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[Brandon Tyler @coachbtyler1]

This right here. Please share

[Matt Hackenberg @CoachHackGO]

"Old school" ways to beat switching defenses:
- Slipping the screen
- Hit the roller
- Isolate the mismatch (big vs little & vice versa)

"New school" ways:
- Ghost screens (as seen in this clip)
- Brush screens
- Gortat screen (seal screen)

[Chris Steed @csteed]

🚨 Concepts that KILL IN HS 🚨

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Three ELITE ways to attack 2-3

1. SCREEN the inside guard on the top of zone. This forces an overload on the switch, allowing the middle of the zone to be pinned on the roll without wing help.

2. To counter this action, GHOST the inside guard on the top of the zone. This creates a strong side overload with the wing defender.

3. 77 action with a SHALLOW cut from the second screener will overload the weakside wing defender creating a 2 on 1.

Magrath Zeniths
Power, Power | Ghost, 77 action

[Jordan Sperber @hoopvision68]

Most defenses help. Hawaii doesn’t.

They stay home. They guard ball screens 2-on-2. They dare you to score unassisted.

It’s produced one of the best mid-major defenses in the country.

NEW film + data breakdown https://t.co/Pprx4t8Iqz

[Hoop Herald @TheHoopHerald]

“My definition of dicipiline - Do what has to be done, when it needs to be done, as well as it can be done, and do it that way all the time” - Bob Knight

(Via @coachajkings 🎥)

[Bob Starkey @CoachBobStarkey]

I had the honor and privilege of watching a few Dean Smith practices as a young coach...here’s a UNC practice plan from 10-23-82...pretty good roster at the bottom of the page.

[Reid Ouse @reidouse]

Shot Fakes are sold by having your feet under your hips and your eyes to the rim.

If the defense is far enough away where they have to come out of their stance to contest, all you need to do is be in a position where you look like you could shoot.

Notice in the video, Paige uses very little ball movement because she doesn’t need to. The defender is already out of her stance.

[Darren Hansen @CoachDHansen]

INTENTION changes everything!

Two athletes. Same starting point. Same exact program.
But one keeps improving… and the other stays stuck.
Why?

Athlete A is just going through the motions. Showing up because they have to. Checking the box.

Athlete B shows UP. Every rep has purpose. Every drill has focus. Every session has effort behind it.

That’s the difference between average and elite.

If you want to become an elite athlete, don’t just be present; be intentional. Work hard. Compete. Show up with purpose.

This post put together by performwithpete needs to be seen by as many athletes and coaches as possible! Amazing visual and an important lesson on how to maximize every training session. Over a thousand training sessions INTENT becomes the difference between success and knowing you could have been more!

[Buckets Basketball @BucketsBball_]

‘Panic’ Backdoor in a high school game for the game-winner

[JJ @SwansonForever]

@CoachLync BAMA

[Dos Leprechauns @dosleprechauns]

-We are keeping Coach Lou Holtz in our prayers and honoring the legacy he built at Notre Dame.

We’re giving away a Lou Holtz item.

No follows required. Like, repost, or reply to enter. ☘️

#PrayingForLou 🙏

[Hoops Companion 🏀 Resources for Coaches @Hoops_Companion]

HC SKLS - Simple 5-10 minute ball handling warm up

[Chris Oliver @BBallImmersion]

Youth Coaches! You don't have enough time...so use your warm‑ups with intention, not routines.

If decision‑making drives performance, let players practice it right from the opening minute.

Controlled, low‑intensity 3v3 fires up the body and the brain🎥 https://t.co/D37CtucYWT

[CoachLync | Tools & Playbooks @CoachLync]

From rebuild to national power. 🧱

[Chris ⚡ @IconicChriss]

This Stunner sell isn’t just good… it’s cinematic 😭 Absolute masterclass in wrestling reaction!

[Eric Fawcett @EricFawcett_]

The most unstoppable play in D-II so far this season goes to Northern Michigan and this Argentina-Cyclone type action:

[OLDSKOOLBBALL @oldskoolbballx]

New video: Why do 70s/80s/90s players look "unskilled"?

I spent hours on this. Rulebooks, archives, player testimonials. What I found: it's not about skill. It's about rules that were fundamentally different.

The evidence:
📌 In the 1980-81 rulebook, your hand had to stay on TOP of the ball. Side = violation. Underneath = violation. The "pocket dribble" that's standard today? Instant turnover.

📌 Allen Iverson's crossover was technically illegal. Bob Ryan (Boston Globe, 1996): "The NBA has instructed referees to monitor Allen Iverson's natural dribble, which is a palming violation."

Steve Kerr later admitted: "The league literally looked at it and said, 'What do we do with this?' He was popular and exciting to watch. I think the league sort of realized we don't want to call a carry."

📌 Magic Johnson had coast-to-coast dunks waved off as offensive fouls. Why? In the early 80s, initiating contact going to the rim = offensive foul 90% of the time. You had to go AROUND defenders, not through them.

Every Giannis drive you've seen for 10 years? Offensive foul in 1983.

📌 Hand-checking was LEGAL until 2004. Gary Payton: "In my era, all we do is rush up on them, hand check them, knock them off to the side and take the ball away."

After the ban: scoring jumped from 93.4 PPG (2003-04) to 97.2 PPG (2004-05). Personal fouls dropped from 25+ per game (1980s) to under 19 today.

📌 The "gather step" didn't exist until 2009. The old rule was "two-count rhythm" – much stricter than today's Step 0 + Step 1 + Step 2 system.

📌 Proof these violations still exist: November 2022, NBA cracked down on carries. Result? 44 violations called in ONE MONTH. The entire 2021-22 season had 43 total.

Isiah Thomas said it plainly: "If I dominated then, I would dominate now. Because the rules now favor me. They favor the small guy. Ain't nobody in the lane."

The game didn't just evolve. It was ENGINEERED to favor offense through deliberate rule changes.

Full breakdown with all sources, statistics, and archived footage: https://t.co/JexUyYkwIt
(RT if this changed how you think about basketball history)

[nxthompson @nxthompson]

Words to live by today—and every day.

[TRACY MALONE, M.Ed @CoachTM9]

As a young coach I’d hear the “old guys” talk about their coaching philosophy. Never registered with me but now that I’m the “old guy” a core philosophy/belief system is an absolute must! This is my philosophy developed over the last 27 years.