Category Archive for: ‘Instruction’
RRO Zone Play: Screen Away Pick and Roll
After numerous requests over a long period of time for more animated illustrations, I finally got around to doing one. This animated play illustrates a very effective way to attack a zone.
The Elements of Offense: How to actualize a good half court offense
What do good offenses such as the Princeton Offense and the Read and Read Offense have in common? And what does a half court offense do — and not do — for your team?
Your shot chart is lying to you (and what to do about it)
Observing shot creation and location can transform your understanding and analysis of any basketball game, making you a more effective coach, more valuable player, and a more informed fan of the game.
The Read and React Offense: Beating a Zone with Layer 1
Use Layer 1 concepts to create unattended cutters against a zone defense.
Ask Rick Torbett
I will be interviewing Rick Torbett, CEO of Better Basketball, in a few weeks, and would like to hear from you guys as to what you would like me to ask him.
How excuses, blaming and complaining undermine mental toughness (how to fail part 2d)
Whether or not you realize it, when we are tempted to blame, complain or make excuses we are actually standing at a crossroads: one is marked “victim” and the other “victor.”
Unawareness: Success’s Blind Side (How to fail, part 2b)
I love playing and coaching basketball so much that the game is still fun to me even when I lose. What I don’t like is losing and not really know why or how. Unawareness is a form of self-deception, and as such, is a killer of success.