Basketball: The Tenth Principle (Stir It Up)

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Amy Poehler's MasterClass informs nine principles of Improv. What's your tenth?�Was it Coach Wooden who said, "It's what you learn after you know everything that matters." We all know people who can't listen because they believe they're omniscient.�The tenth...

Amy Poehler's MasterClass informs nine principles of Improv. What's your tenth?�

Was it Coach Wooden who said, "It's what you learn after you know everything that matters." We all know people who can't listen because they believe they're omniscient.�

The tenth principle is UNLEARNING. What do we know...that's wrong or unhelpful?�

"Defense wins championships." Defense matters but you have to score to win.�

If you have to spend one hundred percent of your time on offensive fundamentals to develop a credible offense, do it. I watched a high school game recently where a team got shut out in a quarter. Why?

Shooting proficiency�Turnovers (including 'shot turnovers' = airballs)No offensive reboundingEast-west dribbling (no penetration)Missed free throws�

Notice a pattern? Our friend the Four Factors (Dean Oliver) - SPCA

Shooting percentageProtect the ball (turnovers)Crash (rebound)Attack the basket (north-south) and make free throws

Here are a few practice activities:�

1. Shooting�

Championship 37, 1 shooter, 1 rebounder. Make it competitive.�

Video.�Championship 37.�

5 x 3p

t shots

5 x 3pt catch and shoot

5 x 2pt shots with left hand dribble pull up

5 x 2pt shots with right hand dribble pull up

2 free throws

37 point maximum

Spurs shooting (four groups of three)

Rotate spots. Reward winners by opting them out of pushups.�

2. Turnover prevention.�

4 on 4 half court, no dribbling. It's a pass-and-cut mandate with ten completed passes before scoring is allowed. Play starts with a SLOB formation. It teaches spacing, passing, cutting, and screening against maximal pressure defense.�

5 versus 7 full court, advantage-disadvantage. Constraint added is no dribbling. Turnover for the ball being deflected or hitting the floor. Continuous play, great for conditioning, too.�

3. Basket attack.�

Wing attack - Pierce series.�

Don't work on everything to start. Pick a few like blow by and one dribble pull ups. Definitely don't invest time on step backs before players master basic attacks.�

Box drills. Master footwork with drive or shoot off the catch.�

Of course, you might say, "I expect players to have many of these skills when I assume the job." I'll argue that watching a lot of girls basketball, few players have these skills when they first make high school varsity teams. Many have few. If we can't recruit, then we must develop.��

Lagniappe. Character.�

"When the best players on your team are the best people on your team, you have a great opportunity to have great unity on your team." - Nick Saban

(Via @CoachDanCasey ?)

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� Hoop Herald (@TheHoopHerald) December 19, 2023

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