As Notorious B.I.G. once said, ‘Things done changed.’ Players today are different than they were when I was growing up… and I’m not even that old. I know every generation says that… but it’s true. One of the biggest changes to our society as a whole has been technology…...
The following article comes from Mitch Cole and the Texas A&M Men's Basketball Newsletter. The longer we are in this business, the more we as coaches see the value in preparing for late game situations. Sometimes games can come down to how our teams are prepared...
Thursday night (1/22/15) at the end of the Ohio State vs Northwestern game, the Buckeyes led by 1 with 0.9 on the clock heading to the free-throw line to shoot a 1-in-1. The commentators posed the question, do you miss on purpose knowing if Northwestern secures the rebound...
Today I wanted to spend a minute to touch on a point rarely discussed but one that players need to be taught, handling errant full-court baseball passes. Typically these only occur at the end of the game in "need" situations. But they can also be worked...
This past Fall I listened to Georgia Regents Men's Basketball coach Dip Metress speak at the PGC Basketball Clinic in Atlanta, GA. Dip presented his 25 Attributes to Coaching. They were so good we had to share them with you! 25 Attributes to Coaching Go watch as many teams practice as you...
On a recent Hardwood Hustle Podcast, Adam Bradley and Alan Stein posed the question, "As an assistant coach how do you handle a situation where you disagree with the head coach?" Every head coach in the business has been an assistant at some point in their life. It is...
After watching the Dallas Mavericks' defensive performance in The Finals I thought it would be great time to share with you my philosophy on close outs and a few drills to go along with it. The #1 key to closing out is knowing who you are...
One of the most important components to having a successful season is creating a plan for your program in the pre-season. There are endless areas of focus to plan for but the five main things that I typically like to focus on are: Coaching roles and...
In my opinion one of the most difficult things to teach young players is where they should be standing on defense when they are not guarding the ball. I am going to give you a great tool that will give your players a visual aide...
The one component of basketball which I see slowly deteriorating in basketball is rebounding. Not only is the "scoring" mindset attributing to this, but a lot of players think that once a shot goes up the possession is over (both offensively and defensively). In terms of...