Coaching Philosophy – Page 3 – Functional Basketball Coaching

The Importance of the Pivot Foot to an On-Ball Screen

By Coach Riches Posted on May 26, 2014 Posted in Coaching Philosophy, Individual Offence, Offensive Philosophy, Team Defence Tagged with Basketball, Dribbling, Foot, High Side, Individual Offense, Low Side, Offense, On-Ball, On-Ball Screen, Pick and roll, Pivot, Pivot Foot, Pivot turn, Read, Reads, Screen, Skill, Team Offense, Technique

Varying the Pivot Foot can be helpful in splitting defenders allowing for offensive opportunities under a screen, instead of over it (Photo Source: University of the Fraser Valley)

When thinking about on-ball screens one aspect which can be glossed over is the ball handlers Pivot Foot. The pivot foot plays a very significant part in the development of different opportunities involving an on-ball screen. Choosing to adopt one …

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Thinking about Small Ball Strategy

By Coach Riches Posted on May 19, 2014 Posted in Coaching Philosophy, Defensive Philosophy, Offensive Philosophy, Team Defence, Team Offence Tagged with Basketball, Defence, Defense, Full Court, Offense, Philosophy, Play, Small Ball, Strategy, Style, Style of Play, Training

On offense, Small Ball can help create mismatches in speed and agility through on-ball screens and driving actions (Photo Source: USAG- Humphreys)

Small Ball is the name given to a style of basketball were height and low post play is at a minimum. Small Ball has evolved because a number of reasons in the modern game of basketball as the sport spreads …

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Hustle Statistics

By Coach Riches Posted on May 6, 2014 Posted in Coaching Philosophy 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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Beware: Under-Estimating a Programs Resource Commitment to LTAD

By Coach Riches Posted on May 1, 2014 Posted in Coaching Philosophy, General Coaching, Planning Tagged with Athlete, Coaches, Coaching, Development, Injury, Injury Management, Long, Long Term Athlete Development, LTAD, Management, Plan, Planning, Recording, Succession, Succession Planning, Term, Time, Training

Within the philosophy of LTAD is the focus on injured players recovering and becoming stronger then what they were before so they never experience the same injury again (Photo Source: jmrosenfeld)

Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) programs are a common starting point for many systems related to the focus on an athlete centred approach to training. LTAD programs generally look at a longer-term approach to the development of the athlete so …

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Discussing No Court Time with a Player

By Coach Riches Posted on April 15, 2014 Posted in Coaching Philosophy, General Coaching Tagged with Benched, Coach, Coaching, Did Not Play, Discussion, DNP, No Court Time, No Time, Performance, Relationship, Talk, Training, Trust

Giving feedback in training sessions on what is wanted helps a player who receives no court time focus on how they can improve (Photo Source: larrison)

No Court Time for a player no matter the age is of concern. Amateur or professional, all players would like to feel as they have contributed to a team’s success and played their part in the performance of the group. …

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The Importance of the Pivot Foot to an On-Ball Screen

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Thinking about Small Ball Strategy

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Beware: Under-Estimating a Programs Resource Commitment to LTAD

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Discussing No Court Time with a Player

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