Clint Smith

[Ball is Psych @BallisPsych]

Teamwork means sacrifice. #DailyWisdom

[Auburn Basketball @AuburnMBB]

we dunked the ball a lot today ���️

[Coach Mac 🏀 @BballCoachMac]

You don’t need the ball in your hands to make an impact on the court.

Box out.

Set screens.

Cut hard.

Be ready to help.

[Coach AJ 🎯 Mental Fitness @coachajkings]

Deion Sanders said, "That's what's wrong with most of our athletes today: We don't practice to be great. We don't practice to be dominant. We practice to practice."

"I practiced to be the best ever."

How you practice is how you will perform.

[kris james @kwj757]

Congratulations 🎊 to @mceachernflag and my guy @JakeBurgdorf the HC. NATIONALLY RANKED and STATE CHAMPS

[Eva the AT @EvaBeaulieu]

CONGRATS TO THE BEST COACHING STAFF AND FLAG FB TEAM IN THE STATE!!!
@mceachernflag I am SO proud of yall! An undefeated season topped off with a ring! You guys have battled the past few years and fell short. Today it all paid off! What an incredible group! Love yall! 💙💛

[𝕊𝕦𝕡𝕣𝕖𝕞𝕖𝟚𝟛 @Supreme23_____]

They Found The Hidden MJ Tapes😳🐐
Sit back and watch POETRY IN MOTION
and remember he's 6'6 doing this

[Clint Smith @ClarkKentF83]

@kwj757 @coachruss23 Congratulations

[On3 @On3]

Deion Sanders' message to transfer portal players:

"I pray u know the difference of being offered a bag & being offered a BLESSING." 💯

https://t.co/GIhotOVVb7

[Joe Haefner | Breakthrough Basketball @BreakthruBball]

Develop Better Finishing and Decision Making With This Fast Break Drill

Here's a great 2v1 drill to improve ball handling, passing, scoring, and decision making out of fast break advantage situations from the Youth Coaching System with Jim Huber.

Even though these are youth players in the video, it's great for all ages! I actually got this drill from longtime college coach Don Kelbick.

Drill Tips: -Attack and Think Lay Up!

We got this drill from Don Kelbick and we teach the same mentality.

You want to force the ball handler to attack and try to get a lay up. The only reason they pass is that the defender stops the ball.

Personally, I’m okay if the initial ball handler takes some bad shots.  I think having an assertive, attacking mentality will create more good things than bad.

This mentality will eventually lead to more open passes for his teammate, because the defense will realize that they have to commit and stop the ball.

-1 or 2 Pass Limit
You could even add a pass limit of 1 or 2. That way, it’s more game like and they’re not going too slow.

-Add a Countdown
You could also introduce a time limit. If I see going too slow, I usually start saying, “3, 2, 1… “ and make a buzzer sound at zero.  The kids actually enjoy it.

-Make It 2v2 With a Trailing Defender
It's also fun to add a trailing defender as another progression. You would simply add a 4th line somewhere in the middle of the floor.

So you’d put a cone a little bit further in the middle of the court, so the trailing defender comes into the play a second or two later.

-Change Offense and Defense Lines
I also will switch up which lines are defense and offense, so players experience attacking the basket from all angles in transition.

Give this drill a try and let us know what you think!

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

RULE for Coaches and Players.

When talking about the TEAM, use words like…

1. Us
2. Our
3. We

Do NOT use words like…

1. Me
2. My
3. I

Too many still talk in terms of individual glory or individual ownership.

It is a TEAM game.

Speak like a TEAM.

[SportsCenter @SportsCenter]

THIS DUNK BY ASHLYN WATKINS 💥

SHE GOT 🆙

[kris james @kwj757]

My guys @JakeBurgdorf & Kitchens doing it big

[Joe Haefner | Breakthrough Basketball @BreakthruBball]

Perfect 1v1 Drill For Finding Your LOCKDOWN Defenders!

Coach LoGalbo takes you through a drill that is perfect for finding your lockdown defenders that you can rely on when the lights turn on.

As Nick LoGalbo says, it's a great way to find your "Rambo" which is a defender that you can rely on to defend your opponent’s best ball handler in the full court. And, an added offensive benefit to this drill, is that it allows for offensive players to work on their ball handling in the face of defensive pressure!

This 1 on 1 Contain Drill is from Nick LoGalbo's Outer Third Defense (No Middle Defense). That's why the goal of this basketball drill is to force the opponent's primary ball handlers to the outer thirds of the basketball court (and out of the middle!) as soon as they catch the ball. By doing this, it allows the defense to dictate the entry pass to one side of the floor. By keeping the ball on the outer third of the basketball court, you can overload the backside of the defense which helps control the opponents passing lanes, deters easy passes and helps eliminate the dribble drive.

You can incorporate this drill every other day in practice to re-emphasize to your defenders the importance of keeping the ball handlers out of the middle of the basketball court.

Instructions and Keys to the 1 on 1 Contain Drill:

- Give the ball handler a cushion. This makes it easier to contain them in the outer thirds.

- Chest and contest a crossover to the middle. You do not turn your body. You must beat the offensive player to the spot and turn them back to the outer thirds.

- If you get beat, you sprint ahead of the ball. You do not continue shuffling.

- Keep the ball in the outer thirds the entire length of the court. It does not stop after the offensive player gets past half court.

- The goal of the drill is to simply keep the ball handler in the outer thirds.

- The defense should focus on beating the ball to the spot and chest to contest defense.

- As soon as the first group gets to halfcourt, the second group begins.

- After a group makes it all the way to the opposite baseline, they switch positions and get in line to repeat the drill going the opposite direction.

Coaching Tips

- Once a player gets chest to contest, they must spring back to get in front of the ball. Your goal is not to be running side by side. You must get in front of the offensive player. This prevents the offensive player from getting an angle to the basket.

- After running through the drill for a specified amount of time, switch directions so the offensive players must focus on using both hands as their primary dribbling hand.

- It is important to mix up players rather than like positions always competing against each other, so that players get used to guarding a wide variety of positions. It forces the players to adjust defensively regarding speed and skill.

- Another positive of this drill is it gives you the ability to assess who your Rambo is: players who can work the point guard up the floor.

[The Winning Difference @thewinningdiff1]

Success belong to those that make the standard their habit.
Champions don’t rise to the occasion- they live there.

[GHSA @OfficialGHSA]

Girls Flag Football Universal Coin Toss: GHSA Executive Director, Dr. Tim Scott made the coin toss LIVE on @scoreatlanta this midday. It was tails so the bottom half of the bracket will HOST on 12/9 and 12/12 (quarterfinals and semis) if the seeds are the same. Good luck ladies!!!

[Jamy Bechler @jamybechler]

QUIET GYMS ARE LOSING GYMS

"When you see a teammate do something that is really good, tell him.

If you see something he can do better, build him up and help him with that." (Jon Scheyer)

𝙂𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙢𝙨 𝙃𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙂𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙢𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨

📽️ @tonywmiller

[Cobb Sports @cobb_sports]

Congratulations to @mceachernflag and @FlagFBPope for making it through the first round and into the quarterfinals of the Flag Football @OfficialGHSA state tournament! Games are Monday so make plans now to be there, @CobbSchools!

[Coach the Coaches @WinningCoaches]

~ via @CoachBobStarkey