Jeremy Collins

[Grove Athletics @grove_athletics]

Softball camp form. May 19-21. We have worked with Coach Bassett to allow kids to attend both softball and basketball camp on the same days. The age groups are offset, allowing kids to walk to both facilities after they finish. Get signed up early to ensure a camp t-shirt.

[Grove Athletics @grove_athletics]

Here is our Grove Softball team store. It will open Friday 5/15-5/29. Use the access code (5zJZmKCVLD)
https://t.co/qV1NpgoPTs

[Kinsey Guinn | 2027 @KinseyGuinn10]

Honored to accept this challenge and help continue the winning tradition of Lady Buff softball. LET'S DO THIS!! #Committed #DES

@ExtraInningSB @SoftballDown @tagupSoftball @PrepNation_TV @MichaelMook9 @WTAMUSoftball @Epic__SB @TGETalent @EpicHolzkamper @Epic__SB @LadyRedSB

[Alan Stein, Jr. @AlanSteinJr]

There are 5 Core Commitments every player, coach, and staff member must live by if you want to build a championship culture:

1️⃣ Believe — in yourself, your teammates, your coaches, and the plan. Believe or leave.
2️⃣ Commit — commitment isn’t casual. You’re either all in or you’re out.
3️⃣ Prepare — preparation is the separation, especially in the unseen hours.
4️⃣ Execute — excellence isn’t a switch. Keep it on in everything you do.
5️⃣ Compete — not just with opponents, but with yourself. Get 1% better every single day.

With all else being equal, the team that does these 5 things best will always have the advantage.

🎥 Catch the full talk here: https://t.co/IW2lRCNJDW

[Ben Ostrow @benstr00]

D2 Powerhouse Alabama Huntsville is scoring 1.144 PPP on BLOBs and has arguably the best BLOB Package in college basketball this year. They run great actions which almost all come out of the same 4 flat alignment, making it impossible to scout.

[Jeremy Collins @LadyRedSB]

Congratulations Tori! We are proud of you!

[Sean Billerman @sbill30]

Lakers - Chase Reject, Hammer Action

[Matt Hackenberg @CoachHackGO]

Faking the touch action isolates the near side of the court

The defender is a sitting duck going from help to deny

[Nick Jones @CoachJonesACS]

Gameday Shootaround Vitamins

Frontcourt Work

Emphasis on Low Hips, Explosive Verticality.

- Rip Finish
- Exaggerated Shot Fake/Step Thrus

Big shoutout to NC Wesleyan’s staff for the access today.

@ACSLions_BB 🟣⚪️🟣

[Chris Steed @csteed]

EMPTY BELOW THE NAIL

Incredible ATO from Mazulla.

He puts Tatum in the logo area, posted up. The high stagger removes all help below the nail.

Can go to Tatum here for an isolation if they like the matchup. But in this case they use Jrue off of the stagger to allow Tatum to release off of the seal for a layup.

Definitely an action to use at ALL LEVELS.

📝

Celtics ATO
Middle Stagger | Logo Slip

[Coach DeMarco, EdD @Coach_DeMarco]

NEED A QUICK HITTER TO USE AGAINST A ZONE?
Try this action from Duke! Option for a 2 inside or a 3-pointer!
#ZoneATTACKTips #GetBetterEveryDay

[Matt Hackenberg @CoachHackGO]

It's an assistant coach's dream to have this one ready in a moment of need

[Dustin Aubert @dustinaubert]

Must Add Action

UCONN “Shallow Flash”

This week on our newsletter we’re joined by UCONN legend Alex Karaban & we break down their incredible Zone Offense.

[Kinsey Guinn | 2027 @KinseyGuinn10]

Hit career#40 tonight in win over Bishop Kelly. #DentingTheScoreBoard #softball @LegendsFP09 @LadyRedSB

Legends Elite Club Invite this weekend and HS regionals next week.

[Baseball Dudes Inc. 🇺🇸⚾️ @BaseballDudes48]

Reading Batters:

There are a few things batters do that often tell us how to get them out. They show their approach and their holes. As pitchers and catchers, when we pay attention and know what to look for, it makes pitch selection a little easier.

1. Position in the box and stride direction. Close to the plate. Far from the plate. Back in the box. Up in the box.

Close to the plate but stride to open. The thought may be if they are close to the plate, it may be easier to get them out with inside pitches but if they stride open, they actually might hit the inside pitches better. That open stride opens up the outer half to get them out even though they started close to the plate. Attack away and go from there.

Stance far from the plate. The initial thought may be we can get them out on the outer half but if they “dive” with their stride towards the plate, their approach is to get to that outer pitch actually making it harder for them to hit the inside pitch. Attack inside and go from there.

Back the box may show they are giving themself more time and space to read the pitch but this can also give your off speed pitches more space to move. Try off speed down in the zone and go from there.

Up in the box may show they are trying to take away space for those off speed pitches to work. Go with the fast one and go from there.

2. Read their foul balls.

If their late on your fastball, their telling you to stick with the hard one. If they are early on your fastball, pulling it foul, it’s a great time to throw a change up or other off speed next.

3. Aggressive on the first pitch.

Don’t shy away from this. Use it to your advantage. As pitchers we need to learn to embrace their aggressiveness. Attack the bottom of the zone. Try a first pitch off speed down in the zone. If they get a hit, move on and let’s try to get two outs with the next pitch. Use their aggressiveness to our advantage. One pitch outs are great!!

4. Watch for teams that have an approach of taking the first pitch or taking until they get a strike. No need to get fancy or picky, attack middle down. Put them in the hole with the first pitch. Batting averages go down dramatically with first pitch strikes.

5. Runners in scoring position.

Batters have a habit of getting overly aggressive when there are runners in scoring position (2nd and/or 3rd). Be ready for them to swing at the first pitch. Throw your most confident ground ball pitch. Again, don’t be afraid of contact, use it to your advantage.

With all this said, not all of these are applicable to all levels and all players/pitchers. But understanding the game as coaches can help with our ability to teach it and as players, it can help us be smarter better competitors.

Play the game within the game. Talk about the game. Talk about what we are seeing. Coaches, teach the game and empower your players to play the game according to what they are seeing in their opponents.

[Emmanuel Acho @EmmanuelAcho]

Wow! Tom Brady may have just delivered the greatest quote I’ve ever heard.

“To be successful at anything, the truth is you don’t have to be special. You just have to be what most people aren’t: consistent, determined and willing to work for it.”

[Buckets Basketball @BucketsBball_]

This BLOB play from Davidson will get you layups👇

Box - Zoom - Rip STS 📝

📽️ @basicbball_

[Coach Alex Popp @coachalexpopp]

For all my basketball junkies out there...

[Scott Peterman @coachpeterman]

Kelvin Sampson - University of Houston Cougars: Iverson Backdoor

New Playbook: 50 Best Actions of NCAA Tournament. It has video and Fast Draw diagrams.

This video playbook is for $10. No fluff here!

[Scott Peterman @coachpeterman]

Danny Hurley UCONN Huskies Playbook: Box Punch

124 Basketball Plays that are drawn up for you! 216 Basketball Videos for you!

You have anywhere from 1-5 videos clips of the same play from different times during the season.