Coach Riches Posted in Coaching Philosophy, Individual Offence, Offensive Philosophy, Team Defence No Comments ↓ 
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 philosophy over another in regards to what foot is to be pivoted on,
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The 2 v 2 Evens Fast Break Drill looks to prepare players for reading on the run. In many fast break situations both the offense and defence number each other equally and so good choices need to be made as to if there is an advantage to exploited or if not.
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Coach Riches Posted in Basketball Drills, Individual Defence, Individual Offence, Team Defence, Team Offence No Comments ↓ The Chaser Turn Out Screen Drill Looks to help both offense and defence in dealing with staggered or double screens. For the offense, the Chaser Turn Out Screen Drill looks to provide some opportunity to fine-tune all the possibilities that are often overlooked because of the speed of a game.
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Coach Riches Posted in Coaching Philosophy, General Basketball Coaching, Individual Offence, Offensive Philosophy, Team Defence No Comments ↓ Improving a team’s Reads on offense can come from a number of different tactics and strategies. For many coaches involved within the sport working with adolescents or senior coaches exposing elite players to complex systems the reads made by players are the difference between success and failure.
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One of the keys to a good Help Defence is the ability for players to make the right reads during games. These reads help the players on defence to make the best possible decisions in real time. While coaches often talk about what to look for,
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