach Dan Murphy is a lot more reticent when it comes to the titles- labelling the team as just the third or fourth best, per rankings. However, as they do, scouting reports don’t tell the whole story. Behind the 1100+ wins, 24 state championships and 4 more national championships since coach Hurley took charge, there are tens of thousands of hours of preparation and hard work.
Coach Murphy has been an assistant coach to coach Hurley for 3 years, when after having attended one of his clinics he received an offer that he could not refuse. Last week, we sat down with him to gain a special insight into what it takes to build a championship winning program. What immediately struck us following the interview was how much dedication it took. Like the most successful, innovative companies- the Apples and Teslas of the world, a lasting legacy requires coaches to create a culture. When Coach Murphy was recounting stories of his time at St Friars we learned that this culture was created by an acute attention to detail, in every moment of practice, and enabled by a detailed plan. Today, we give you some advice on how to build a championship winning program from the top down- from planning to culture to practice.
Continue reading “How to Build a Championship Program like Coach Bob Hurley” »
The Pack Line defense is a half court defensive system that literally packs the middle of the paint to make it difficult to score inside. Developed by legendary coach Dick Bennett, he used it the 90’s with great success to lead his underdog Green Bay and Wisconsin teams to success against much more talented NCAA powerhouses. Today in the NCAA we see the pack line employed by his son, Tony Bennett, where he’s perfected it whilst coaching at Virginia- accolades including being regarded as the best defensive coach by his peers in 2015.
The pack line is an imaginary line that is 2 feet within the 3 point line. It forces opponents to take perimeter shots and is especially effective against offenses based on dribble penetrations or low post play. The reality of the school and even some college teams is that they’re not filled with knockdown shooters- this defense is good enough to stop 1-2 key sharpshooters with the huge boost of protecting your paint.
Continue reading “Dick Bennett Pack Line Defense – Complete Guide with Drills” »
Dell Curry is a former NBA player known for his shooting and his two sons: Steph Curry and Seth Curry. Here we will go through some of the 8 common shooting mistakes and how to fix them.
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Fast breaks are one of the most effective ways to score because it doesn’t allow the defense to set up but how do you actually make it FAST? Details matter and we’re going to break down Coach Tom Izzo of Michigan State’s “numbered” fastbreak system. Continue reading “Tom Izzo numbered fast break – Transition offense complete guide” »
Leigh Klein is the CEO of Five star basketball, they’ve had great coaches like Rick Pitino, Coach K, Brad Stevens and had players like Michael Jordan and Lebron James.
In this article we’ll talk about the station basketball concept at their camps and his pointers on player development.
