Functional Basketball Coaching

Common Problems seen when Passing to a Cutter

By Coach Riches Posted on May 13, 2014 Posted in General Basketball Coaching, Individual Offence, Team Offence No Comments Tagged with Cutter, Individual Offense, Offense, Offensive Awareness, Options, Pass, Passing, Passing Option, Passing to a Cutter, Tactical, Target, Target Hand, Team Offense, Technical, Timing, Vision, Vital, Wrong Pass

When Passing to a Cutter, understanding how an offense exploits the defence will provide a ball handler with some easy options that lead to good shots (Photo Source: Marianne O'Leary)

Passing to a Cutter in the half court is really one of the least focused on activities during training sessions. It is however, the most fundamental of techniques in generating and executing offense. Without the ability to pass to cutters …

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Individual Defensive Keyway Drill

By Coach Riches Posted on May 9, 2014 Posted in Basketball Drills, Individual Defence No Comments Tagged with Basketball, Basketball Drill, Change of Direction, Close-out, Confined, Defence, Defense, Drill, Drop Step, Footwork, Keyway, Technical

Individual Defensive Keyway Drill Diagram 1

The Individual Defensive Keyway Drill is a good activity for having players practice the fundamental skill of the defensive slide. Compact in layout, the drill looks to promote activity and repetition while using only a confined space. Perfect for those …

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Hustle Statistics

By Coach Riches Posted on May 6, 2014 Posted in Coaching Philosophy No Comments Tagged with 2nd Chance, 2nd Chance Points, Basketball, Box-out, Boxing-out, Charge, Deflection, Dive, Diving, Effort, Goal, Hustle, Hustle Statistics, Inspire, Intensity, Motivate, Offensive Rebound, Rebound, Stat, Statistic, Steal, Target, Tip, Tipping

Diving for the ball is one of those Hustle Statistics that inspire everyone in the team (Photo Source: Pixabay)

Hustle Statistics refer to effort based activities in basketball. They can be generated from both offense or defence. Hustle statistics are often referred to as the “one percent” plays that happen within a game. They are the things commonly thought …

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When to Change to a Zone Defence during a Game

By Coach Riches Posted on May 5, 2014 Posted in Defensive Philosophy, General Basketball Coaching, Team Defence No Comments Tagged with Basketball, Chang Up, Defence, Defense, Double, Foul Trouble, Full Court, Man-to-man defense, Press, Run, Scoring Run, Strategy, Tempo, Tractics, Trap, Trapping, Zone, Zone Defence, Zone defense

A well executed Zone Defence can help teams with elements such as Doubling or Trapping (Photo Source: jmrosenfeld)

A Zone Defence is just one of a large array of options that a coach has during a game. If you do not have an “array of options” then you probably need to think about how you will manage a …

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1 v 1 Turn and Play Offensive Drill

By Coach Riches Posted on May 2, 2014 Posted in Basketball Drills, Individual Defence, Individual Offence No Comments Tagged with 1 on 1, 1 v 1, 1 v 1 Turn and Play Offensive Drill, Basketball, Basketball Drill, Defence, Defense, Defensive, Drill, Individual Defensive, Individual Offensive, Keyway, Offense, Offensive, One on one, Pressure

1 v 1 Turn and Play Offensive Drill Diagram 1

Sometimes as a coach, you just want your players to play and the 1 v 1 Turn and Play Offensive Drill is great for that very purpose. The drill helps with both the individual offensive and defensive skills of players. …

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Common Problems seen when Passing to a Cutter

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